The Majority National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Ghana’s Parliament has assured citizens of its commitment to hold past and present government officials to the wheels of accountability.
The caucus has therefore disclosed its intent of investigating alleged acts of corruption during the prevous regime including COVID-19 expenditure, the botched Agyapa Royalties deal, PDS scandal and the several sole-sourcing contracts.
Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, Mahama Ayariga revealed these on the floor of parliament on Tuesday 27, May 2025 as the House resumes for the Second Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament.
He also highlighted achievements of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the past few months since assuming the reigns of governance.
The NDC he said has delivered tangible economic results, making life more comfortable for Ghanaians.
“Mr Speaker, this House must support our indefatigable Finance Minister to continue along the lines of fiscal prudence and his dogged pursuit of appreciating the Ghana Cedi, reducing inflation and prices, reducing interest rates and revitalizing our private sector, renewing hope in the Ghanaian.
“We have engineered one of the strongest currency rebounds in recent financial history. The cedi’s strength is putting money back in people’s pockets through transport fare reductions, and reduced prices of imported food products,” he said.
On the economic, Mr Ayariga highlighted the 24.1 per cent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi against the US dollar since January 2025, and a 16.2 per cent gain against the British pound.
“Mr Speakr, there is also a 14.1per cent strengthening versus the Euro, a significant reduction in fuel prices: Super XP: GH₵15.85 to GH₵13.27 (16.28 per cent decrease),
Diesel XP: GH₵15.99 to GH₵13.87 (13.26 per cent decrease), Super XP 95: GH₵15.96 to GH₵15.27 (4.32 per cent decrease) and transport fare reductions across major routes,” he said.
With regards the agenda for the Meeting, Mr Ayariga who is also the Member for Bawku Central told the House that the NDC government will introduce several bills and regulations to strengthen Ghana’s financial stability and growth.
These include the Mid-Year review of the Budget, guidelines for the utilization of the Common Fund, Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, Exemptions (Amendment) Bill as well as several bills and regulations in the financial sector.
