Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddirsu, has lashed out at the NPP government over the waste of resources, warning Ghana could descend into a ‘Sri-Lankan’ situation very soon.
Speaking in an interview with Kwesi Pratt on Pan African TV, the Minority leader in Parliament said that the claim by President Akufo-Addo to ‘protect the public purse’ is incongruous with his actions such as appointing an ‘elephant-sized’ government.
“When you hear President Nana Addo Dankwa say that he will protect the public purse and come and appoint an elephant-sized government, that’s incongruous. I mean you cannot reconcile that and then you see him spend profligately on travel when other heads of states will be on business class and either first class, you want to fly with the comfort of a private jet that adds to the cost,” Iddrisu told Kwesi Pratt.
“What is now catching up with them is that they didn’t keep faith with the Ghanaian electorate. At the time the NDC and President Mahama explained that they will not be able to pay allowances, it will affect the compensation budget, to be able to recruit more to the public service….there are those who think we need a downsizing of the Ghanaian public sector.
“I have read Professor Wood’s book and he is very articulate that our public sector is too large. 700,000 workers but how do you downsize it when you are not even providing an enabling environment for the private sector. What is happening today in Ghana and Kwesi, I am afraid Ghana may dip into a Sri Lankan situation even before the end of December,” Iddrisu added.
Sri Lanka descended into chaos following massive protests by the citizens after a steep economic downturn.
It culminated with protestors storming the Presidential Palace, where videos of some of them frolicking in the pool went viral online.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com