NDC catches "diarrhea" while Bawumia gives them the date of the Ghanaian economy school

Policy of Thursday, March 21st, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-03-21

Barely 24 hours after the parliamentary minority press conference to paint a gloomy picture of Ghana's economy, the head of the economic management team and vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, set a new date. to report on the country's economy.

Bawumia, who served on the National Opposition Council (NDC) following the depreciation of the cedi, which is currently doing wonders against other major international currencies, including the US dollar, is expected to answer questions. concerning the state of the Ghanaian economy. at the public meeting scheduled for 3 April 2019 at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.

It has been dubbed "our progress, our status, our future" aimed at demolishing the minority's propaganda on the true state of the Ghanaian economy, focused on the vision of the President of Ghana beyond aid.

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, however, suggested that the meeting of the vice president of the city council would be held like this, which will be held throughout the country.

"… The Ministry of Information is about to organize the public meetings of 2019 and begins March 29, 2019 with a first public meeting in Kasoa, in Datus School Park," said Mr. Oppong Nkrumah.

"The purpose of the public meetings is to bring the government closer to the people. State actors such as ministers of state, MMDCEs and agency heads must therefore be accountable to the public who will also have the opportunity to make contributions to the governance of our country. "

In total, we plan to hold 24 public meetings this year in 2019. Public meetings represent a major shift in government policy to make information easily accessible and usable by the public here in Ghana and in the diaspora as well. "

It also comes at a time when the Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the seventh and eight reviews under the Ghana Accord supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The IMF noted that this would put at the disposal of Ghana a cumulative amount of 132.84 million SDRs (approximately 185.2 million USD).

"The Fund congratulates the authorities for completing the ECF-supported program and stands ready to support Ghana in its quest for economic prosperity," a statement on the IMF website said.