The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP), in its inaugural Performance Tracker report, has rated President John Mahama’s first year in office below average, awarding his administration a score of 4.9 out of 10 for its performance in 2025.
According to the think tank, the administration’s overall rating was affected by weaknesses in key sectors, including infrastructure, energy, industry and manufacturing, governance, policy implementation, and social service delivery.
IERPP noted that infrastructure performance was the biggest contributor to the low score, highlighting concerns over the execution of capital expenditure during the period under review.
Explaining the assessment, the Executive Director of IERPP, Professor Isaac Boadi, stated that the rating was based on an independent evaluation of the government’s performance across various sectors.
“The team scores this administration 4.9% as against 10 for the year under review (2025). We identified five key areas that actually brought the number down, and one main area happens to be the infrastructure, which we know failed to spend, and the spending of this administration’s capital expenditure stood at 0.9% in 2025,” he said.
Professor Boadi further explained that challenges in industry, manufacturing, social service delivery, governance commitments, and the energy sector also contributed to the overall score, leading the institute to conclude that the government’s first-year performance fell below expectations.
CREDIT: NANA ACHIAA ABOAGYE