Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has admitted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost a significant portion of its traditional support base due to the harsh economic measures implemented in recent years.
Speaking on PM Express on JoyNews, he acknowledged that difficult decisions taken in an attempt to stabilise the economy had unintended political consequences for the governing party.
“We lost the middle class, our own base, the businessmen, because there was some haircut… pensioners, educated people who ordinarily would vote NPP got disappointed,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin further justified the frustrations that followed the economic reforms, pointing to the public outcry from professionals and retirees whose funds were affected.
“To the extent that a former Chief Justice, appointed by our own administration, was on the streets fighting for her pension, it’s understandable.”
He emphasized that although the NPP government aimed to protect the economy, its efforts were not as successful as expected.
“We were faced with some huge challenges. We tried, but we were not too successful. In stabilising the economy, certain hard decisions had to be taken,” he explained.
