Dr Ekuah Amoakoh, a member of the NPP communications team, has claimed that the current government is spending more than the previous administration, despite a reduction in the number of its appointees.
According to Dr Amoakoh, the government is significantly increasing funding for the operations of various institutions as compared to 2024.
“The total amount allocated to the Presidency has increased from 8 billion to 11 billion. Even when you consider the entire budget for 2024, there has been an addition of the Ministry of Information and National Security, which accounts for an extra 1 billion,” she stated.
She made these comments in a post on X, as shared by SikaOfficial on July 22, 2025.
The post read, “Dr Ekuah Amoakoh, a member of the NPP communications team, has claimed that the current government is spending more than the previous administration, despite having reduced the number of appointees.”
The post continued, “According to her, the NDC government is allocating significantly more funds this year for the operations of many of its institutions compared to what was spent last year.”
These claims have sparked debates, with many questioning the validity of her statements.
Dr Amoakoh added, “It is not true that they are operating with a smaller government while spending less. In fact, they are spending significantly more money than we did. Perhaps, this illustrates that we should have focused more on the actual figures because, factually, they are spending 11 billion.
“Last year, we only spent 8 billion. It is a fact that the national security ministry’s total budget for salaries last year which the honourable minister mentioned was approximately 1.7 billion. Additionally, the total budget for salaries for the Ministry of Education, including GBC and all its associated agencies, was around 800 million, totaling about 2 billion. Therefore, that sums up to 10 billion, with still an extra 1 billion accounted for.”
These allegations come at a time when the government’s financial policies are undergoing intense scrutiny.
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