Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has defended the government’s approach to public spending, saying Ghana’s significant debt obligations require difficult choices and careful prioritisation of limited resources.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said government could not meet every public demand at a time when the country was saddled with substantial debt.
She said while some obligations could be renegotiated, others had to be settled, making it necessary for government to focus on areas that provide broad benefits to citizens.
“If you decide that where we are as a country is not an easy place, and we owe many people, then you must prioritise. Some debts can be renegotiated, while others must be paid,” she said.
She cautioned that spreading available resources too thinly for political popularity could undermine essential sectors such as healthcare, education and infrastructure.
The Vice President said the ultimate test of government’s performance should be whether citizens experience tangible improvements in their daily lives.
She pointed to improved roads, access to healthcare and measures that ease the financial burden on families supporting children in school as examples of interventions that could benefit citizens regardless of their political affiliation.
“Ultimately, people want results. They want outcomes they can see and feel,” she said.
