Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an NPP Communicator, has told the John Mahama government that Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators are looking sexy on paper, but Ghanaians are suffering.
The NPP communicator slammed government officials over their internal battles while many Ghanaians continue to battle with unemployment, rising transport costs, utility increases and delays in payments to some workers.
Miracles Aboagye questioned the impact of government policies on the daily lives of citizens.
According to Miracles Aboagye, Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators are looking sexy on paper but mean little if ordinary citizens do not feel improvements in their lives.
Speaking on Joy News’ AM Show, Miracles Aboagye stated, “At a time when young people do not have jobs, unemployment has increased”.
“Let this government tell you one major policy in the last 16 months they have introduced that has had a life-changing impact on Ghanaian people,” he stated.
“Every macroeconomic indicator is looking sexy on paper”.
His comments follow the public dispute between the Ministry of Finance and the Agric Ministry over the GH¢1.6 billion budget allocation.
According to the Finance Ministry, the allocation to the Agric Ministry represents 85% of its 2026 budget allocation for Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure.
The Finance Ministry has since published official documents confirming over GH¢1.6 billion released to the Food and Agriculture Ministry.
“It further explained that all releases except funding to the National Food Buffer Stock Company were initiated by MoFA through standard procedures on the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), with each transaction supported by requisition dates, journal numbers, approval dates, and warrant numbers”, reports stated.
“This is clear proof that the Ministry of Finance has released over GH¢1.6 billion to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, representing 85% of MOFA’s 2026 budget allocation for Goods and Services and Capital Expenditure (CAPEX),” the ministry said.
“For Goods and Services, all the requests were initiated by MOFA itself, with the exception of the release made to the National Food Buffer Stock Company,” the statement said.
“As shown in the spreadsheet, every transaction is backed by a requisition date, journal number, approval date, and warrant number,” the ministry stated.
“The journal and warrant numbers are system-generated (GIFMIS). This is the standard process through which all ministries, departments, and agencies generate and process requests on GIFMIS.”
However, the Ministry of Agriculture quickly countered and disputed the claim, citing February letters capping early spending at GH¢453 million for goods and services, with no new authorisations since.
In a press release by Samuel Hunter, the Media Liaison Officer of the Minister for Food and Agriculture, called for a stop to the infantile propaganda before it explodes.
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in its release stated, “The attention of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has been drawn to claims by the Ministry of Finance that it has released GH¢1.6 billion, representing 85% of MOFA’s 2026 budget allocation. These claims do not align with the official budget execution documents issued by the Ministry of Finance itself.
On 15th February 2026, the Ministry of Finance issued a Commitment Authorisation to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. However, just four days later, on 19th February 2026, the Ministry of Finance issued the 2026 First and Second Quarter Budget Allotment Letter, which explicitly stated that, notwithstanding the contents of the Commitment Authorisation, MOFA’s total expenditure for the first half of the year should not exceed GH¢910 million.
More significantly, the accompanying allotment schedule further restricted actual spending between January and June 2026 to approximately GH¢453 million, covering all expenditures, including staff compensation, contract commitments, and operational activities’.
If this isn’t wickedness, what is it?
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