The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has blamed the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government for what he described as long-term damage to Ghana’s economy.

According to him, Ghana’s economic challenges worsened significantly from 2022, pushing the country into what he termed a period of serious structural imbalance.

He noted that the economic downturn would take time to reverse.

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“The Akufo-Addo government did long-term damage to the economy. If you want to do an assessment from 2022, the economy of Ghana went into an abyss. It will take some time to redress the structural imbalance and some of the problems visited on the Ghanaian economy,” he stated in a recent interview on Channel One TV.

Haruna Iddrisu lauded President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, for their efforts to stabilise the economy.

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He, however, noted that one year is not enough to address the structural challenges caused by the previous government.

“President Mahama, through his minister, has done well in resetting the economy, but it is not enough. You do not set out within a year to resolve all the problems,” he added.

Watch the video below :

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu explains how decisions taken under the erstwhile NPP administration caused long-term damage to Ghana’s economy.

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