Former President John Dramani Mahama has debunked claims by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Madam Kristina Grigoreva that Ghana’s current economic crisis is due to global factors rather than bad policies.
Madam Grigoreva in a recent meeting with President Akufo-Addo cited the COVID 19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war as responsible for economic difficulties confronting the country and promised the Fund’s commitment to helping Ghana come out of it in a short time.
She was optimistic that Ghana and the IMF could reach a deal before the end of this year.
Reacting to the comments of the IMF boss on his facebook page, Mr. Mahama welcomes the IMF commitment to help the country describing it as a relief.
Whiles acknowledging that international diplomats speak “diplomatically”, he was of the view that these diplomats must not always be “diplomatic” with the truth but rather call a spade a spade.
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While the norm in international diplomacy of being guarded in what one says is appreciated, comments by high ranking officials must be grounded on facts that take into consideration local realities and opinions.
The incontrovertible fact is that, Ghana is in a mess due to the BAD POLICIES of this government, which have contributed massively to the dire state of affairs.
International diplomats must consider these facts and not just ignore them; lest they make wrong diagnosis and prescribe inappropriate remedies.”
Here is the full post of the former president
It is a relief to hear Madam Kristina Grigoreva reaffirm the commitment of the IMF to support the people of Ghana in these perilous times.
Ghanaians are undeserving of the uncertainty and hardship resulting from the ineptness of the Nana Akufo-Addo administration that has contributed massively to this mess.
While the norm in international diplomacy of being guarded in what one says is appreciated, comments by high ranking officials must be grounded on facts that take into consideration local realities and opinions.
The incontrovertible fact is that, Ghana is in a mess due to the BAD POLICIES of this government, which have contributed massively to the dire state of affairs.
International diplomats must consider these facts and not just ignore them; lest they make wrong diagnosis and prescribe inappropriate remedies.
The consequences of the government’s ill-adviced policies such as the botched, insensitive and dubious cost in closing down locally owned banks, unbridled levels of corruption and lack of accountability including the mismanagement of COVID-19 funds, unconventional borrowing practices riddled with opaqueness and conflicts of interest, resulting in an unsustainable debt envelope, costly, experimental and untested programmes, etc., cannot be ignored in understanding the current dire state of the Ghanaian Economy.
Therefore, the rhetoric that emanates from international diplomats must reflect local realities. The Ghanaian economy must be managed first for the Ghanaian who lives and experiences it daily, not just for an international audience.
SOURCE theGhanaianVoice