Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has said there is a huge disappointment among Ghanaians towards the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The minority leader predicted that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) would be shocked if elections were conducted today.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaians are highly disappointed in the John Mahama-led NDC government.
He predicted that if an election were held today, the NDC would be shocked as they would meet with a worse defeat than the NPP suffered in the 2024 elections.
Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV on April 6, 2026, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Listen, the way world politics is going, if you don’t domesticate, you collapse. And NDC should not take things for granted. There’s a huge disappointment out there. They will be shocked if elections are held today. What happened to us in 2024, theirs will be worse”.
“I wish them well, though, because if the country succeeds, all of us will benefit. So I’m not looking at it from a political lens, but from the national interest,” he stated.
Afenyo-Markin further raised an alarm about government contracting; he alleged that key state contracts are being awarded to foreign entities at the expense of local businesses.
He alleged, “Look, when this government came into office, I won’t list them, but go to Parliament, look at the order papers. The juiciest contracts are going to foreigners. I won’t mention them now… but look at the order papers from day one”.
“No one has said anything, and nobody sees anything wrong. I am not saying that a Ghanaian business must not be subjected to scrutiny, but it is quite concerning that when a Ghanaian business is succeeding, we are up in arms against how it’s succeeding. So we have to look at it properly,” he indicated.
Afenyo-Markin further called on President Mahama to push for a more balanced allocation of contracts by favouring indigenous companies.
He added, “Mr President is exiting. I would beg of you: look critically at every single contract that goes out there and at least make sure, if not all, it should be 50-50. Mr President must be deliberate. Get all the ministers to be deliberate”.
“And it’s not just being a Ghanaian company, but an indigenously owned Ghanaian company. You can have a Ghanaian company that is foreign-owned. By the way, I’m not against a foreigner investing in Ghana. I’m also not against foreign investment in Ghana. I’m not anti-foreign investor, but I’m saying that, contemporaneously, we must grow our own,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Dr Johnson Asiama, the Bank of Ghana Governor, has admitted that stability is good, but people are hungry.
The BoG Governor detailed that there is unemployment everywhere.
Dr Johnson Asiama further linked the unemployment crisis to the performance of banks.
He revealed that the central bank is focused on stabilising the banking sector to enable lower interest rates for businesses, aimed at boosting growth and job creation.
The BoG Governor also highlight that the high interest rates are killing businesses.
According to Dr Johnson Asiama, the BoG is working to bring down the high interest rates.
He quizzed how businesses borrow money above 30% interest rate, how do you expect that business to repay?
Speaking in a video shared on April 5, 2026, the Governor explained, “Stability is good, but people are hungry. There’s unemployment everywhere. So, the next step is to strengthen the markets.
“Our focus currently is to engineer a low-interest environment and a stable exchange environment”, he said.
“If a business borrows money at above 30%, how do you expect that business to repay? Interest rates are 30%, what are you going to use the money for?” he questioned.
“It’s not surprising there’s a lot of unemployment. It’s not surprising the private sector is still really under pressure”, he said.
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