Address Ghana on current challenges – Prof Adei to Akufo-Addo

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and National Deveopment Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately address Ghanaians on the challenges facing the citizenry.

According to him, the state of the current economic problems is similar to the Covid-19 situation, adding that the President must once again hold periodic nation addresses to let the people know government’s plan in resuscitating the economy.

Speaking in an interview monitored by African Editors in Accra on Thursday 18 August 2022, the former GIMPA Rector Prof. Stephen Adei said “We just went through one crisis, Covid-19, the very week spoke to the nation. And every Sunday at 8 o’clock there was a statement by the President”.

“So since things are still not good, please join us, support us,” Prof Adei told the President.

Ghana’s economic situation has not been the best in recent times.

With the hike in fuel and transportation and the depreciation of the currency, many Ghanaians are complaining about their dire financial needs.

Economists have also predicted doom for the economy should government fail to salvage things with urgency.

Ghana is currently facing economic hardships with GHC400bn external debt stock, 31.7% inflation rate, Cedi depreciation of GHC10 to $1, 78% debt to GDP leading unbearable hikes in food prices.