How Asantehene's phone call saved Ghana after Kufuor's unsuccessful attempts, others

General News of Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-04-23

His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Asante Kingdom, strongly influenced the World Bank's decision to allow Ghana to obtain Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) status at a single stroke. phone after President John Agyekum Kufuor and all his government apparatus exhausted the avenues available to them at the time.

A member of the communication team of Manhyia Palace and Deputy Chief Amoamanhene, Nana Agyenim Boateng, made the shocking revelation on the influence exercised by the respected King to the benefit of the country.

The former President of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, and his government in 2001 joined the HIPC Initiative.

According to Mr. Kufuor, this initiative should be an opportunity to take the time to pursue its medium and long-term goals and not just a "political gadget or tip".

At the time, many Ghanaians, particularly the opposition, strongly opposed Kufuor's decision to choose HIPC, but the government insisted on the need to take into account the current economic situation.

However, revealing the brain behind the success of the agreement with the World Bank, Nana Agyenim Boateng made it clear that a phone call to Otumfuo was needed to complete everything.

"It's a record available and not from me. After the World Bank's badessment, our economy had some weaknesses. At the time, Asantehene had not gone to Washington, it was just a phone call. He then called James D. Wolfensohn, the boss of the World Bank, and told him that was the situation. The World Bank had canceled our debt and Ghana had opted for the HIPC initiative. This is registered. Nana Amoamanhene Nana Agyenim Boateng revealed in an interview with Hello FM in Kumasi under the control of MyNewsGh.com.

"The social intervention that Asantehene has made is not only for Kumasi, but for the whole country," he added.