Sammy Gyamfi, the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has provided evidence to discredit Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's claim that the government commanded by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has created over two million jobs in the past six years.
Earlier, during his address at the national Eid-ul-Fitr Fitr celebration at the Independence Square, Dr. Bawumia claimed that since 2017, the government has created 2 million employment.
When he stated during a health walk at Mpraeso that "verifiable data" proves that the government created over two million employment in the public and private sectors, the public questioned his claims.
He also provided evidence to support his argument.
In a Facebook post, Dr. Bawumia stated that the purpose of the list he supplied was to prove to "naysayers" who doubted the figures that they are accurate, urging them to "get rid of negative thinking."
From 2017 to 2022, please provide detailed information on the ministry, agency, or department of the ministry that created the jobs, as well as the quantity of jobs created in each category.
In order to debunk Bawumia's claim, Sammy Gyamfi wrote on Twitter that the 2017 budget reveals a total of 626,781 public sector employees across all MDAs, while the 2023 budget puts the figure at 804,240, representing a nominal increase of 177,459.
He questioned Dr. Bawumia's source for the additional 1,2 million employment created for Ghanaians, bringing the total to 2 million.
The 2017 budget appendix 7 lists a total of 626,781 public sector employees across all MDAs. According to Appendix 7 of the budget for 2023, the number is 804,240, representing a nominal increase of 177,459. Where did @MBawumia get his figure of 1,2 million?