I never said NPP is better in managing the economy than NDC- Spio-Gabrah

Former Trade and Industry minister Ekwow Spio-Gabrah has dismissed media reports that he said the Nana Akufo-Addo-led NPP government is managing the economy better than the NDC.

Some news portals have quoted the former MP as saying the NPP government has so far managed the economy better than the NDC.

“On the law and order issue, they are very low, on trying to deal with the macro-economy in terms of just bringing the numbers down; inflation rate, deficits etc, they are doing better than the NDC had done.”

However, Mr Spio-Grabrah described the extension of his comments on the inflation rate and budget deficit to the performance of the whole economy in the report as misleading.

“Misleading and inaccurate headline!! I cited specifically NPP’s better performance with regards to inflation and the budget deficit—these are facts—, but then to note that just those two variables do NOT constitute an “economy” so the headline that “ NPP is doing [better] than NDC in managing the economy” and attributed to me which some media houses are running, is inaccurate."

According to him, he did not say anywhere that the NPP is doing better than NDC in managing the economy.