The Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has launched a scathing attack on Private legal practitioner and Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwesi Botchway Jr, after he described Dr Ato Forson as the worst Finance Minister Ghana had ever had.
Franklin Cudjoe, in a post on X, questioned the NPP’s decision to appoint Kwesi Botchway Jr as its Deputy Communications Director.
The IMANI president described Kwesi Botchway Jr as an “illiterate clown” and accused him of making claims without providing evidence.
Franklin Cudjoe also challenged the NPP communicator to compare the economic conditions under the previous NPP government, led by former President Akufo-Addo, with those under the current NDC administration.
He highlighted a 54 per cent interest rate, 35 per cent lending rate, exchange rate collapse, a junk-rated economy and debt crisis under the previous administration.
However, in contrast, Franklin Cudjoe pointed to what he described as a five per cent inflation rate, 14 per cent lending rate and a reduction in Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio from 65 per cent to 45 per cent within a year under Dr Ato Forson.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, the current Mahama government had repaid its debts earlier than projected.
In a post in reaction to the 1957 news flyer which quoted Kwesi Botchway Jr as saying, “Ato Forson is the worst Finance Minister in the history of Ghana”, Franklin Cudjoe dismissed the claims saying, “How does a party wanting to be back in power end up with appointing iconoclast, illiterate clowns such as this little boy spewing rubbish every day without a shred of evidence and making him Deputy Communications Director or communicating for the party at all?”
“Just compare 54% interest rate, 35% lending, exchange rate collapse, Junk-rated economy, debt debacle under Bawumia and Ken OA vers..5% inflation, 14% lending rates and fastest debt reduction in history 65% GDP to 45% of GDP in a year plus repaid our debts in full earlier than projected by Cassiel Ato Forson and describe it as worst.? Sankwas!”
Some netizen reacting to Franklin Cudjoe’s post stated, “According to NPP mentality: mismanage, be incompetent and steal, and you’re wise and smart; be disciplined and non-corrupt, and you’re a bad person. Why allow such people near power? Apart from free SHS introduced haphazardly in the previous 8 years, they did nothing important—they wasted our time, and we suffered heavily under them, yet they praise their incompetence and condemn real economic management”.
Another X user added, “Sometimes when I listen to people like Kwesi Botchwey Jnr, I feel like they are only contributing to the NPP to remain in opposition. Was he happy when NADAA and Ken were mismanaging the economy?
He only comes out to say something to make headlines; other than that, they are irrelevant”.
“The little man is learning from the likes of Sam George, Sammy Okudjeto Ablakwa and Sammy Gyamfi. These men did worse, but today they could be prepping to even lead this country. We allow too much nonsense in this country; that’s how come these utterances even get to mainstream media”, one X user claimed.
A netizen added, “They don’t know how to communicate. When they speak, they drive up disbelief, rather than confidence, in them and their message. But without humility, which they appear to lack, they’re never truly going to learn, will they?”
One last netizen added, “The recovery/reset of the economy has taken a toll on Ghanaian traders. They are paying heavily for the sins of Ken Ofori Atta, because of the tough measures the Mahama Gov’t has been forced to take just to maintain macroeconomic stability. The least the NPP can do is shut up”.
Additionally, a netizen added, “I will like to give him the benefit of the doubt. He’s still young; young lawyer for that matter. I wonder how he would regard himself reading or listening to his frivolous commentaries at age 50. It’s ok sometimes to allow people to destroy themselves if they have no advisors”.
See the post below:
How does a party wanting to be back in power, end up with appointing iconoclast illiterate clowns such as this little boy spewing rubbush everyday without a shred of evidence and and make him Deputy Communications Director or communiating for the party at all.? Just compare 54% interest rate, 35% lending, exhange rate collapse, Junk-rated economy, debt debacle under Bawumia and Ken OA vers..5% infation, 14% lending rates and fastest debt reduction in history 65% GDP to 45% of GDP in a year plua repaid our debts in full ealier than projected by Cassiel Ato Forson and describe it as worst.? Sankwas!
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) November 13, 2026
