{"id":100611,"date":"2025-10-28T03:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T03:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=100611"},"modified":"2025-10-28T03:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T03:27:00","slug":"we-lost-the-middle-class-to-haircuts-and-hard-choices-but-saved-economy-afenyo-markin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=100611","title":{"rendered":"We lost the middle class to haircuts and hard choices, but saved economy \u2013 Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has admitted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the support of Ghana\u2019s middle class due to the tough decisions it took to stabilise the economy. <\/p>\n

Speaking on PM Express<\/em> on JoyNews on October 27, the Effutu MP said the financial sector haircut and other austerity measures alienated many of the party\u2019s core supporters, including professionals and business owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost the middle class, our own base, the businessmen, because there was some haircut\u2026 pensioners, educated people who ordinarily would vote NPP got disappointed,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo the extent that a former Chief Justice, appointed by our own administration, was on the streets fighting for her pension \u2014 it\u2019s understandable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Afenyo-Markin explained that these difficult choices were made in the context of a global economic crisis that required Ghana to stabilise its economy at all costs. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were faced with some huge challenges. We tried, but we were not too successful,\u201d he admitted. \u201cIn stabilising the economy, certain hard decisions had to be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Effutu MP said despite the setbacks, the NPP achieved major milestones, including the introduction of Free SHS and the One District, One Factory initiative. <\/p>\n

He argued that these interventions transformed lives and opened new opportunities across the country. <\/p>\n

\u201cOurs is to create a platform to build the human resource capacity of the Ghanaian people. We did that successfully,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also defended the government\u2019s record on social policies. <\/p>\n

\u201cRecently in Parliament, I challenged the Majority Leader to name a single social intervention policy the NDC has initiated and implemented successfully since 1992. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey have zero,\u201d he said, citing Free SHS, 1D1F, school feeding, health insurance, and the mass transport system as legacies of NPP governments.<\/p>\n

Afenyo-Markin reflected on his own humble beginnings to underscore the value of education and social support. <\/p>\n

He recalled nearly dropping out of St. Augustine\u2019s College until he won a bursary introduced by Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut for that bursary, I would have dropped out,\u201d he said, adding that policies like Free SHS have given hope to thousands of young Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

He said, despite the economic pain and loss of political goodwill, the NPP must continue to highlight its achievements. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn spite of all these disappointments, we should still let the Ghanaian people know the good things we did,\u201d he said. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t shy away from our success stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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