Big Push for Infrastructure, Small Push for People

From my years in Parliament and government, I’ve learned a simple truth: budgets don’t lie. They quietly reveal intentions and priorities. NDC and Mahama’s budgets over the years have consistently favoured infrastructure projects over social spending. Governance reports including sources from Transparency International IMF, OECD, and others warn that this pattern often fuels corruption, mismanagement and inefficiencies, with rent-seeking in such projects ranging from 30% to 50% of project costs.

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