Minority Chief Frank Ano Dompre has warned that Ghana faces a deepening nationwide disaster and referred to as for pressing presidential intervention to handle worsening issues within the power sector, cocoa business, meals distribution system and the Environmental Safety Company.
In an open letter to President John Mahama on Wednesday, Nsawam Adaziri stated the nation is “at a stage” the place governance failures are growing and placing insupportable stress on the individuals.
“This nation is at a stage the place elevated public involvement in governance points needs to be acknowledged as a bonus,” he wrote.
Annaud Dompre stated the recurrence of extended energy outages was devastating, saying the continuing “blackouts” had been devastating companies and destroying livelihoods throughout the nation.
“Damsol is not only a technical flaw, it is a coverage failure that destroys jobs and hope,” he stated.
In response to him, corporations are unable to function stably as gasoline costs proceed to rise regardless of the introduction of the GHS1 gasoline tax.
“This isn’t governance. It is a contradiction,” he confused.
The minority chief referred to as on the federal government to droop the levy, publish an audit of the power sector and instantly have interaction unbiased energy producers and fuel suppliers to revive full era capability.
He additionally proposed basic structural reforms, together with the merger of the Ghana Electrical energy Firm and the Northern Electrical energy Distribution Firm and the creation of an unbiased electrical energy market administrator.
Concerning the cocoa sector, Ano Dompre stated current producer worth cuts have exacerbated the plight of cocoa farmers who’re already battling rising prices and local weather dangers.
“Persistent farmer dissatisfaction threatens productiveness, encourages cross-border smuggling, and undermines confidence within the nation’s dedication to truthful burden sharing throughout financial adjustment,” he warned.
He referred to as on the President to introduce emergency earnings help interventions to ease the burden on cocoa farmers.
The Minority Whip additionally expressed concern about what he described as a rising systemic disaster on the EPA.
He stated greater than 3,000 contract workers had been reportedly employed with out the required monetary clearance from the Ministry of Finance and earlier than authorities established a correctly constituted steering committee.
He stated some new workers had their salaries considerably decreased after taking the job.
“In Ghana, a horrible message is being despatched {that a} signed employment contract is just not well worth the paper it’s written on,” he stated.
Annaud Dompre warned that the scenario threatens environmental governance, mine oversight, local weather financing and investor confidence.
He additionally criticized the nation’s meals distribution system, declaring the contradiction between meals surpluses in rural areas and meals shortages in excessive faculties.
“Final yr, our farmers did their half to usher in a bumper harvest. However immediately, there isn’t any market, so the produce rots,” he stated.
He referred to as for emergency produce buying plans, stronger storage techniques and pressing reforms to help faculty meals provide chains.
He added: “Ignoring the purple flags of the problems being raised will lead to a serious setback to nationwide growth.”
