Bawumia Did Not Make Any Serious Intellectual Remark – Adongo
Isaac Adongo, Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, is unhappy with Vice President Mahumudu Bawumia’s speech on the state of the Ghanaian economy.
Mr. Adongo stated the speech was poor, failing to address the major causes of Ghana’s current economic problems.
“If you listen to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, very characteristic of him, he did not make any serious intellectual conversation… You will know for sure that this is someone struggling. Bawumia did not speak about our net international reserves, which have become so depleted that investors now see the cedi as a worsening currency because there is no forex to back it,” Mr. Adongo noted.
The MP was particularly disappointed by the Vice President’s assertion that the Russia-Ukraine conflict was to blame for the rise in food costs.
“This is a man who says that the main reason why food prices are up is that Ghana imports 30 percent of its wheat requirements from Ukraine. When was the last time you ate any food prepared from wheat? Is wheat our staple food in Ghana? In one breath you say your Planting for Food and Jobs is so buoyant and so successful that there is an abundance of food, yet you claim 30 percent wheat is enough to create food inflation in Ghana. Quite clearly, you can tell there is a problem,” he added on an Accra-Based media house.
