A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has chided the government for failing to live up to its promise of stopping the use of V8s by the political elite.
Speaking on ‘The Key Points‘ on TV3 on Saturday, December 10th, Professor Gyampo said the government has done nothing to show they appreciate the current hardship of Ghanaians because despite their rhetoric, they have yet to take any revenue-saving measures.
“There are no clear signs of sacrifices from the government and the political elite. Let us see a palpable demonstration of sacrifice if times are hard. They said they will stop driving V8, but they are still driving them in town,” Gyampo said.
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced the ban on use of V8s by government officials unless it’s for cross-country travel during his presentation of the 2023 budget to Parliament.
“A ban on the use of V8s/V6s or its equivalent except for cross-country travel. All government vehicles would be registered with GV green number plates from January 2023,” Ofori-Atta said.
Yet despite the promise, nothing concrete has been done.
Professor Gyampo also excoriated the current Parliament over the failed censure motion against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
According to him, the majority MPs simply hyped up themselves with claims they wanted Ofori-Atta out but when push came to shove, they buckled.
“The eighth parliament is toothless. This particular parliament cannot be taken seriously. The politicians hyped our expectations and when it came to them making a decision in parliament they did another thing. So I was asking, who were they fooling?
“If MPs are going to be guided by their constituents’ interest you can imagine how Ghana will look like? How can we grow our democracy if able men cannot swim against the tide to project the public interest?”
Gyampo added that he always expected the censure motion to fail because he knew the majority MPs could not stand by their convictions when the time came to truly get Ofori-Atta sacked from office.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com