{"id":77127,"date":"2025-07-20T01:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=77127"},"modified":"2025-07-20T01:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:12:15","slug":"afenyo-markin-accuses-ndc-of-rebranding-and-claiming-credit-for-npp-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=77127","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin accuses NDC of rebranding and claiming credit for NPP projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 13 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the Mahama-led administration of rebranding and claiming credit for the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing delegates at the NPP\u2019s National Delegates Conference on Saturday, July 19, at the University of Ghana Stadium, Mr Afenyo-Markin defended the legacy of former president Akufo-Addo\u2019s administration and dismissed claims of failure following the party\u2019s 2024 electoral loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we lost the 2024 elections in a big way,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut let us be clear, this was not a defeat born out of failure. It was a perfect storm of adversity no government in the Fourth Republic has ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cited several challenges faced during the NPP\u2019s tenure, including the banking sector crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo government in our democratic history faced this scale of compounded crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cYet in the driving seat, we held the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oWsf7y4Y6Zc?si=u3eRlehtxHpzq_34\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He praised the resilience of Ghanaians and highlighted economic progress made under the NPP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should commend them because it was the sacrifices they, including the bondholders, made that led to the big economic recovery we started witnessing from early 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fixed a crisis and handed over an economy with stronger GDP growth than what we inherited in 2017. We built historic levels of gold and foreign exchange reserves, reserves the current administration is now relying on to prop up the cedi and support the economy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority Leader highlighted key achievements such as Free SHS, industrialisation under 1D1F, infrastructure development, and the rollout of STEM and digital programmes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe industrialised like never before\u2026 We expanded health infrastructure, revitalised agriculture and rolled out STEM so boldly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he criticised the Mahama-led government for, in his words, rebranding NPP policies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMahama\u2019s government is taking propaganda credit, reaping where it has not sown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they talk about resetting, whether it is the so-called 24-hour economy, the gold board, or anything else, they are simply rebranding our achievements and marketing them as their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned party members not to be deceived. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe foundation they are standing on was laid by this party, by our sacrifices, by our bold leadership in the face of crisis,\u201d he stated. \u201cSo no, this party has no reason to hang its head at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minority leader rallied the party around its core values. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us go back to our roots. 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