{"id":384913,"date":"2025-07-31T07:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/07\/31\/npp-caused-a-lot-of-pain-they-should-be-apologising-ato-forson\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:28:58","slug":"npp-caused-a-lot-of-pain-they-should-be-apologising-ato-forson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/07\/31\/npp-caused-a-lot-of-pain-they-should-be-apologising-ato-forson\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP caused a lot of pain; they should be apologising \u2013 Ato Forson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister, has said the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government under Akufo-Addo caused a lot of pain.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ato Forson, the NPP should rather be apologising to Ghanaians rather than demanding credit for the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n<p>Ato Forson emphasised that he cannot apportion any form of credit to the NPP in regards to the performance of the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n<p><button><span>See More<!-- --> <\/span><span>\u276f<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister, has said the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government under Akufo-Addo caused a lot of pain. According to Ato Forson, the NPP should rather be apologising to Ghanaians rather than demanding credit for the Ghanaian economy. 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