For awhile now, government officials have been blaming the Coronavirus for the economic woes on Ghanaians as they keep telling them about the ravages of the viral disease which has affected the economy so bad.
Whenever one complains about the economic hardships and the leaders are called upon to address the concerns, all one normally hears is that the sinking of the economy is due to the Coronavirus.
However, they assure the citizenry of the President's commitment to resuscitate Ghana's economy.
Quite recently, international rating agency, Fitch, downgraded Ghana’s credit rating. And amidst the raging pandemic with the country going through a rough patch, some believe this is only going to worsen the country’s economic woes.
And government has continually attempted to attribute Ghana's precarious situation to the global disease.
But the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt seems tired of the COVID-19.
Speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'' Tuesday morning, Mr. Pratt noted that although Coronavirus has badly affected the country, it is not the cause of our current predicament as the problems existed long before the emergence of the disease.
He asked the government to stop using COVID as an excuse saying, "place aside the COVID excuse because it's not COVID that has caused the introduction of e-levy. The hardships in the country are not because of COVID''.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Does Kwesi Pratt live on planet earth at all. This man is just unbelievable to think that the increase in freight is just for goods to Ghana and no where else. When can we be real to ourselves and stop trivialising the impact of this pandemic on the globe. He needs to be serious and stop underestimating how this has caused rise in inflation in the UK and USA in 30 years.
WHEN DID NDC BECOME MANAGERS OF THE ECONOMY IF THE GAVE GHANA AND GHANAIANS TO IMF TO MANAGE IT. SIGNED TAKE OR PAY POWER SECTOR AGREEMENTS, DOUBLE SALARY TAKERS, BUS BRANDING LOOTERS, WAYOMY LOOTERS, SOLD OLD 120 RAIL CARS FOR SCRAP WHICH COULD BEEN REPAIRE BY SWAME MAGAZANE FOR $50,000 DOLLARS. BRANDNEW OF THESE RAIL CARS COST 500,000 DOLLARS WHICH NPP CURRENTLY HAS FIXED 10 RAIL CARS BY SWAME MAGAZANE FOR 50,000 DOLLARS SUCH A DISPICABLE ART OF LOOT AND WASTE BY NDC ***barred word*** LOOSERS ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT.
Yes , it is the 19 years of mismanagement of the NDC.
mr. know all. mr. wisest man you have shot over the bar. nobody takes you serious again in Ghana
I still stand by my conviction that characters like kwasi pratt is the brain behind NDC failures. He has eyes but can't see therefore always spree garbage's to the NDC guys . Mr. Know it all tell us what is real problem of Ghana currently if not COVID-19 emergence across the globe . Kwasi Pratt is now irrelevant in today Ghana's political discourse
Kwasi, you and people who hate the NPP are lucky to be in Ghana with Nana Addo as President. Wealthy countries like USA, Germany and England are struggling because of COVID-19 and its repercussions on their economies. Continue deceiving your NDC supporters. Indeed, we need the FREE SHS to stop the propaganda from NDC in Ghana.
If COVID-19 wasn't then tell us what it was. Mr know it all. Is Ghana the only country suffering or the entire globe. And in any case how was the economy before COVID. There was a time in our history when there was no pandemic, yet the situation was worst, but you kept quiet. Because you were with media commission and enjoying Article 71. When our lightening system wasn't anything to talk about and everything was collapsing.
You are no more relevant in national discourse.