Ghana is tough – Rawlings | Policy

Former President Jerry John Rawlings said that Ghanaians were going through a very difficult time.

According to Mr. Rawlings, the situation is serious and it is therefore necessary that all reach out to those who need it.

"We all know how difficult the situation is in Ghana right now," he admits. "The times are really hard and at critical moments such as these funerals, the expenses incurred by the family are not a joke.

"Things are not going so well for a lot of people. I beg you all, because things are like that, we have no choice but to help each other. "

Rawlings, who had joined other personalities for the funeral of Nana Ama Obu Derby-Michaelis, mother of the Vice President of the Association of Shipowners and Shipping Agents of Ghana (SOAAG), Adam Imoru Ayarna, also indicated that the situation was difficult not only for the ordinary Ghanaian also the rich and famous as he is unable to offer resounding support to people in mourning.

"It's not easy for me. I would like to be able to support, "he said.

We are not in crisis; but Ghanaians are in trouble – Akufo-Addo

In September, President Akufo-Addo admitted that the average Ghanaian was in trouble, but rejected claims that the country was in crisis.

In a speech delivered to a Ghanaian community in New York (USA), the president attributed the "difficulties" of the system to "the dramatic rise in crude oil prices" and the strengthening of the dollar American.

He said: "This is not a crisis, but the difficulties we are currently experiencing are challenges that the system will be able to handle. This has created difficulties in the lives of ordinary people in Ghana, but these are events beyond our control, that we must find a way to adapt.

"We need to address medium and long-term currency issues, expanding our supply base, it's not a crisis … these are challenges that the system would be able to take into account …" "