NDC’s 2025 budget falls short of expectations – Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has expressed disappointment with the 2025 budget presented by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.

According to Ahiagbah, the budget fails to meet the expectations of Ghanaians, particularly in light of the promises made during the NDC’s election campaign.

“I see this budget as one that, if you look at it very closely, will fall short of expectation, especially in the context of the election,” Ahiagbah remarked on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday.

He emphasised that the budget does not align with the aspirations that brought the NDC into office. “What brought them into office, it falls short of expectation,” he added.

Ahiagbah also highlighted the lack of relief measures for Ghanaians, pointing to the ongoing concerns about the cost of living.

“I don’t see much of any relief for Ghanaians; rather, there is going to be a pinch that Ghanaians are going to take in terms of concerns about cost of living,” he stated.

Furthermore, the NPP Communications Director criticised the budget for failing to address job creation, a key campaign promise of the NDC’s “Great Transformation Agenda.”

“I don’t see how the expectation of job creation, which is a key campaign promise of the NDC, the great transformation agenda—I don’t see that featured in the budget,” Ahiagbah noted.