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The Member of Parliament for Nkawkaw, Joseph Frempong, has raised concerns over delays in the payment of entitlements to Members of Parliament, questioning government claims about improving economic conditions.
Speaking during the debate on the State of the Nation Address on Friday, March 6, Mr Frempong said the prolonged delay in the release of funds for MPs and other parliamentary obligations raises doubts about the true state of the economy.
According to him, the situation contradicts claims by the government that inflation is easing and economic stability is improving. He noted that many lawmakers are currently facing financial strain as a result of the delays.
“We are suffering in Parliament and you talk about inflation going down. This is the time that the cocoa money should be boosting the economy, but there is no money. The economy is not growing how do you talk about inflation when you cannot even pay MPs and give us our entitlements?” he stated.
However, the Member of Parliament for Mion, Misbahu Mahama Adams, rejected the criticism and blamed the previous New Patriotic Party administration for the country’s current economic challenges.
He argued that what he described as excessive borrowing under the previous government weakened the economy and contributed to the difficulties now being addressed by the ruling National Democratic Congress administration.
“They are very uncomfortable with the way the National Democratic Congress government is managing the economy. The overall bit of this is that the NDC government was able to reduce the public debt to 45% of GDP, as against what was handed over to us at 61%,” he said.
