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Communication Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, Esq. has addressed the press to clarify and debunk allegations and falsehood that has been leveled against the government by a pressure group responsible for the ‘fix the country protest’.

Several arguments have been raised by some concerned Ghanaians in the ‘fix the country’ demonstration perhaps instigated by the opposition NDC purposed to put pressure on the gov’t into fixing affairs they believe has been neglected and by this address he sorts to untangle and rebuttal all of such claims.

In his address he explained into details the difference between the current state of the economy and the state of the economy that was inherited from the previous government by the Prez. Akufo- Addo lead administration.
Key amongst them is the state of the economy; howbeit, he believes that it will be unfair for anyone to blame the gov’t for mismanaging the affairs of the economy despite the fact that there is a global economic crisis that is as a result of the deadly covid-19 virus.

Ghana as well as other countries has suffered in the past 14- months trying to stabilize the economic sector that was halted for a couple of months under lockdown.

He emphatically stated that the NPP has managed the economy much better than the opposition NDC prior to and during the pandemic, this he believes has a reflection in the IMF’s rating on how the gov’t fared in the era of the pandemic.
According to him, despite all the economic challenges the international monetary fund, (IMF) for 2021 projecting Ghana 4.6% from a high of 6% in 2019 as per the updated world economic outlook report is as a result of how gov’t managed the covid-19 effectively.

Again the fund projected an impressive gross domestic product, (GDP) growth rate of 6.1% for the next year, making Ghana’s rate anticipatedly higher than the sub Saharan African regional average of 3.4% in 2021.

Further, he outlined that, Ghana’s debts to GPD was at 78% as per the IMF, compared to 64.4% in 2019 despite the numerous challenges placed on the economy due to the pandemic as a result of the carefully crafted programs focusing on SMEs and digitization. it is therefore undoubted that the gov’t has managed the economy well and effectively as compared to the NDC with its strong policies purported to reviving the economy.

He noted that even though many countries have been downgraded, analysis by the EUROMONEY has it that Ghana has gained points making it the fourth best investment destinations in Africa.

He assured Ghanaians that the Prez Akufo- Addo lead gov’t stabilized the economy that that was it knees in 2016 only to knocked down by the pandemic but was optimistic that economy will soon be on it feet again