Authorities Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has refuted claims by New Patriotic Celebration Publicity Choose Committee Chairman Nana Akomere that Ghanaians should not benefiting from financial stability.
Kwakye Ofosu stated in an interview on Pleasure FM that the assertion was politically motivated and inconsistent with the present financial scenario.
Beforehand, an NPP supply defined on Pleasure Information’ PM Categorical that “nobody, not even the voters, preys on stability.”
“There isn’t a voters that hates inflation. It’s good to realize macroeconomic stability. It’s good to realize low inflation charges. It isn’t the identical as the price of residing,” Nana Akomea argued.
Kwaki Ofosu acknowledged that opposition events have a duty to scrutinize authorities insurance policies and maintain leaders accountable, however insisted that such criticism should be based mostly on information and logical evaluation.
“He says Ghanaians do not feed on stability. Does that imply Nana Akomere is implying that Ghanaians feed on instability? I believe we have to draw the road correctly. I do know it’s the position of the opposition to alarm the federal government and criticize its insurance policies, however all of that needs to be based mostly on information and logic.”
“There isn’t a one in Ghana who can say that the economic system we now have at present is worse than the economic system we inherited, and that can not be argued by any stretch of the creativeness,” he stated.
Kwakye Ofosu claimed that the present authorities has succeeded in reversing some damaging financial tendencies, citing the stabilization of trade charges, decrease gas costs and decrease transport fares as proof that odd Ghanaians are starting to really feel a way of reduction.
He famous that regardless of fluctuations in international oil costs, gas costs have fallen from a variety of GH¢20 to GH¢23 per liter below the earlier authorities to round GH¢15 per liter.
“In the event you had been shopping for gas for 23 cedis per liter and at present you’re shopping for the identical gas for about 15 cedis, how are you going to say that it doesn’t translate into financial savings for the common particular person?” he requested.
“It isn’t correct in any respect for the opposition to disregard all this and faux that nothing is occurring on this nation that exhibits any indicators of enchancment. It’s simply politics and has no substantive assist,” he added.
