The Minority in Parliament say the picture painted of the country by President Akufo-Addo in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) is in sharp contrast to the economic conditions of the people.

Akufo-Addo in the SONA said his government has been able to stabilize the economy in his first four-year term.

But speaking to the media after Akufo-Addo’s presentation, Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, accused the President of doing too little for the citizenry and failing to improve the general standard of living in the country.

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He criticized the government for high cost of goods and services, high unemployment rate, abuse of state funds and economic hardship.

“Standard of living and quality of life in Ghana is deteriorating. A bag of maize in Ghana is now selling for more than GHS200 in Tamale. That has never ever happened. The President also prides himself for 1D1F which is not equitably distributed. Many regions are lacking the factories and all of them are concentrated in Accra and Tema. He also came to Parliament with a lot of questionable tax exemptions. He was also silent on the growing unemployment in the country,” he queried as quoted by citinewsroom.

However, some Majority members of the house who shared varied opinions on the address praised the President for his good works and discredited the claims of the Minority.