Member of Parliament(MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants government to admit to its failure to provide Ghanaians with the milk and honey it promised.
According to him, after piling heaps of burden on the citizens with the introduction of E-Levy, the government has no shame by seeking to rob the people again with its insatiable attempt to reintroduce the botched Agyapa deal.
Last week, the finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, advocated for a re-look at the controversial Agyapa Royalties Agreement, instead of abandoning it.
Mr Ofori-Atta said the deal must be taken through the appropriate process in order to make it work because it could reduce the country’s debt exposure.
Speaking during a press briefing to announce details of the African Development Bank 2022 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, the Finance Minister who hinted of the President's approval, explained that the Agyapa deal “is not about whether the monetization of mineral royalties or listing of the company is bad or good, it is good because that is how you raise resources.”
“The question is the process of doing that. If we have a problem with the process, let’s articulate it, let’s cure it, but let us not drop something that would be good for us and reduce our debt exposure....
“My mind is still there. I know the President has mentioned something about that,” he said.
Reacting to this on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, Okudzeto Ablakwa described the NPP government as a bunch of insensitive politicians.
"I thought the Finance Minister during his frantic efforts to see to the passage of the E-levy said Ghana's problem will ultimately be solved once the E-levy comes into force."
"Why are they trying to engage Ghanaians on this Agyapa deal again. They should understand that Ghanaians have suffered enough and will not countenance further any form of hardship that will seem to be fleecing the country's coffers," he said.
To him, the Minority remains opposed to the Agyapa deal and will ensure that it does not see the light of the day when it is brought to parliament again.
"Enough is enough, the Akufo-Addo government cannot make the country their cash cow for their failed and abysmal performance as a government," he added.
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This Okudjato boy talks too much without basis. can only E-LEVY be used to solve all our problems? You talk without thinking. Please give us a break
THE DAY THAT YOU ***barred word*** WILL WAKE UP AND HIS ***barred word*** MAN AND CRIMINAL GANG HAVE SOLD MOTHER GHANA, THAT WILL BE THE DAY THAT ***barred word*** CLOUDING YOUR BRAINS TO THINK AS HUMAN BEINGS WILL FADE....WHY DO YOU STILL DEFEND OFFORI ATTA AND THIS ***barred word*** AND INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENT IS IT BECAUSE YOU DONT REASON AS HUMANS WITH BRAINS ANYMORE?....GOD SAVE GHANA
Mr Mp Please don't prey on ***barred word*** people with your propaganda. The government promised to look at the whole mix of revenue generation and this included the E -Levy, Agyapa deal and the tax exemption policy. So far its only the E-levy that has been implemented ( Though I wish they had started with 1% as the rate). As a country we must take our revenue generation seriously because we are lagging in that area . If this is not addressed we will keep on borrowing to bridge the gap in our budget annually and spend most of our revenue financing the debts instead of infrastructure development. We are currently doing 13% of GDP in our revenue efforts whilst the standard for a developing country like us must be Around 25%. That said we must also look at expenditure rationalisation seriously to go hand in hand with revenue generation. I commend the government in cutting its budget down 20% or so. But we must do more in this area. The goods and services area of government must be cut down drastically. And i believe the call must be made to our MPs to also accept a cut in salaries by at least 15%. The executive has lead the way ( If am right) and they should also follow the example. We need leaders who are leading by example and not spewing propaganda at the least opportunity.
CRASSSSSS talk. Is your source of income only from your MP pay? Why do we hear you have fuel station, if not station with an s? Why did you buy property in London if your house in Accra was enough? NSEM HUUNU ARA KWA ARA KWA!!!!
If one tax policy is all we need to solve our country's financial crisis, I believe JDM would have finish solving Ghana's problems. Mr Ablakwa, do you remember IMF, Condm tax etc, were they enough to solve all the issues of the then government. Populism, free talk and lack of research portrays the ignorance of our being. Good mprning