The country's economy has consistently been poor under the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) rule, according to Richard Ahiagbah, national communications director of the government's New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He noted that the NDC took over a rising economy in 2009, but failed to manage it well, which resulted in a slowdown in the country's development.

On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Ahiagbah brought up this subject in Ho while speaking with the media over breakfast.

Richard said, "In 2009 when they (NDC) came to office they inherited a growing economy what were they able to do with that? They will tell you in 2011 they've achieved 14 percent GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth yes that was on the back of the oil discovery that started production in 2010".

The communications director further explained that "2012,2013,2014 and 2015 the economy of 14 percent deteriorated to 13.6 percent, no other point after 2011 was the NDC able to grow past 40 percent which was on the back of oil".

Richard Ahiagbah, however, pronounced that "Any time the NDC is in power Ghana's economy does worse and anytime NPP is in power the economy grows".

He made references to the economy before the 2016 elections, saying "From 2011 to 2016 they (NDC) never grew the economy above what they've achieved but then immediately the management of the economy changed in 2017 this economy grew 8.2 percent from 3.4, just by merely changing those who are in charge from 2016 to 2017, we had almost about 5 percent growth".