Don’t Treat Ghanaians Like Voters But Citizens; Gabby Tells Gov’t

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko has cautioned the government against playing politics with the current state of affairs of the Ghanaian economy.

In a series of tweets, he reminded the government that the country is not yet in an election year therefore Ghanaians must be treated as “citizens” and not “voters”.

He first posted, “NPP shouldn’t play the politics of equalization with the NDC on inflation, interest rates & cedi depreciation. The world is facing an economic crisis like never before in peace time. Ghana has been hit very hard because our economic recovery was being delicately managed pre-COVID”.

“This is not election year, so don’t treat Ghanaians like voters but citizens.”

According to him, politics must be played in 2024 when the nation buckles its shoes for a general election.

He advised the government to rather channel its energy into policies it is putting in place to reverse the economic downturn.

“Right now people just care about how to make ends meet. Use your energy in showing what is being done to bring relief.”

Ghana is currently saddled with a skyrocketing inflation rate and a steep depreciation of the cedi against the dollar.

The inflation rate is now 37.2% according to data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).

The dollar is trading at GHc12.65 ps.

Bloomberg reports that the Ghana Cedi is the worst-performing currency in the world against the dollar.

Meanwhile, the country’s debt stock keeps rising.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini