Ghanaian highlife artiste, Ofori Amponsah, has acknowledged that Ghana is going through a financial crisis.
However, he believes that the country’s financial challenges are not a result of mismanagement but rather of external shocks.
“What we are facing is that we are facing external shocks, I did economics in school and so I understand the system. What I feel for this nation, especially when I see people on ships going to Italy, I cry in my heart because there are so much opportunities in this country that people don’t see. When it comes to farming there is a lot but people don’t love what will bring them money, everyone wants to cut corners for money and when everybody is cutting corners for money what economy do we have? That is why I’m saying that we have to do an introspection as a country because one party cannot do it so we have to come together to fix this country,” he said.
“Every country experiences this phase of financial challenges. Ghana is facing its own financial challenges at this time. We don’t have to give up because no one particular person can fix it until we come together and fix it. Today the dollar is Ghc16 maybe tomorrow Mahama may come and the dollar will be Ghc 25 another will come and maybe in the next ten years if we are living you’ll interview me and say I told you.” Ofori Amponsah was speaking on TV 3.
Ofori Amponsah explained that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as Vice President, faces limitations in implementing his ideas due to the ceremonial nature of his position. The ultimate decision-making power does not lie with him, preventing him from fully executing his plans.
