Reports coming in alleged that there is a growing, intense friction among President John Dramani Mahama’s cabinet ministers, Ato Forson and Eric Opoku.
It has been alleged that Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ato Forson, has been withholding funds for the Agric Ministry in a bid to “thwart” Eric Opoku’s presidential bid to succeed President Mahama.
This alleged revelation was made by the Member of Parliament for Kwahu Afram Plains North Constituency, Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah.
According to Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah, the Agric Minister told her that since he took office as minister, he has not received any funds from the finance minister.
Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah revealed that Eric Opoku told her that he has been depending on his international friends to run the Agric Ministry.
Speaking to some members of the NDC during a dialogue with constituency women organisers in the Oti Region, Betty Krosby Mensah stated, “ I went to the Minister of Agriculture’s office; he was telling me that Betty, ‘do you know that since I became minister they have not released any funds to me’.
“I asked him how he was working; he said, ‘I am depending on my international friends’”.
Following the MP’s viral video, critics argue that Ato Forson’s decision to withhold funds to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is aimed at undermining the political ambitions of Eric Opoku. Opoku, who has openly expressed his interest in contesting the NDC presidential flagbearership for the 2028 election, fueling speculation of internal rivalries.
This week, Eric Opoku has once again indicated his readiness to contest for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) if the party members deem him the suitable candidate.
According to Eric Opoku, he is open to opportunities that may arise in his political career, adding that he will not shy away from the responsibility of leading the NDC into the 2028 general election if party members decide that he is the best candidate to succeed President John Mahama.
However, Eric Opoku noted that his foremost concern is making a meaningful impact through public service, adding that leadership should be measured by the positive changes it brings to people’s lives and the lasting legacy it leaves for future generations.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM on June 2, 2026, Eric Opoku stated, “I’m open to any good thing politics gives me. I came into politics with the commitment to serve”.
He further described himself as a troubleshooter who can solve problems that come his way.
“I’m a troubleshooter. Any problems that come my way, I’m able to solve them,” he said.
“So if today the party members believe that I’m the best person to lead the party and the country, I am willing to,” he added.
“The most important thing is that we do something that we will be recognised positively for in history,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed a ban on all party members engaging in early presidential campaigns to succeed President John Mahama and focus on the Reset Agenda.
According to the NDC Council of Elders, the directive follows a meeting between them and President John Dramani Mahama.
The NDC Council of Elders noted that they have observed the premature presidential campaigns and related political activities by some individuals and groups within the party, adding that the party’s current focus should be supporting the government to deliver on its mandate and improve the lives of Ghanaians.
The Council stressed that the focus should be on the President Mahama Reset Agenda, highlighting that the time for internal contests will come.
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Ato Forson is treating Hon. Eric Opoku unfairly because of his presidential ambitions. He has not released a pesewa to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, yet he has gone to the international community to lie to them he has.
— Nαɳα Kɯαɱҽ (@NanaKwame_off) June 4, 2026
This is Betty Krosby Mensah NDC MP, exposing Ato… pic.twitter.com/FueekblOeG
