President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has raised serious concerns about Ghana’s ongoing economic challenges and the government’s inability to relieve the burden on its citizens.

His comments come in light of a recent Afrobarometer survey showing that 82% of Ghanaians feel the country is on the wrong track, a sentiment reflecting widespread discontent with the nation’s economic conditions.

While this figure is slightly lower than the 87% recorded in 2022, it still underscores significant dissatisfaction.

The survey highlights a broad dissatisfaction among Ghanaians, pointing to worsening economic conditions and declining living standards.

Many citizens feel the economic environment has failed to improve, and rising costs of living have intensified frustrations across the country.

In an interview with Channel One on Saturday, November 2, Cudjoe urged the government to focus more on economic recovery efforts rather than self-praise.

He argued that citizens need tangible changes to their daily lives, not empty reassurances, as they continue to bear the brunt of economic hardships.

“82% is quite staggering if you got negative 82% in an exam that is failed… People are really worried that the trajectory and the economic management of this country is at its toughest. And the fact that managing directors are not held, they are not answering questions about the economy, it’s actually worrying."

“People think an election is just a one-day phenomenon, so people will forget. These are people who have stories of their lives based on the economy. And the challenges they felt all these years and they are going to represent them on the ballot. They just need a little bit more expression from the likes of Dr Bawumia. He’s launched an App to stabilise the cedi."

“Some businesses and individuals whose savings have been pickpocketed literally and a lot that has happened, a bit of care and support of these people that things will go right.

"Instead of the bravado and the bragging that goes on, I see it in the adverts, and I feel very disrespected and disappointed. Because I feel that these people should be answering questions directly that face people. All these will come to bite you.”