Things fundamentally have to change; reset or upgrade is just semantics – Theo Acheampong



Political analyst Theo Acheampong has said that the phrases “reset” and “improve,” as proposed by Ghana’s two main political events—the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Celebration (NPP)—are primarily semantic distinctions.

In keeping with him, the essential situation is that Ghana wants a major change in course.

He said that regardless of total financial development, the present method has not successfully addressed a few of the main challenges going through the nation.

Talking on JoyNews Newsfile, Mr Acheampong stated, “For instance, the cost-of-living disaster, unemployment, inequality, and poverty—together with all the opposite points which have manifested during the last two years—clearly can not proceed.”

He emphasised that, as former President John Mahama has said, Ghana’s youthful inhabitants means the nation can not afford to experiment or make errors, and that making elementary modifications is critical.

Mr Acheampong additionally identified that, between 1991 and 2012, Ghana decreased poverty from 47% to 12%.

He added that this progress was achieved with out the good thing about oil manufacturing or borrowing from the capital markets.

“Since 2012, if you happen to take a look at the information, you see that extra international direct funding inflows have been coming in. Nevertheless, the information really reveals that, from 2012 to the current and in all successive years, the poverty charge has elevated from 4% to 27% of the inhabitants.”


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