National
Youth Organizer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Divine Nkrumah
has called on President Mahama to offer an unqualified apology to
Ghanaians for being insincere about the status of Ghana's economy.
The
outspoken politician said by the economic indicators from energy,
network systems among others makes it is impossible for businesses to
thrive even with a million dollar investment. He chided President Mahama
for ruining the economy and yet goes round deceiving Ghanaians that,
the economy is booming and that only Ghanaians without skills complain
of hardship.
President John Dramani Mahama in an interview
with Volta Star Radio on his regional 'Accounting To the People Tour' in
the Volta region said Ghanaians who are not feeling the prosperity in
the economy may be lacking the skills needed to take advantage of the
opportunities his government has created. "…The thing is, if you are not
feeling it in your pocket, it doesn’t mean that the President is going
to come from place to place distributing money to everybody.
The
economy will provide the opportunities but it’s for the people to take
advantage,” the President explained during an interview with Ho-based
Volta Star FM, Thursday. But responding to President Mahama's statement,
Divine Nkrumah posited that Ghanaians are not feeling the so-called
economic opportunities created by the Mahama led administration. He
noted that, many young graduates are rooming the streets of Accra and
other regions selling and taking over taxi business because there are no
sustainable jobs for these skillful graduates.
Divine Nkrumah
said, existing businesses are laying off workers because they are not
making any returns as compared to the investment they are making into
their businesses.
He indicated that, for the first time in the
history of this country, Ghanaians are paying outrageous utility
tariffs higher than their monthly rent; a situation he described as
unfortunate and shows clearly the incompetency of the Mahama led
administration.
Divine Nkrumah said it will be prudent for
President Mahama to do the honourable thing by apologizing to Ghanaians
for his insincerity and deceit. |
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