AKINWALE ABOLUWADE
Some angry citizens trooped out in Accra, Ghana’s capital recently to call for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo in view of the biting economy in the country.
The people were aggrieved that the bad time had crept up on the cedi with the rates of fuel and food commodities spiralling.
The protesters were clad in red and flanked with placards bearing different inscriptions.
Shouts of “Akufo-Addo must go” and “IMF no” rent the air.
The government is holding talks with the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars to subsidise the nation’s economy.
The people said that they were disappointed that the assurance by Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians that the country’s economy would bounce back was not kept.
A protester was quoted as saying that “He (the President) has failed and we are asking him to resign. High fuel price increments are killing the people of Ghana.”
The World Bank stated that around a quarter of the population lives on less than $2.15 per day.
The gold, cocoa and oil rich country has seen its cedi fall by more than 40% against the dollar in the current year making it one of the worst-performing currencies in the African region.
“Enough is enough. We have gold, we have oil, we have manganese, we have diamonds. We have everything we need in this country. The only thing that we need is leadership,” a citizen said.
