Close to two years ago, during the highly contentious 2016 electioneering campaign, almost every issue in the country became politicized and served as a campaign issue for either of the two main parties.
One of the NPP’s biggest promises at the time concerned the DKM Microfinance disaster. After the company collapsed and led to depositors losing most of their investments, the then-candidate Akufo-Addo promised that they would settle those affected if they won the election.