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The Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has said the worse economic performance of the NPP government was the NDC government's best performance under former President John Dramani Mahama.

"At a time when there was no Covid-19 pandemic and no global challenge like the Russian-Ukraine war, the then NDC government ran to the IMF for economic bailout, but the government of President Akufo-Addo is finding home-grown solutions to address challenges facing the economy," the Majority Chief Whip said.

Frank Annoh-Dompreh's comment follow a press conference by the Minority Caucus at which John Abdulai Jinapor, Ranking Member on the Committee on Mines and Energy and MP for Yapei/Kusawgu called for dissolution of the Economic Management Team headed by the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

According to Minority caucus, Ghana's economy under the current government is very bad and blamed the Economic Management Team for the situation.

However, the Majority Chief Whip said when GDP is 5% under the government of President Akufo-Addo, the NDC under former President John Mahama had recorded 3% GDP as one of its best and asked whose performance is better.

"Amidst all the challenges faced by the NPP government, namely, rising price of fuel on the global market and the exchange rate between the dollar and the cedi, as well as the global economic effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with their attendant effects on the country and the people, the NPP government has managed to achieve a 5% GDP," Frank Annoh-Dompreh stated.

He said without these global challenges under the government of former President John Mahama, "the NDC ran with its tail between its leg to the IMF for policy credibility".

The Majority Chief Whip said the NPP government cannot pretend that all is well with the economy and is therefore finding home-grown solutions to the challenges facing the economy instead of running to the IMF for support under harsh conditions and terms, such as halting public sector recruitment.

He accused the NDC and the Minority in Parliament of engaging in mere propaganda to score cheap political points.

On the e-levy, Frank Annoh-Dompreh said the NDC is aware that its approval by Parliament and implementation will help generate more revenue for government to carry out development projects such as road construction hence the strong objection to the e- levy.

He said if the e-levy will bring only hardship to the people which can affect the fortune of the NPP in the upcoming 2024 election and inure to the benefit of the NDC, why wouldn't the NDC support the passage of the e-levy bill by Parliament.