Cedi Depreciation: Stop speculation; too late for jab – Oppong Nkrumah to the minority

General News of Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-03-20

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, criticized the minority for stating that the government should accept that it has failed to stabilize the cedi and the economy.

The minority's press conference on Wednesday morning revealed that the cedi did not like everything, saying the government was trying to confuse ordinary Ghanaians with lies.

But Oppong Nkrumah says the minority is spitting lies.

"The speculations of the minority that the cedi will strike before the end of the year, I will say that it is a deliberate attempt of the minority to increase speculation and if these speculations succeed, they turn around then they predicted … and it's unhealthy, "he explained.

Speaking to the media, Oppong Nkrumah said that the Cedi has been appreciated in recent days and that the Akufo-Addo government is working hard with the Bank of Ghana and the Central Bank. .

He said: "The cedi is currently seeing some appreciation over the past two or three days and it is clear that these are the interventions that the government, through the Bank of Ghana, initially put in place. and pbaded by the central bank. we have seen the effects of speculators. "

Commenting on the aggression of Ghanaian Times reporters, the information minister said that an investigation would be conducted, following which those found guilty would be treated.

"We have been in contact with the Ministry of the Interior and the police service, I understand that they have taken statements and that they are currently investigating this case," he said. he declared. "We continue to insist that the speed with which the people who badaulted the police officer were quickly found, arrested and treated, should be applied in the same way to find the police who badaulted them."