Put an end to boasting and work on the economy—Franklin Cudjoe tells government

IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has expressed grave concerns about Ghana's economic difficulties and the government's inability to lessen the load on its people.

 

He made these comments in reaction to a recent Afrobarometer survey that revealed a noteworthy 82% of Ghanaians think the nation is moving in the wrong direction. This number is still high, but it is marginally better than the 87% who voiced similar dissatisfaction in 2022.

 

According to the survey, Ghanaians are generally unhappy with the state of the economy and the deteriorating standard of living in their nation.

Speaking on The Big Issue with Selorm Adonoo on Channel One TV, Cudjoe urged the administration to put economic recovery ahead of self-congratulation.

 

In order to stay in power, he accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of leadership of depending unmet promises that were advertised on television and radio while failing to deliver on important obligations.

Ghanaians must witness their leaders' sincere concern and real assistance, not just campaign rhetoric, Cudjoe underlined. He pointed out that the weakening cedi, high inflation, and protracted International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations are all contributing to Ghana's economic problems, which are negatively affecting household earnings and leaving millions of people struggling to make ends meet.

“82% is quite staggering if you got negative 82% in an exam that is failed... People are really worried that the trajectory and the economic management of this country are at their toughest.

And the fact that managing directors are not held, they are not answering questions about the economy—it’s actually worrying. “People think an election is just a one-day phenomenon, so people will forget.

These are people who have stories of their lives based on the economy. And the challenges they felt all these years, and they are going to represent them on the ballot. They just need a little bit more expression from the likes of Dr. Bawumia. He’s launched an app to stabilise the CDI.

“Some businesses and individuals whose savings have been pickpocketed literally and a lot that has happened, a bit of care and support of these people that things will go right.

Instead of the bravado and the bragging that goes on, I see it in the advertisements, and I feel very disrespected and disappointed. Because I feel that these people should be answering questions directly that face people. All these will come to bite you.”

According to the survey, 78 percent of participants think that, in comparison to the previous administration under John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's economic circumstances have gotten worse during the nearly eight years of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia administration.

This sense of economic loss, which is exacerbated by problems with price regulation and job creation, represents widespread discontent and draws attention to persistent economic concerns that many Ghanaians believe have not been addressed.

According to the survey, 82 per cent of participants think the nation is going down the wrong path, which highlights the general dissatisfaction.

Source: citinewsroom