Ghana is in total disarray and the President’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) delivered before Parliament on Tuesday, 9 March 2021 does not reflect the true state of the nation, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has said.
According to the CPP, President Akufo-Addo failed to state in clear terms the exact state of the nation but rather a repetition and recycled of unfulfilled campaign promises.
Reacting to the President’s first SoNA in his second term, the CPP in a statement noted that: “The situation that most Ghanaians find themselves in now is deplorable and unable to meet their basic needs in terms of the simplest of existence which is steeped in gainful employment, access to good and affordable health care, decent accommodation, food security, and quality education that leads to a better life. Circumstances of the ordinary Ghanaian, spread across the entirety of our beloved nation, is worsened by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of neoliberal economic policies which continue to be implemented by the NPP.”
The CPP said the President failed to expatiate and address Ghana’s ballooning national debt currently standing at “approximately a whooping Two Hundred and Ninety-Seven Billion Ghana Cedis which represent a close to 78% of our Gross Domestic Product(GDP).”
The CPP further noted that its research has revealed a contrary view by the President that there was no food shortage in the year under review.
The statement said the country was dependent on the importation of food, agricultural product (rice, maize, tomatoes), and poultry products(chicken) to supplement local production.
“In the year 2020, there was a massive shortage of maize, tomatoes and basic food items in the country. The question is then asked by the CPP that why are Ghanaians paying exorbitant prices for foodstuffs in the market when there is a complete food glut in the country?” the CPP’s statement quizzed.
The CPP further indicated that it finds it surprising that President Akufo-Addo did not state the position of government on the matter of LGBT+ especially at a forum where he was present before the representatives of the people.
It added that the CPP is also highly disappointed and dismayed that the President in his address did not touch on the issue of corruption and did not give any clear roadmap and commitment to fighting this menace and canker.
The statement promised that a CPP government if elected into power would meet the economic, social, health and educational aspirations of the people and create a comfortable haven for Ghanaians and make Ghana great again.
Read the full CPP statement below:
CONVENTION PEOPLES PARTY – PRESS STATEMENT THE DECLINING STATE OF GHANA – CONVENTION PEOPLE’S PARTY
The Conventions Peoples Party would like to put on record, that in its view the state of our dear nation is in total disarray. The address by the President on Tuesday the 9th of March 2021 on the Floor of Parliament, failed to state in clear terms the exact state of our beloved nation Ghana, but rather a repetition and recycled unfulfilled campaign promises. The situation that, most Ghanaians find themselves in now is deplorable unable to meet their basic needs in terms of the simplest of existence which is steeped in gainful employment, access to good and affordable health care, decent accommodation, food security, and quality education that leads to a better life.
