National Democratic Congress' (NDC's) national communications officer, Sammy Gyamfi, said it is a false claim that Ghana's economy was thriving prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He indicated that the economy was beginning to show signs of weakness before the pandemic.

His remarks follow those of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who noted in his state of the nation address (SONA) on March 8 that Ghana's economy was doing well before the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war broke out.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the president, even acknowledged that Ghana's economy was doing well before the pandemic.

He said, “I have said, and the Managing Director of the IMF has also said, our economy was doing well until covid 19, and Russia Ukraine war.”

But speaking on the Big Issue on TV3 Wednesday, March 22, Sammy Gyamfi said “These are people who are allergic to the truth. Before Covid, the government was already spending recklessly.

“Before Covid what did the government have to show for the borrowing? Before covid, the economy was nothing to wrote home about.”

He further attributed Ghana’s problems to wastage and corruption by the government.