‘Do Ghanaians eat instability?’ - Felix Kwakye Ofosu fires back at Nana Akomea

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has responded to earlier comments made by the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party Select Committee on Communications, Nana Akomea, that Ghanaians do not benefit from economic stability.

In an interview on JoyFM, monitored by GhanaWeb on May 12, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu dismissed Nana Akomea’s comments, describing them as politically motivated and detached from current realities.

According to Kwakye Ofosu, although he agrees that the opposition’s main mandate is to keep the government on its toes and criticise its policies, such criticisms must be grounded in logic and fact.

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“He says Ghanaians do not eat stability. By that, is Nana Akomea implying that Ghanaians eat instability? I think we need to properly delineate the issues. I know it is the role of the opposition to keep governments on their toes and critique policy, but all of that must be grounded in fact and logic.

“There is nobody in Ghana who can say that the economy we are in today is worse than what we inherited, and that cannot be argued by any stretch of the imagination,” he said.

Kwakye Ofosu further detailed how the current administration has reversed negative economic trends, pointing to a relatively stable exchange rate, falling fuel prices, and reductions in transport fares as clear signs that economic gains are reaching ordinary citizens.

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He noted that fuel prices, which peaked between GH¢20 and GH¢23 per litre under the previous administration, are now around GH¢15 per litre, despite fluctuations in global crude oil prices.

“If you were buying fuel for 23 cedis per litre and today you are buying the same fuel for about 15 cedis, how can anybody say that does not translate into savings for the ordinary person?” he questioned.

“For an opposition party to disregard all of this and pretend that nothing has happened in this country that signals improvement is simply not accurate. It is mere politicking and not backed by substance,” he added.

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