The Director of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development at the Presidency, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has responded to the controversy surrounding the Performance Tracker (performancetracker.gov.gh) following its launch by the government.

Criticism has been directed at the government in the wake of the Performance Tracker's introduction, which aimed to showcase ongoing and completed projects attributed to the Akufo-Addo administration.

Some members of the public have likened the Performance Tracker to the previously launched Delivery Tracker (deliverytracker.gov.gh) from 2020, deeming it redundant.

Furthermore, accusations have emerged suggesting that projects initiated by prior administrations were falsely attributed to the Akufo-Addo government. The administrators of the tracker have acknowledged this error, removing 67 such projects from the website.

In an interview on JoyNews on April 15, 2024, Miracles Aboagye, the Communications Director for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign, clarified that the Performance Tracker serves as an enhancement of the Delivery Tracker.

He emphasized the importance of the tracker in enabling the government to demonstrate its accomplishments to the people of Ghana since assuming office.

"The performance tracker is an upgrade of what we did already," he stated. "If you recall in 2020, we sought to display some of the programs and projects that the government has undertaken. So, this is just a continuation of something we've already been doing."

Aboagye highlighted the significance of accountability and transparency in governance, asserting that enabling public scrutiny of government projects forms a crucial aspect of responsible governance.

He encouraged citizens to scrutinize the listed projects and voice any concerns, affirming that such engagement contributes to the accountability process.

“The performance tracker is an upgrade of what we did already, if you recall in 2020, we sought to put out some of the programmes, and projects that the government has run. So, this is just a continuation of something we've been doing already.

“I think the first one was what we called the Delivery Tracker and this is the Performance Tracker, basically an upgrade of what we did in the past. I think it's something that we need to encourage in governance. A key component of proper governance is accountability and transparency for that matter,” he said.

“… let the people know what's happening, let them critique it, let them query it. There's nothing wrong if you put yourself out there for the people and they even identify gaps and they raise concerns about those gaps. It's the government's way of accounting.”