Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said President John Dramani Mahama is providing good governance, which is being felt by Ghanaians.
From the exchange rate to fuel prices, he said the Ghanaians are witnessing the benefit of voting for a change in government in the 2024 general elections.
“The change Ghana experienced was therapeutic, even NPP members are telling us quietly that they are enjoying the governance of John Mahama,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, January 3.
Edudzi Tameklo further pointed out that there was no doubt the Mahama administration inherited a difficult economy last year.
He recalled that some members of the previous administration even projected that the country was going to experience erratic power supply (Dumsor).
However, he said that with prudent economic management, the Mahama administration has steered the country in the right direction, with all the economic indicators pointing in the right direction.
“Today, no one even talks about dumsor,” he added. “It is not in doubt that we took over a difficult economy,” he said.
Earlier, President John Dramani Mahama assured Ghanaians that the country is steadily recovering from the economic and social difficulties it faced a year ago, declaring that Ghana is “rising again” after 12 months of reforms and prudent management.
In his New Year’s message to the nation on January 1, 2026, President Mahama stated that his administration inherited a country in distress, characterized by a struggling economy, high unemployment, crumbling infrastructure, eroded public trust, and fading hope among citizens.
Despite predictions that recovery would take a generation, he said his government believed in the resilience of the Ghanaian people and set out to reverse the decline.
According to the President, significant progress has been made within the past year, including a sharp reduction in inflation from levels above 23 percent at the end of 2024 to a projected single-digit rate of about 5 percent by the end of 2025.
He noted that the country has achieved relative currency stability and is on course to be ranked among the world’s best-performing currencies in 2025.
President Mahama also said economic growth is picking up, creating new opportunities for young people and restoring confidence in the business environment.
The President highlighted increased domestic and foreign direct investment as evidence of renewed trust in the economy, adding that Ghana has regained credibility with international partners.
He said the government has successfully renegotiated the country’s debt obligations in a manner that safeguards national sovereignty while ensuring long-term sustainability.
President Mahama further indicated that Ghana has begun the process of exiting the International Monetary Fund programme, stressing that the country is doing so with dignity and as an equal partner, not as a dependent.
He called on Ghanaians to remain hopeful and united as the country continues on its path of recovery and growth in the new year.
