A bigwig of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has admonished members to focus on sharing what the government is doing to bring relief to Ghanaians, and to desist from playing politics of equalization with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He says the world is facing challenging times which Ghana is not excluded and so playing politics of equalization with the NDC will not be in the interest of the Party.
According to him, comparisons on interest rates, and cedi depreciation only work when in the electioneering period but at the moment Ghanaian citizens were focused on “how to make ends meet”.
Mr Otchere-Darko charged members of the party to use their energies to show what was being done to bring relief.
In a series of tweets, he explained that Ghana had been hit very hard because its economic recovery was being delicately managed pre-COVID-19.
He tweeted: “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. Politics of comparisons works when elections are before us. Right now people just care about how to make ends meet. Use your energy in showing what is being done to bring relief”.
The Akufo-Addo led governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) has come under attacks for the general hardships in the country.
In July this year, Ghana started engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout to restore macro-economic stability.
Ghana is hoping to receive up to $3 billion in loans for over three years under the IMF arrangement to boost its finances and support the balance of payments.
Source: theGhanaianvoice.com