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31 Jan

Vetting chaos: Ahiagbah Lays Blame at NDC’s Doorstep

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The New Patriot Party’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, has blamed the Majority Caucus in Parliament for tensions that erupted during a session of the Appointments Committee, when members of the Minority and Majority Caucuses clashed over the vetting of Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. According to Richard Ahiagbah, it was unnecessary for the Majority Caucus to sneak in Okudzeto Ablakwa and other members for vetting, which was not agreed upon. He further reiterated that, the NDC must be transparent and allow the process to unfold as agreed upon. He tasked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to work…

28 Nov

NDC’s Impact On The Economy Had Never Been Felt Since 1992 – Richard Ahiagbah

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to provide tangible evidence of their economic achievements since 1992. According to the Communications Director for the party, Richard Ahiagbah, the NDC's impact on the economy has been non-existent since the country's return to democratic rule. Ahiagbah's statement comes on the heels of the NDC's recent attempts to criticize the NPP's economic management. However, the NPP has argued that the NDC's inability to communicate the causes of Ghana's economic challenges is evidence that the country would have been worse off under their leadership. The NPP has also…

21 Jun

GDP Growth: Ghana’s Economy Regaining Momentum; It’s On A Steady Rebound – Ahiagbah

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The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Richard Ahiagbah has said that Ghana’s economy is regaining its strength as seen in the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP in volume terms was estimated to have increased by 4.7 % in quarter 1 (January to March) of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. When seasonally adjusted, Ghana real GDP increased to 1.2% in quarter one (January to March) of 2024; a 0.2 percentage point higher than what was recorded in quarter four (October to December) of…

08 Jun

Govt Has A Great Economic Recovery Plan – Ahiagbah

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The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has called for support for the economic recovery plan in the Post Covid-19 Programme for Economic Growth. He said the government has a great economic recovery plan in the programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. “We have a great economic recovery plan in the great economic recovery plan in the Post Covid-19 Program for Economic Growth. Let’s work together to ensure its implementation,” he tweeted. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has also said the economy is back on track and further urged foreign investors…

06 Jun

Government On Track With Youth Employment Agenda – NPP’s Richard Ahiagbah

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Head of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has appealed to Ghanaians not to lose faith in the Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, the government is on track to creating more jobs for the youth to prevent them from engaging in social vices as drug addiction and drug trafficking. He was speaking on the disturbing emergence of some youth going into narcotics trade. Richard Ahiagbah was worried about this trend but strongly believed the youth will adopt proper behaviors when there are jobs for them. To him, many young people whose lives have been destroyed by…

23 Feb

Mahama Has No Solution To Ghana’s Economic Problems – Ahiagbah

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The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says former President, John Mahama has no solutions to the economic challenges facing the country. Mr. Richard Ahiagbah explained that his assertion is because, during Mr Mahama’s tenure of office, he couldn’t manage the economy. “What we are interested in is whether or not he has a solution, because we saw him [Mahama] vanquished gains that he got, collapsed the economy, banking sector, cause Ghanaians to live in absolute difficulty in this country without electricity,” he said while addressing the press on Wednesday at the NPP headquarters. Mr Ahiagbah’s comments come…

09 Feb

How Do You Win An Election When You Can’t Manage The Economy?- Richard Ahiagbah Shades NDC

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The Director of communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that all the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants is to win elections but lacks the technical know-how on how to manage the economy. Speaking in an interview on Movement in the morning show on Movement TV/Wontumi Radio, he noted that unlike the NPP that considers democracy in all its decision making, the NDC lacks democracy in its dictionary. "For all we know, the hate speech by the constituency youth organizer in Suame, is exactly what the NDC has planned of doing but unfortunately for him, he…