Seasoned Journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has snapped at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over comments by some members that Ghana should return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance.
Speaking on Friday edition of Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'' programme, Mr. Pratt alluded to some statements made by some NDC members where they suggest that Ghana should go back to the era of seeking loans from the IMF to develop the country.
These statements are as a result of the party's opposition to the e-levy pending implementation by the Akufo-Addo-led government.
To the NDC, the e-levy will compound the plight of Ghanaians, so don't want it implemented.
However, some officials of the incumbent government claim, without the e-levy, Ghana will not have adequate revenues to boost her infrastructure development.
Responding to the NDC's suggestion for IMF intervention, Kwesi Pratt poured out his rage saying, ''They should stop making those statements that we should go the IMF. It's annoying me! Seriously, it's annoying me! Haven't we been to the IMF before? What was the result? So, why is it that everytime we are saying we should go to the IMF as if there is a solution there? There's no solution there; so the NDC should stop saying we should go the IMF. It's irritating me!!''
He recounted the hardships that Ghanaians faced during the days of going to the IMF for financial aid stressing the country's national currency was devalued by "more than 30,000 percent over the period".
"Is this not the same IMF we went to that brought about the cash and carry [system]? Have you forgotten? So, stop telling us to go to the IMF. Nobody wants to go to the IMF," he fumed.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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WHEN DID NDC BECAME MANAGERS OF THE ECONOMY IF THE GAVE GHANA AND GHANAIANS TO IMF TO MANAGE IT. SIGNED TAKE OR PAY POWER SECTOR AGREEMENTS, DOUBLE SALARY TAKERS, BUS BRANDING LOOTERS, WAYOMY LOOTERS, SOLD OLD 120 RAIL CARS FOR SCRAP WHICH COULD BEEN REPAIRE BY SWAME MAGAZANE FOR $50,000 DOLLARS. BRANDNEW OF THESE RAIL CARS COST 500,000 DOLLARS WHICH NPP CURRENTLY HAS FIXED 10 RAIL CARS BY SWAME MAGAZANE FOR 50,000 DOLLARS SUCH A DISPICABLE ART OF LOOT AND WASTE BY NDC ***barred word*** LOOSERS ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT.The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in 1987 obtained a first class degree in economics from the University of Buckingham, the only independent university with a Royal Charter.
CJA JAK had put in place systems but through their lies with the help of this very unpatriotic Ghanaian said Ghana was headed the wrong direction when Police Force , Teachers, Doctors, The Military, etc have been properly retooled, when bus systems were working with free rides for students, Health Insurance, Free Maternal care , the beautification of the Capital City Accra , etc discovery of oil, Health insurance levy, call tax…robust banking systems..you helped NDC to come to power to destroy every thing now what!
This guy is just too evill. look at the congestion the road tolls were causing and he is here saying the govt should have kept it.