A member of the National Communication Team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Yayra Fosu-Mensah, has hit back at critics of the revised energy debt recovery levy, particularly the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing their outrage as selective and hypocritical.
Speaking on Accra-based Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Monday, June 9, Prof Fosu-Mensah said the introduction of the GHS1 fuel levy under the Energy Sector (Amendment) Act, 2025, was not unprecedented, as Ghanaians have previously endured worse economic conditions under the NPP.
She reminded the public that during the NPP’s tenure, fuel prices reached a record GHS23 per litre, yet the party is now criticising a GHS1 levy aimed at clearing sector debts.
“I kept asking myself if Akosua Manu [NPP’s 2024 parliamentary candidate for Adentan] wasn’t in this country when diesel was selling at GHS23. Today, you are making noise about GHS1 on a litre? Let’s be real,” she said during an exchange with her on the show.
She further accused the NPP of mismanaging the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA), which he said the NDC introduced in 2016 with good intentions to clear sector debts.
According to her, the NPP collateralised ESLA to secure loans with little accountability.
“When issues came up in the sector, what did the NPP do? They collateralised ESLA for loans. What did they do with the money? They borrowed and borrowed, and some people in their party benefited,” she claimed.
Prof Fosu-Mensah also dismissed concerns about lack of stakeholder consultation before the implementation of the new levy.
She argued that the NPP, during its time in office, introduced policies without thorough engagement, and thus lacks the moral right to complain.
“Now you say there wasn’t enough consultation. Did the NPP consult stakeholders before introducing the so-called COVID levy or the E-levy?” she questioned.
