Minority slams govt over dumsor, cocoa, broken promises
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of failing to address the worsening economic challenges confronting Ghanaians, citing the return of persistent power outages, hardship among cocoa farmers and growing public frustration as evidence of weak governance.
According to the caucus, the government has failed to fulfil key promises made to Ghanaians within its first 16 months in office and has instead presided over deteriorating living conditions across the country.
“In recent times, the critical national debate on the Bank of Ghana's 2025 financial statement, which was unnecessarily politicised and prematurely addressed, has exposed the NDC government's desperation to mislead Ghanaians at all costs.
“They hope that attention will be averted from the huge cracks in the sandcastle governance.
The return of the economy-crippling dumsor may remind them that problems are not solved by promises but by deliberate efforts to improve a system,” it said.
“This same system, which was once managed efficiently, was halted in its haste to assume power and condemn the structures we implemented.
The recent cocoa producer price reduction may well be the biggest deceit devised by the NDC government,” the Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, said at a press conference during the opening ceremony of a Minority Caucus workshop in Accra Yesterday,
Cocoa sector concerns
He said the government’s performance had exposed what he described as its inability to effectively manage the economy and respond to the needs of ordinary citizens.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh described the recent cocoa producer price reduction as the biggest deceit devised by the government and urged the administration to urgently cushion cocoa farmers against the impact of market shocks and falling incomes.
He argued that many Ghanaians, particularly workers and vulnerable groups, were struggling under current economic conditions.
“The cocoa farmer is wailing.
The teachers are crying. Nurses are wailing. Public servants are crying. Market women are crying,” he stressed.
The minority chief whip further accused the government of focusing excessively on macroeconomic indicators while neglecting the welfare of citizens.
“A government that is overly concerned about macroeconomic indicators, to the detriment of large sections of its citizens, is not fit to lead us.
Not now, and not later,” he said.
Strong minority
Mr Annoh-Dompreh maintained that the Minority caucus had remained vigilant despite its smaller numbers in Parliament, following the 2024 general election.
According to him, the caucus had adopted several internal strategies to strengthen parliamentary oversight, including mentorship programmes for first-time members of parliament and increased committee engagements.
He said the caucus had also intensified its communication efforts through press statements and public briefings to present what he described as accurate information on national issues.
“We have been able to create an official channel from the caucus to the public for setting the record straight,” he stated.
2028 election
Mr Annoh-Dompreh praised members of the caucus for their resilience and unity, particularly following what he described as the difficult period after the NPP’s electoral defeat and the loss of a colleague MP last year.
Despite those setbacks, he said the caucus had bounced back stronger, more agile and well-informed and was prepared to intensify pressure on the government through parliamentary accountability.
He expressed confidence that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would regain political power in the 2028 general election.
“If there is any time that this party should take back the reins of governance, it is certainly 2028 and not beyond 2028,” he declared.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh urged members of the caucus to remain united and committed to what he described as the broader goal of restoring hope and development for Ghanaians.
