Member of Parliament for Lambussie-Karni Constituency Edward Kaale-Ewola Dery says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s introduction of higher Cedi denominations is a waste of the public purse.
According to him, the move is a means to perpetuate corruption.
Speaking on TV3's News @10 on Friday, November 29, the Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament said the move completely defeats the aim by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to have a single currency.
The Bank of Ghana on Friday introduced two higher denominations of GHS100 and GHC200.
GHC2 coins were also unveiled.
The Governor of the Bank, Dr Ernest Addison, told journalists that the introduction of the higher notes and the coins should not be misinterpreted to mean a shift away from the policy of pursuing a cashless society and pursuing electronic modes of payment.
He said the move was as a result of a market survey conducted from March 2017.
But the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said the Governor and, by extension, government strongly denied reports of a similar introduction about a year ago.
“Go back to what they said at that time,” he told host Paa Kwesi Asare.
For him, the whole move smacks of corruption.
“They can print dollars but what is written is written,” he said, insinuating a defeat for the government in next year’s polls.
Source: 3news
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If what is written is written I you the one who wrote it?mr Mp
@kk, please npp mps from the North don't behave like afuom, they are very civil and respectful and patriotic to their country far different from those thi*eves who join ndc just create loo000*00t and share. He has the guts to say what ?like he has 5 milion thumbs to vote out npp for his unattractive party ndc to come Somebody tell that ndc f000*00l he can't dictate to the 54% who brought this government to power ! they should think of how they can wipe off the 1 million votes against them and stop fooo000*ling themselves ike Ghanaians like ndc ,we don't like ndc today or tomorrow and the worst of the npp is the best of the ndc so we will go for the little evil npp than the chief evil ndc! who told him to come out and talk like that to Ghanaians? they are the type of people who have made ndc unattractive, you don't expect me to vote ndc with this guy as an mp from his constituency who remain the most poorest but listen to idi*ots and vote them to represent them !nothing will change what happened in 2016 !
No! He’s NDC MP, they have no clue about governance UT they want to rule anyhow.
no wonder he is a northern MP
Why do we allow such irresponsible statements. Does it mean everything should be made into a pissing contest of npp and ndc. What makes you think it is the government that prints new money. Aaaba, and he is a parliamentary member.