Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to address Ghanaians in a Town Hall meeting at the College of Physicians and Surgeons on the state of the nation's economy.

The theme under which he will be speaking is dubbed  “Our progress, our status, our future”.

The meeting, is a maiden of its kind since the Akufo Addo's administration took over office in January 2017.

Whereas government believes the economy is doing very well and is in good shape, the opposition National Democratic Congress thinks otherwise.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday March 20, the Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson said that“The rapid decline in the value of the cedi has thrown the economy in disarray and the projections surrounding it as contained in 2019 budget. This has therefore undermined the confidence in the economy which is also sending wrong signals to the investor community. This calls for urgent steps to be taken by government to restore the economy.”

“The starting point is that we should be considering a new budget which considers all the distortions and serious problems occasioned by the fall of the value of the cedi. At the minimum we expect a statement to Parliament assuring the nation on the steps taken by government to address the instability of the economy. The budget as presented by the Minister of Finance can no longer be relied upon. It’s credibility and stability have completely been undermined by the cedi,” he added.

He also said that the budget presented last November cannot deal with vulnerabilities of the economy as shown in the exchange rate and other economic indicators.