The Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has urged the Minority Caucus in Parliament to be more strategic and coherent in offering alternative governance visions.
In a social media post on Tuesday, March 12, he advised the opposition to learn from past mistakes and present a clear and participatory policy direction.
“I will urge the main opposition party, especially those ‘mighty few’ representatives in Parliament, to be more strategic and coherent in offering alternative visions of a future government that learns from their many missteps. They must keep it simple, truthful, and participatory,” he wrote.
Mr. Cudjoe also praised President John Dramani Mahama for his display of honesty in the 2025 budget statement.
The policy advisor noted that the President is gradually shifting the perception of politics from deception to a belief in keeping one’s word.
He observed that several promises made by the President during the 2024 campaign were reflected in the budget statement.
“Enter Ghana in 2025—from a manifesto that humanises solutions to basic problems of want and access to healthcare, education, and food, to a jargon- and slogan-free budget that simply prioritises allocations, however small, to the little good human-centred things promised in the manifesto. The overriding outcome of our recent election is that our president, John Mahama, is redefining politics in Ghana from being portrayed as full of deception and sleaze to belief in keeping one’s word.
“It may be early days yet, but long may it continue. We will be watching and offering suggestions to straighten forked paths the government may travel, with our incisive and no-holds-barred commentary,” he stated.
The 2025 budget statement, presented by finance minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, announced plans to remove certain taxes described as “nuisance,” including the controversial e-levy, betting tax, emissions tax, and COVID-19 tax, once the budget is approved.
Dr. Forson also revealed increased funding for the free Senior High School policy and allocations for the No Fees, No Stress policy.
