Joyce Bawah Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor, has said the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) should not be taking any lessons from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) about the management of Ghana’s economy.
According to Joyce Bawah, with the progress Ghana is making under the leadership of President Mahama and Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson, the NPP has little to offer in terms of lessons on economic management.
In a post shared on X on August 13, 2026, Joyce Bawah Mogtari stated, “As things stand now, and in view of the giant strides that this government led by President John Dramani Mahama and carefully and professionally managed by Cassiel Forson, we really shouldn’t be taking any lessons from any individual or individuals in the NPP on or about the economy or management of the economy”.
“Ghana is finally making progress, and we call on all right-thinking Ghanaians to support our leaders,” she added.
Joyce Bawa’s comments come amid ongoing political debate over the management of Ghana’s economy.
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has bluntly told Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson that Ghanaians are not interested in the books but are rather interested in the economy in their pockets.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaians are suffering, and even the NDC MPs who were praising Ato Forson are also hungry.
Speaking in contributing to the debate on the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in Parliament, Afenyo-Markin stated, “And finally, you claim you want a third term, third term, third term. You are not performing. You said third term… eh, I’m Ato Forson. You are here presenting a budget, and beneath it is a third-term agenda where you are going to spend money.
For people to be calling for a third term, we are watching you with eagle eyes. You won’t get the third term today or tomorrow; focus on the 24-hour economy. You promise one job, three shifts. You promise industrialisation. Ghanaian businesses have lost confidence in you. You cancel the 1D1F, which was creating opportunity for the private sector.
In its place, no policy alternatives. Electricity tariffs have gone up over almost 30%. Then you get up, you say you are promoting a 24-hour economy. You have sacked public sector workers. Many of the Ghanaian youth lost their jobs. You sacked them”.
He added, “Today you are here instead of promising to restore them into their rightful places in the job market. You are not doing so. Then you come, you say we should praise you. Who is going to praise you if you don’t pay and you are holding the money, and then you are there tightening belts and only paying your party members, then we should praise you?
We are not interested in the books. We are interested in the economy in our pockets. People are suffering, Mister Speaker. People need jobs. Your youth, even your MPs, they are praising you here. A lot of them are hungry. Your backbenchers, they can’t go back home. Your backbenchers and you here, you say we should praise you. We will not praise you. It is the same old story. As I stand here now”.
See the post below:
As things stand now, and in view of the giants strides that this government led by President @JDMahama and carefully and professionally managed by @Cassielforson we really shouldn’t be taking any lessons from any individual or individuals in the NPP on or about the economy or…
— Joyce Bawah Mogtari (@joyce_bawah) August 13, 2026
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