Former President John Mahama has urged President Akufo-Addo to cut down the size of his government in order to make adjustment for the economic challenges occasioned by covid-19.
“Our economy has revealed from this Covid stress test that it is still fragile and we need to be prudent in how we manage going forward. We must also be diligent in how we apply the $1 billion facility as the various tranches are released.
“We face significant pressure on our local currency, declining domestic revenues, a slowdown in GDP growth, increase in deficit to GDP of between 8% to 9%, ballooning debt which is projected to hit almost 70% by end year. This scenario requires that we exercise strict prioritization in our borrowing and expenditures and this might be the right time for the President to consider trimming down the bloated size of his government,” Mr Mahama said while donated food Items to some vulnerable households in Ghana.
He also appealed to the government to make judicious use of the money given it by the IMF.
“It is predicted that this pandemic and the disruption of global trade and economic activity will adversely affect the economies of developing countries. Ghana is no exception. The fast track approval by the IMF of the highly concessional Rapid Credit Facility is therefore timely and very welcome. This will help cushion the economy from the dangers of recession”.
Ghana’s covid-19 case count now stands at 636, up by some 70 more cases.
The figure stood at 566 as of Tuesday morning.
According to the Ghana Health Service, as of 13th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 44,421 persons have been tested with 636 being positive for COVID-19.
The breakdown of the 636 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged, 605 cases have been categorised as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in critical state currently and eight (8) have died.
Of the 636 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from the routine surveillance, 253 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale.
Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.
Source: starrfmonline.com
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There are more ministers but the amount spent on them is smaller than your ministers because they are not collecting double salaries. Cheap politics will not help you.Do clean politics and bring out credible and doable alternatives may sway people to vote for you.
In the Middle of a National Crises this is all Mahama can say. This Guyvis such a ***barred word*** ***barred word***. How could he ever have been President. The NDC is EVIL and a MENACE to GHANA. They wish NOTHING GOOD for GHANA. They LACK People with CRITICAL and INTELLECTUAL MINDS. All they KNOW is HURLING INSULTS and PROPAGANDA. Never AGAIN MAHAMA and the CLUELESS, INCOMPETENT, INEPT AND CORRUPT Party of and NDC
Mahama is now annoying..... someone must tell him to shuttt upppp we are in crisis. Tell us who is government official 1 in airbus bribery scandal.
We have too many myopic people in this country. How can we progress as a nation with such people. It's sickening.
Did you cut down your ministers during dumsor? Xometimes i feel sorry this man was a president he doesn't seem to know and understand anything about governance anyway i dont blame him because his ministers collected double salary. Mr incompetent one...... Akufo Addo's ministers don't receive double salary if he/she is an mp so what's your problem? What's bothering you? Talk about what America has just released about you gov.official 1 and your government officials about the Turkey power deal and a bank in America. Talk about Air bus Animguaseni, if i were you i wouldn't even talk but mahama as you are you will expose yourself for ridicule.
MR.STATESMAN WHAT ABOUT THE AIRBUS?PLAESE DONT FORGET TO COMMENT ABOUT IT