Some residents of the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District capital, Ajumako, have issued varied assessments on the performance of the Mahama-led administration so far, as the government marks its first year in office.
The residents who spoke with the Ghana News Agency applauded the government for stabilising the economy and turning things around, but some were not impressed at all, with a few others being utterly dismissive.
Mr Macfaran Mensah Aidoo, a driver at the Ajumako lorry station, lauded the government for putting up a good show and bringing relief to drivers, citing a reduction in fuel prices.
“In November 2025, petrol was more than GHC12, but now it’s just a little over GHC11, and we are hopeful that it will go further down,” he said.
He said aside from driving a taxi, he had gained additional employment as a Blue Water Guard to mitigate the financial burden on him and his family.
“We are happy with the work of the government, but as time goes on, they will create more jobs for the youth to reduce the rates of crime and other social vices,” he said.
Mr James Quansah, a lotto agent, observed a stable economy and lauded the government for ongoing road projects in the constituency.
He, however, re-echoed the need for the government to create more jobs for the youth in the area.
“Two of my children have graduated from the tertiary school, but they have been home for some years now.
“We need the government to help employ all the graduates who have been trained with our taxpayers’ money and have become a burden on parents,” he stressed.
Mr Kwamena Annan, a vulcaniser, extolledthe government for creating more access roads within the constituency and reshaping existing ones.
“I am an NPP supporter, but looking at the performance of this government, I want to cross carpet to the NDC. I urge them to continue with the good works,” he said.
“My only worry is that I want them to bring electricity bills down to give us some relief,” he added.
Madam Margaret Eshun, a 76-year-old woman who runs a cement depot, gave the government an excellent score for stabilising the Cedi and pushing down cement prices.
“We used to sell a bag of cement at GHC100, but now it is GHC86. We pray it goes down further to enable more ordinary Ghanaians to build,” she said.
“We have seen that fuel prices have come down, and so we expect drivers reduce their fares,” she added.
Mr Alfred Onoman, a driver, expressed discontentment with the government’s performance, citing poor sanitation in the constituency.
“We don’t have a public toilet in our district capital and the cleaning services here at the station is almost non-existent even though we pay for it,” he said.
Mr Kassim Bello, another driver, downplayed the successes of the government, indicating that spare parts, engine oil and other items remained expensive in the constituency.
“We want the prices in Accra to reflect here because we are not seeing anything,” he stated.
