Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah
The Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has accused the Minority Caucus of neglecting their constituents’ interests by criticizing the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s economic management during a parliamentary debate on the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus staged a walkout during the budget presentation on July 24, 2025, protesting alleged electoral violence in the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun, which they claimed involved voter intimidation and misuse of state security.
During a debate on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Ibrahimah argued that the Minority’s walkout and subsequent criticism of the economy was a disregard for their constituents, who are “very happy with the work of Ato Forson managing the economy” since the NDC assumed office on January 7, 2025.
“You are engaging in propaganda again, and I’m wondering how this beautiful document, which they ran away from, represents propaganda, Speaker,” she said.
“You walk out of a budget presentation and come back to debate it? Speaker, I’m not a lawyer, but I know that when you evade service, judgment is made against you,” she added.
According to the Salaga South MP, the Minority’s decision to walk out during the minister’s presentation caused them to fail to appreciate the true state of the economy, leading to their misguided criticism.
“This morning on Atinka Radio, a gentleman called in. He said, ‘Minority, 600 cedis, and now eight bottles—tomatoes, ginger, more.’ He makes eight bottles of shito with 600 cedis now. So he’s making more shito with 600 cedis now,” she said, highlighting the public’s satisfaction with the NDC-led government’s management of the economy.
“If you sit in this chamber, elected to protect your constituents’ interests, and say this news isn’t good news, you’ll face them out there. I challenge my brothers and sisters on this side to go to their constituencies and call town hall meetings and listen to what their constituents will tell them,” she added.
She praised policies outlined by the John Dramani Mahama government, including road infrastructure under the Big Push initiative, noting that the policies will bring relief to citizens.
“The Finance Minister announced the construction of a bridge across the Volta Lake at Dambai. The people of the Eastern Corridor, including my beloved Salaga South, are overwhelmed. Once that bridge is constructed, I travel seven hours from Accra to Salaga. I don’t have to go and wait at Dambai for the ferry and be told that the ferry is broken down. This crossing takes 25 minutes, but people who travel on commercial vehicles from Accra to my constituency leave Accra at 4 p.m. and only arrive in Salaga between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. the following day,” she said.
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