Mahama Briefs US Ambassador On How NPP-Led Akufo-Addo Government Collapsed Indigenous Banks
United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Virginia E. Palmer has paid a courtesy call on former President Dramani Mahama on Wednesday September 7, 2022 at his office in Accra.
Freeman Koryekpor 
Former President John Dramani Mahama has briefed the United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Virginia E. Palmer on how the New Patriotic Party government led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has collapsed indigenous banks since they took over political power.
Former President Dramani Mahama made this known to Madam Palmer when she paid a courtesy call on him on Wednesday September 7, 2022 at his office in Accra.
In a social media post after their meeting which was held under close door, Mr Dramani Mahama posted the outdates about the issues they discussed in their meeting.
"I received and held discussions with American Ambassador to Ghana, HE Virginia E. Palmer, on matters of mutual interest to Ghana and America.
It noted that "Among others, we discussed the state of security in the West African subregion and its implications for Ghana, the state of our economy, investment in local industries, and the hostility of the Electoral Commission towards the NDC.
Ghana’s economic woes, I explained, have been compounded by the missteps of the government, poor economic decisions, the collapse of indigenous banks and finance institutions instead of saving them, corruption, and the misappropriation of COVID-19 funds, which were shared to party officials.
I also expressed confidence that following the IMF programme, there would be more discipline in government’s handling of the economy.
Confidence will only be restored when people know that we are in a programme and that the government will not behave as recklessly as it did in the past.
