Private legal practitioner Amanda Clinton has described Ghana as an expensive country in which to live.
She says she wonders how the poor manage to survive in Ghana.
Commenting on the President’s approval ratings on TV3’s Key Points on Saturday, June 20, she said, “Ghana is an incredibly expensive country to live in. I wonder how a lot of poor people survive. The government honeymoon period is over.”
She further urged the government to address the unemployment situation.
“Unemployment has to be addressed,” she said.
For his part, Analyst, Senyo Hosi, said that although the economy is stabilising, stability alone is not enough.
He says that there are still lingering issues, including unemployment.
For him, jobless people will not appreciate the economic stability; hence, the government must focus on translating stability into productivity.
“Stability is not,” he also said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, June 20, while commenting on the approval rating of President John Mahama.
“We were in a dire situation when this government came in. They have achieved a lot, but that stability will soon be forgotten. People are looking for jobs.
On the president’s rating, according to the latest June 2026 National Tracking Poll by research firm Global InfoAnalytics, seven in ten Ghanaians approve of the way President John Mahama is performing his job as president.
The poll, released on Sunday, June 15, 2026, shows 71% of Ghanaians approve of President Mahama’s performance, up from 67% recorded in March 2026, a 4-percentage-point increase that represents a new high for any president in the firm’s regular tracking poll since 2020. Only 23% disapprove of his performance, while 6% had no opinion.
“This is a new high for any president in our regular tracking poll since 2020,” said Mussa Dankwah, Executive Director, Pollster and Strategist at Global InfoAnalytics.
The poll also shows a majority of voters in all 16 regions approve of the President’s performance, a trend that remained unchanged from March 2026. Approval was highest in Savannah (86%) and Western North (82%), while Ahafo recorded the lowest at 40%, followed by the North East at 52%. In the Greater Accra Region, 73% of voters approved of his performance, compared to 55% in the Ashanti Region.
On party lines, the findings reveal a predictable but significant divide. While 91% of NDC sympathisers approve of the President’s performance and only 6% disapprove, the reverse holds for NPP voters, with only 37% approving compared to 54% who disapprove. Among floating voters, 65% approve while 22% disapprove.
Beyond presidential approval, the poll paints a broadly optimistic picture of public sentiment. Two-thirds of Ghanaians, 66% say the country is headed in the right direction, against 27% who say it is on the wrong track. Meanwhile, 57% say their standard of living has improved compared to a year ago, and 68% are optimistic their living standards will improve further in the coming months.
On the performance of the government overall, 22% rated it as excellent, while 47% described it as very good or good. Only 13% rated it poor or very poor.
However, the findings also highlight areas of significant concern. On the question of areas where the government is perceived to be performing poorly, unemployment topped the list at 44%, followed by the general economy at 32%, and dumsor — persistent power outages — at 29%. Jobs and the general economy also ranked as the top issues voters want addressed, with 54% and 51% respectively citing them as key priorities.
On corruption, 54% of respondents said the state of corruption in Ghana has improved, compared to 21% who said it has worsened. Additionally, 62% believe the government is doing enough to fight corruption, up from 60% in March. The Police Service continues to be perceived as the most corrupt institution with a score of 6.45 out of 10, while Ministers and Government Officials scored the lowest at 4.54, meaning they are perceived as the least corrupt.
The poll was conducted from May 30 to June 12, 2026, and sampled 8,784 voters across all 16 regions and 84 constituencies. Of the total sample, 7,484 were engaged via face-to-face interviews and 1,302 responded online. The poll has a confidence level of 99% and a margin of error of ±2.5%.
