Mr Isaac Adongo, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Member of Parliament(MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, has asserted that it is not his responsibility to educate members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on social interventions. 

He expressed his dismay at members of the Majority Caucus questioning the social intervention programmes implemented by former President John Dramani Mahama's administration.

Mr Adongo highlighted that the NDC administration integrated social interventions into the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection.

 He pointed out that the NDC, as a social democratic party, provided free fertilizers to farmers as a form of social intervention. 

He also mentioned the construction of regional hospitals across various regions as another example of the NDC's social intervention programmes.

Furthermore, he referred to the introduction of the Quality Bus Service, also known as Ayalolo, through the Greater Accra Passengers Transport Executive (GHAPTE) as a significant social intervention by the NDC.

Mr Adongo, who serves as the Ranking Member on the Economic Select Committee of Parliament, made these remarks in response to the Majority Leader's press conference after the presentation of the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy by the Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam to Parliament.

At the press conference the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo- Markin claimed that the NDC had failed to announce any social intervention programmes to garner votes ahead of the December 7, elections when NPP had a bowlful to show.

“It is not my place to educate the NPP on what constitutes social intervention, but I don’t blame the Majority Leader because the area he is treading is not his expertise,” Mr Adongo stated. 

He questioned whether the NPP believed that merely announcing an increment in the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme constituted a social intervention.

He alleged that the allocations made under LEAP were often siphoned off through cronies and did not genuinely benefit the poor. 

Mr Adongo made these comments while speaking on Accra-based Citi FM on Tuesday, July 24, 2024.