The New Economy is a well-packaged scam to deceive Ghanaians – Kwesi Botchway Jr.

A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwesi Botchway Jr., has described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government's proposed New Economy programme as a political gimmick designed to deceive Ghanaians.

He accused the government of repackaging failed policies instead of addressing the economic difficulties confronting ordinary citizens.

Speaking on Accra-based Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily show on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Botchway said the government's economic agenda does not reflect the realities facing Ghanaians.

“The NDC has mastered political gimmickry and trickery. The proposed New Economy is a choreographed scam,” he said.

He argued that government officials are disconnected from the economic difficulties facing ordinary Ghanaians, particularly commuters struggling to secure vehicles to their workplaces.

The NPP communicator cited the struggles of traders, market women and workers in accessing transportation as evidence that the government had failed to address the concerns of the public.

He further accused the NDC government of failing to account for what he described as GH¢650 billion in taxpayers' money received over the past two years.

According to him, the government had failed to deliver on the promises contained in its 2024 election manifesto despite the resources available to it.

The NPP communicator's criticism comes ahead of the presentation of the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson on Thursday, November 12, when the government is expected to outline the details of its New Economy programme.

The New Economy programme is a proposed four-year economic transformation agenda intended to move Ghana from economic stabilisation towards increased domestic production, job creation and wealth generation.