Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, has intimated that the President cannot be entirely blamed for the economic challenges as Ghana is not the only country in a meltdown.
According to Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, Ghanaians should be grateful to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for the social interventions introduced to improve their living conditions.
Dr. Nyarko noted that Ghana would have been doing exceptionally well if not for the Coronavirus pandemic and now the Russia-Ukraine war which, to him, has badly affected the economy.
“Ghanaians should bear with this government because the government is doing everything possible for us to progress. Nana Akufo-Addo is capable. The government is capable. What we are experiencing is temporal and the government is doing everything to bring us back to the pre-pandemic levels.”
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko
The Kwadaso MP therefore appealed to Ghanaians to appreciate the President’s good works knowing that he is doing his best to make life better for them. He also asked the citizens not to lose sight of the bad governance by the previous John Mahama regime where life of hardship was unbearable for them.
“During the time that we slept in darkness for so many years, show me a single intervention that government brought to cushion us. There was inactivity. There was inertia on the part of that government but at least we have done something. In the midst of the pain and hardship, you know government is doing something to soothe the pain of the people. So, for me, this is a clear difference.”
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko
Hypocrisy becoming a political standard
Also speaking, the former Central Region Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Allotey Jacobs stated that hypocrisy is becoming a standard in the nation’s body politics which has become too much. He stated that he can see something where some politicians are not speaking the truth as regards to the current standard of living of the people.
“Have you seen that the NPP communication has been pinned to the wall because of the opposition’s propaganda. And there is too much hypocrisy to the extend that, things we said in the past as leaders, we are saying against these current leaders. We are not being truthful.”
Allotey Jacobs
According to Mr. Jacobs, the time has come for Ghanaians to sit and analyze and look for solutions on how to ensure the nation gets better.
Touching on other issues being faced in the country, especially with the hike in fuel prices, Allotey Jacobs expressed strong disagreement with views that the President should reduce the fuel prices and taxes.
The former chairman argued that if government reduces the prices of petroleum products, the country will come to a standstill because government rakes in revenue from these petroleum taxes and pay an army of over 700,000 government employees.
Allotey Jacobs wondered how the critics expect the President pay the government employees when the petroleum product prices are cut.
“Due to hypocrisy, they will tell you to reduce the price of fuel and after that expect Nana Akufo-Addo to turn into Okomfo Anokye and conjure money from the sky to pay them. This is what we are doing to Ghana.”
Allotey Jacobs
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