What was the state of the economy NDC inherited?
In January 2001, Ghanaians were told that the NDC had left a debt of 41-trillion cedis. For many, it was the first time of hearing a financial quotation beyond billions. Citizens were even made to understand the per capita debt of every citizen. Ghanaians were made to understand that the NDC bequeathed Ghana an economy that was almost beyond recovery. Under the circumstance, an economic growth of even one per cent would have been a great achievement. That was how the NPP succeeded in getting the much needed public support and it was done so well that at the time, only die-hard supporters and of course, those who owed a great deal of “thank you” to the NDC for their sudden wealth could muster courage to publicly show their continued affiliation to the NDC. On assumption of office in January 2009, the NDC unsuccessfully attempted to let Ghanaians appreciate the state of the economy it inherited. All of a sudden, officials and spokespersons of the NDC thought that all Ghanaians had become
