, former Minister of Finance, has come under heavy backlash following a disclosure by social media influencer, Kalyjay that he and others were allegedly offered an amount of GH¢1000 per every tweet to promote Ofori-Atta.
Other trending topics are #NSMQSemis, Botwe, Kalyjay, Augusco, Presec, and NGOs.
Here is a breakdown of why these topics are trending: The former Minister of Finance is trending after social media influencer Kalyjay disclosed on X that he and other influencers were paid GH¢100, instead of a promised GH¢1000 each, to promote Ofori-Atta on X during the cedi depreciation and the domestic debt exchange, which resulted in many Ghanaians' investments being locked up by the government.
Ghanaians are criticising the government and Ofori-Atta for allegedly offering to pay influencers instead of using those funds to develop the country.