The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has defended the government’s management of the economy, insisting that the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is earning Ghanaians’ confidence through prudent economic leadership. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Monday, July 27, Mr Adjei dismissed the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) assertion that the government is not spending to stimulate the economy, describing the claim as baseless propaganda. “The reasonable minds in the country are happy about how Dr Ato Forson is running the economy.
The NPP’s claim that the government is not spending is pure propaganda. Their argument doesn’t make sense because all statutory payments have been made, alongside other strategic payments. We are spending, and Ghanaians are aware,” he said.
According to Mr Adjei, the government’s fiscal discipline has not come at the expense of critical public expenditure. He maintained that the administration continues to honour its statutory obligations while making strategic investments to support national development, stressing that the opposition’s criticism does not reflect the realities of the economy. According to him, the John Dramani Mahama administration is committed to doing the right things for Ghanaians and has no reason to be worried about the opposition’s political messaging.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Monday, July 27, Mr Adjei declared, “The NPP’s ‘the future is pregnant’ mantra does not scare us because we are doing the right things. The NPP should know that if the future is pregnant, then there will be a miscarriage before they return to power.” He further stated that President John Dramani Mahama has consistently urged government appointees to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability. “President Mahama has warned us not to do anything wrong,” Mr Adjei said, adding that the government’s commitment to good governance and responsible leadership would enable it to retain the confidence of the Ghanaian people.
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