A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Ellen Ama Daaku, has taken a swipe at President John Mahama over his recent description of Ghana’s economy as one that has been “criminally mismanaged.”
Speaking on The Forum on Saturday (22 February) Daaku argued that Mahama himself left behind a struggling economy when he exited office in 2016. She questioned his ability to reset the economy, given his past record in governance.
Daaku contended that unlike Mahama’s first tenure, the Akufo-Addo administration had to navigate multiple global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and international economic downturns. However, she believes the NPP government still managed to stabilize key sectors, especially the energy sector.
“I think he himself has forgotten that he is in his second term. When he was leaving in 2016, what economy did he leave? It is very easy to get information on the economy and do a comparison between that of 2016 and 2024,” she stated.
“He [Mahama] is lucky. He didn’t have any international crisis or pandemic, but what did he leave us? He left us with dumsor. From 2016, when he was leaving, our power sector was terrible. We had Nana Addo Dankwa’s government for eight years that stabilized it. But now, in 2025, our lights are still off,” she pointed out.
According to Daaku, Ghanaians are more concerned about the present and future rather than revisiting past governance failures. She criticized the Mahama administration for allegedly focusing on political vendettas instead of prioritizing economic recovery.
“Ghanaians are not interested in what happened in the past. That is why they voted for you. They voted for you to reset Ghana, not to reset people’s houses by sending Jakpa to go into people’s homes,” she said.
“You are supposed to reset the economy, making sure kenkey is sold at GHC1,” she added.
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