As President John Mahama's administration marks its first 120 days in office, Professor Isaac Boadi, Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), is raising concerns about the effectiveness of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in holding the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to account.

According to Prof. Boadi, the NPP, Ghana’s largest opposition party, has thus far failed to provide a robust and coherent counterbalance to the NDC’s policies and style of governance.

While the NDC rolls out its flagship Social Contract agenda, he argues that the NPP’s response has been characterised more by protest than by the articulation of substantive policy alternatives.

In a statement ahead of a scheduled press conference to be held under the auspices of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Planning (IERPP) on Wednesday, 7th May, Prof. Boadi questioned the NPP’s preparedness to fulfil its constitutional duty of democratic oversight.

The upcoming event is expected to draw political analysts, civil society actors, and journalists, and will seek to assess whether the NPP has demonstrated the strategic focus and credibility required of a viable opposition in this critical early phase of governance.

“The opposition must play its part, or the tune of democracy turns to tyranny,” Prof. Boadi asserted. “If the NPP cannot provide that accountability, the democratic health of the nation is at risk,” he added.