The youth of Bolgatanga Central in the Upper East Region have vehemently rejected the appointment of the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, to the Board of the Bank of Ghana.

According to a Starr FM post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the youth are “questioning why the MP was not given a ministerial appointment.”

President John Mahama’s failure to appoint Isaac Adongo to a ministerial position has come as a surprise to some political watchers, given the role the outspoken legislator played in the run-up to the December 2024 elections.

Isaac Adongo, a financial consultant, became a thorn in the flesh of the then-governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the electioneering campaign, often hitting hard and criticizing the government’s economic policies.

As one of the leading voices of the NDC on economic issues, he frequently granted media interviews lambasting the Akufo-Addo government for mismanaging the economy. On February 28, 2024, he delivered a public lecture themed “Ghana’s Economic Mess: Victim of Poor Economic Governance?” at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), where he exposed the Akufo-Addo administration’s abysmal handling of the economy.

For his contributions to the party while in opposition, some political analysts expected Isaac Adongo who was the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament to be appointed at least as a deputy minister of finance, given his background.

However, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, President John Mahama announced Isaac Adongo as one of the 12 members to sit on the Bank of Ghana’s board.

The board is expected to provide strategic leadership and policy direction for the Bank of Ghana, ensuring stability in the country’s financial sector and fostering economic growth.

Source: Ghanaweb