Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has disclosed that major and significant developments in the Ashanti region were under the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dr. Duffuor stated that developments under NDC for Ashanti cannot be underestimated.
“All significant developments in the Ashanti Region; roads, markets, hospitals, etc. were undertaken by the NDC. I believe NDC has done so much for the Ashanti Region. In my hometown, for forty years there was no water. Now under the NDC, we have water. Under the NDC we have hospitals,” the former Minister of Finance stated.
Speaking on the Ultimate Breakfast show on Ultimate FM in Kumasi, Dr. Duffuor disclosed that the NDC government led by Former President Mahama, possesses the expertise and skills necessary to revitalize Ghana’s economy, which has been severely impacted by the NPP government.
He further stated that according to statistics NDC government has outperformed the NPP government in terms of economic growth and inflation rate, among other key economic indicators.
“Bawumia was a young man under me as a governor. President Mahama was the vice president when I was the finance minister. One has become president, and the other one has not become president. I am saying that the one who became president has a superior economic record, haven’t I told you that?
So what else do you want me to say? That’s why we are resetting. A superior economic record has been destroyed by the MPP. So there’s a need to reset,” the former minister noted.
He continued: “I will give you all the figures. From economic growth to inflation, we (the NDC government) have performed better. We understand the issues better. And one of my principles has been to think through the economy carefully and think through how we can improve upon the economy. How do we do this to save society? I have a think tank, we have been doing this for years. So the NDC has the experience and skills to turn the economy around, and it’s been done before. So the records are there.”
