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Claim: The leader of Ghana’s largest opposition political party in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, alleges the country’s industrial sector did not witness any growth in 2025.
Verdict: False! DUBAWA’s research reveals that, contrary to the opposition leader’s claim in Parliament, the country’s industrial sector grew by 4.1% in Q1, 2.3% in Q2, and 0.8% in Q3 of 2025. This was contained in a report published by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Dec. 10, 2025.
Full Text
The minority leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has alleged that the country’s industrial sector witnessed “no growth” in 2025.
Addressing the Speaker during a Parliamentary session on Feb. 17, 2026, the lawmaker said:
“That said, Mr Speaker, I want to know from the Minister, she saying [that] some factories have been constructed. May I know from the Honourable minister what incentives the government has in place for these factories, because we are aware that since the 1-D-1-F (one district, one factory) policy was cancelled, there is no policy alternative to support the private sector.”
He added that “The whole of last year there was no growth in industry.”
Afenyo-Markin made the comment at 1:03:34 to 1:04:10 of the YouTube video posted by the country’s Parliament.
The social media data showed that as of Feb. 18, 2026, the video has generated over 21,164 views.
DUBAWA decided to probe the claim as part of its campaign against misinformation and disinformation.
Verification
DUBAWA’s research reveals that, contrary to the opposition leader’s claim in Parliament, the country’s industrial sector grew by 4.1% in Q1, 2.3% in Q2, and 0.8% in Q3 of 2025.
This was contained in a report published by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Dec. 10, 2025. See page 4 of the report.
The industrial sector grew by 4.1% in Q1 and 2.3% in Q2, as reported by the GSS in 2025.
See a screenshot of the Real GDP growth rates as reported by the GSS in 2025.
Page 4 of the GSS report read, “The Agriculture sector recorded the highest real GDP growth of 8.6 per cent (year-on-year), followed by the Services sector at 7.6 per cent, whilst the Industry sector recorded a growth rate of 0.8 per cent.”
The GSS report for Q4 is expected to be released at the end of Feb. 2026. However, the industrial sector grew in Q1, Q2, and Q3.
Conclusion
Contrary to the opposition leader’s claim in Parliament, the country’s industrial sector grew by 4.1% in Q1, 2.3% in Q2, and 0.8% in Q3 of 2025.
