The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has expressed concern over the government’s priorities in managing the country.
He pointed to the recent request by the Finance Minister to withdraw GH¢500 million from the Contingency Fund as evidence of poor governance.
“After prioritizing corruption, waste, and empty slogans over the proper management of the economy and agriculture sector, the failed NPP government has driven our nation to this low point,” he stated.
This statement follows a letter from the Ministry to Parliament’s Finance Committee, seeking approval for the amount to mitigate the potential impacts of drought in eight regions.
The Ministry informed the Committee that the government cannot fully fund the required GH¢8.36 billion, as directed by the President, solely by reallocating existing budget lines in the 2024 budget.
Therefore, the request is intended to “complement this withdrawal, as the government mobilizes support from development partners and realigns approved fiscal operations in the 2024 budget.”
In a response dated August 28, Sammy Gyamfi said “This is the same administration that spent a staggering $58 million (GHS928 million) on digging the world’s biggest pit under the pretence of building a cathedral.”
He argued that, the government has wasted considerable resources on initiatives that do not benefit the citizens.
“Despite wise counsel, they splurged millions of taxpayers’ money on renting luxury private jets so the President could enjoy lavish comforts in the skies. They also recklessly spent millions on other frivolous expenditures at the presidency, as if there were no consequences,” he added.
Find the full statement below:
After prioritizing corruption, waste and empty sloganeering over prudent management of the economy and the agriculture sector, this is how low the failed NPP government has sunk our dear country.
Our dear nation has been rendered bankrupt such that today, the government cannot even afford GHS500 million to address the imminent food crises the nation is faced with.
This is the same government that spent a whopping $58 million (GHS928 million) on creating the biggest pit in the world under the guise of building a cathedral.
Against wise counsel, they wasted millions of taxpayers money on the rental of luxury private jets so the President could bath in the skies. They squandered millions of taxpayer money on other useless expenditures at the Presidency like there was no tomorrow.
Today the chickens have come to roost.
This is how low we have sunk as a country after all the sweet mouth-watering rhetorics about “One Village one Dam”. This is how low we have sunk after the NPP government spent a colossal GHS3 billion on their much-touted “Planting for Food and Jobs” program.
Oh, what a shame; what a disgrace!
Cry, my beloved Ama Ghana, cry!!!!
SAMMY GYAMFI ESQ.
Source: Adomonline
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