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Ghana (Vol 2, 2005)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Paul Nugent
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Although the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) enjoyed a safe majority in parliament, the performance of the government was subjected to closer critical scrutiny than at any other point since 2000. Claims of ministerial corruption recurred repeatedly over the course of the year. Whereas President J.A. Kufuor had hitherto been treated with considerable reverence by the media, he and his family also became the target of specific allegations. While the government often appeared rather embattled, it was greatly helped by the re-emergence of a deep rift within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). There was also a modest uplift in the national economy over the year. Although this was not enough to make much visible impact on the lives of ordinary Ghanaians, it did at least enable ministers to claim that the stewardship of the country was in competent hands.

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