The People’s National Convention (PNC), has called on Ghanaians, particularly the Arise Ghana group, to rather demonstrate alternative policies that will aid the current government to improve the current economic difficulty.

According to the party, it believes that demonstration is part of a people’s democratic dispensation; however, it revealed that street protest such as the one organized by Arise Ghana must not and should not be the way a group vents its disappointment on the government, especially in this current circumstance.

The PNC noted that street protest, as a form of demonstration, is “becoming outmoded in modern democracies and protesting without providing solution is equally outmoded”.

“At this material moment, the PNC is calling on fellow Ghanaians i.e the Arise Ghana group in particular to rather demonstrate alternative policies that will aid the current government to ameliorate the current economic difficulty and to criticize the government policies via public fora, organizing institutional lectures, peaceful submitting petitions to appropriate government institutions and making use of our court system to push through demands, amongst other means.”
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Contained in a statement signed by the General Secretary of PNC, Janet Asana Nabla, she indicated that the party has taken note with delight, “the many pro-poor intervention policies and the adoption and deployment of IT infrastructure” which is widely accepted now as the 4^th industrial revolution. It posited that the PNC has always advocated for home grown policies that must be adopted as a paradigm shift from the usual IMF and World Bank “acid prescriptions” that devastated many economies especially Africa and Latin America.

“Nothing can be farther from the truth. The COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukraine war, have greatly impacted the economy of Ghana and the world as a whole. The Director of the World Bank Prospects Group, Mr. Ayhan Kose, revealed that the latest projection for global economic growth has declined to 2.9% from 5.7% last year.”
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Tackling economic challenges

To address the situation, the PNC stated that the government should consider expanding the tax net and pay attention to property tax, amongst several others. This, it explained, would help in lessening the tax burden on the Ghanaian citizens.

Additionally, it highlighted that the government must prioritize investment in the agriculture sector which will help boost the country’s agricultural output and reduce the $1.3 billion worth of rice, soya beans, maize and poultry importation into the country.

“Our forex system must be reviewed and to consider regularizing the ‘black market’ as this is contributing to the scarcity of forex in the country. Finally, the Party advised that, the government spearhead the enactment of laws to account for unexplained wealth of individuals and even groups in the country. PNC believes this will reduce corruption to its barest minimum.”
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The PNC equally emphasized that it is not part and does not subscribe to the Arise Ghana demo. It disclosed that it has come to the party’s notice that “one Awudu Ishaq is parading himself as the Communication Secretary” of the party. With this, the PNC urged the media and the general public to kindly treat him as an imposter, as its authentic Communication Secretary is Mr Samuel Ayesu.