Head of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised President Nana Akufo-Addo's for failing to fulfill his 2016 promise to bring about transformation in Ghana.

"I will change Ghana in 18 months if you vote for me," then-candidate Akufo-Addo declared in November 2016 at the height of the election campaign.

Akufo-Addo subsequently won the election, unseating the incumbent, John Dramani Mahama, and securing his first term. He later secured a victory over Mahama in the 2020 elections, marking his final term, which concludes in 2025.

Mr Cudjoe believes that in President Akufo-Addo's two terms in office, his leadership has been unproductive and has not lived up to its potential.

While sharing a screenshot of Akufo-Addo's 2016 pledge, he noted that the president has wasted the time of Ghanaians and exacerbated the challenges faced under the Mahama-led administration.

"Of course, he has delivered. Changed Ghana from what we could live with to what we cannot even recognise. Just wasted our time kwa."

For about two years, the state of the economy has become a prominent and concerning subject, marked by a downturn characterized by soaring inflation, a devaluing currency, a general decline in living standards, and the burden of a high cost of living.

The government has consistently attributed these economic challenges to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As a response, the government secured a $3 billion IMF loan last year, with the first installment of $600 million already deposited into the government's account.