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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has delivered a strong critique of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, describing its first 120 days in office as marked by division, political targeting, and unfulfilled promises.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Tuesday, May 6, Afenyo-Markin expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the administration’s performance, particularly highlighting its failure to roll out the much-publicized 24-hour economy policy.
“For me, it’s 120 days of disappointment and regret. The NDC in 120 days has created a two Ghana, a Ghana for them and their party and a Ghana for the others they consider enemies,” he remarked.
According to him, the NDC government has fostered a polarised atmosphere where state resources and opportunities are distributed unevenly between party loyalists and others seen as political adversaries.
Afenyo-Markin also condemned the government’s decision to terminate the employment of individuals hired into the public sector after the December 7 elections, calling it a politically motivated act that lacked proper justification.
“First of all, when they assumed office, they decided to terminate the employment of Ghanaians who had been employed in state institutions. The original letter from the Chief of Staff said that those employed into the public and civil service after the December 7 elections — if there were irregularities — should have their employment terminated. I found that to be even defective,” he stated. “But what did we even see? There was a mass dismissal.”
He alleged that dismissals extended beyond the civil service, affecting workers in independent institutions and government-affiliated limited liability companies. Afenyo-Markin singled out the education and health sectors as particularly affected.
“Worst of all, teachers and nurses who were employed and posted were also attacked. Haruna Iddrisu issued a statement about validating the teachers, but there is no evidence that those who were asked to go home have been reinstated,” he added.
The Minority Leader also took aim at the government’s handling of its flagship 24-hour economy policy, accusing the NDC of abandoning its own proposal to stimulate job creation through a shift-based model.
“They made us believe they would implement a ‘one-three-three’ model — one job, three shifts — by creating an enabling environment for the private sector through incentives. What we see today is a complete lack of policy direction for the private sector,” he said.
In closing, Afenyo-Markin described the NDC’s early tenure as a betrayal of the public’s trust, arguing that rather than solving unemployment, the government’s actions have intensified it.
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