The Deputy Majority Leader, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has predicted a prolonged stay in opposition for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority caucus.

He cited their alleged hypocrisy in criticising the Akufo-Addo government's economic management as one of the reasons they will stay in opposition for long.

During a debate on President Mahama's State of the Nation Address (SONA), Mr Ricketts-Hagan took aim at the Akufo-Addo government's alleged borrowing practices, which he believed had exacerbated economic hardship.

"From President Nana Akufo-Addo on his state of the nation, the last one was quite laughable that we should make sure we don't default.

A President who has presided over overborrowing, who has unilaterally decided not to pay debts from 2022, who was not paying any interest, was telling us, was telling President Mahama, that he should not default,” he said.

Mr Ricketts-Hagan, who is also the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, further cautioned the Minority caucus, saying "You have found your voices early and you have to take your time.

Ghanaians have not forgotten.

You will be in opposition for a very long time."