The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has accused the previous Akufo-Addo administration of causing long-lasting harm to Ghana’s economy, warning that the effects of the downturn will take considerable time to reverse.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Wednesday, December 24, Mr. Iddrisu said Ghana’s economic situation worsened dramatically from 2022, plunging the country into what he described as an economic “abyss.”

According to him, the challenges confronting the economy go beyond the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stem largely from deep structural imbalances created during the period.

“The Akufo-Addo government did long-term damage to the economy. 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.