Stop blaming economic hardships on Covid-19 – Edudzi Tamakloe to NPP
A member of the National Democratic Congress, NDC legal team, Dr. Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe said, he had observed conversations where the government through its unofficial spokespersons had attributed the economic hardships to Covid-19.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsfile on Saturday, November 13, 2021, Dr. Edudzi Tamakloe stated that, everything cannot be blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic.
He thus, asked Government to stop blaming ongoing economic hardships on the Covid-19 pandemic since economic indicators were already gloomy prior to the pandemic hitting the shores of the state.
“Everything cannot be blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic, as of 2019, the figures were already showing bad signs, that was even before Covid-19 came in” he stated.
Dr Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe further mentioned that, if the government insists the economic hardships currently being experienced are the result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s only an indication that the government had been building a paper economy where what is presented on paper as fact is different from the reality on the grounds.
“What it means is that, this administration had basically built a paper economy which is different from the reality associated with our people, because we were told the economy was sound, robust, resilient” he added.
Dr. Godwin Edudzi’s comment follows a speech by the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Reverend Philip Naameh, who has lamented the perceived level of corruption perpetrated by political actors.
The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference at the plenary session in Wa on Monday, November 8, 2021, noted that corruption is having a toll on the national economy, thereby increasing Ghana’s poverty situation.
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