Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of using the Russia-Ukraine war as a scapegoat for Ghana’s economic difficulties.
According to him, the ruling party has exaggerated the impact of the war to cover up its governance failures.
“I won’t be surprised if Ukraine sues the NPP, because they have overexploited the war,” Mr. Ayariga said while contributing to the debate on the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 31.
“Indeed, the beginning and the end of Ghana’s economic problems were in Ukraine. I’m tempted to believe that the NPP as a party and the government have benefited more from the Ukraine war than even the Russians who started it,” he added, sparking laughter in the House.
The Bawku Central MP further recalled internal discontent within the NPP at the peak of the economic crisis.
“Their Finance Minister had performed so abysmally that over 88 of them marshalled their numbers and wanted the Finance Minister deposed,” he noted.
Mr. Ayariga also expressed surprise that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin attempted to downplay this record, especially after crediting the recent stability of the cedi to policies of the Akufo-Addo administration.
“I’m surprised today to hear the Minority Leader attempt to obliterate that record from our history,” he said, insisting the NPP’s economic record was defined by hardship masked behind global events.
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