The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, saying it has lost focus and is failing to prioritise the urgent needs of Ghanaians.

Speaking on Am show on JoyNews, Mr Aboagye said the government appears distracted, focusing on actions aimed at applause rather than delivering tangible benefits to the people.

“I feel that the NDC needs to step back and relook at their strategy again, because I see a government that is very distracted, a government that has lost focus from what exactly it promised the people and is dabbling in a lot of things that they think deserve applause but will not directly impact the lives of the people positively,” he said.

He cited what he described as political theatrics: “The government has been focused on ‘I have ransacked this person’s house, I have arrested this person in traffic, I have done this, I have done that, I am removing the Supreme Court judge, I am removing the Chief Justice, I have appointed 70 judges to balance the bench, we are resetting, you know…’ Those are important things, but there are certain things we call priorities.”

Mr Aboagye emphasised that not all needs are equal. “I may have 20 needs, but those needs are not of equal importance. When you put 20 needs on a table, even though they are all needs, and you organise a hierarchy in order of merit, then you realise that some are more important than others.”

He criticised the government for failing to address critical social issues such as unemployment. “If you spend 12 months cleaning the house, and you keep 150,000 unemployed graduates at home, whom you promised automatic placement, it doesn’t matter. Your priorities in 12 months should focus on the needs of the people. The others are also important, but while you’re doing them, let us see you prioritising the needs of the people—the ones that directly impact them,” he said.

Mr Aboagye concluded that the NDC government must focus on policies and actions that directly improve the lives of citizens, rather than engaging in activities designed to attract applause.