In a video aggregate by Sunyani-based Ark FM on July 29, 2024, the Dormaahene, who vowed not to shy abroad from critiquing the government back things are not activity well, was decidedly black about the abrasion of the Ghana cedi.
The ascendant arch said that the dollar, which amount beneath than GH¢4 afore the Akufo-Addo government came into power, now costs about GH¢16.
He acclaimed that the cedi's abrasion is the capital acumen the abridgement is in anarchy and the citizenry is suffering.
"In 2008, I went to the UAE, and I afflicted $1 for GH¢3.7. Back Kufuor was in power, a dollar amount about GH¢1. During Atta Mills' era, it rose to over GH¢2. Back Mahama came to office, it was amid GH¢3.7 to GH¢4.
"After the 7 or 8 years of this government, a dollar now costs about GH¢16. This is why we are suffering. I'm not the one in allegation of managing the country's currency, and neither is any of the chiefs here. If things are not activity able-bodied and everybody chooses to be silent, I won't be silent. I will allege out," he said in Twi.
Osagyefo Agyeman Badu II additionally airtight the government for attempting to advertise 60% of the shares of four Social Security and National Insurance Trust hotels to Rock City Auberge Limited, which is endemic by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong.
"Recently, they accustomed affairs some hotels and workers in Ghana told them not to. If you are activity to advertise the hotels, it should be to accomplish them better, and you can't advertise assisting hotels. The workers were adjoin it, but they still capital to advertise the hotels. And they were alike activity to advertise them to one of their own."
The arch added that all government admiral are there to serve the citizenry's needs, and they cannot be "eating sardines" while the absolute country is suffering.
About the adulterated SSNIT auberge deal:
The absolute country about came to a standstill back Organised Labour declared a civic bang afterwards the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, declared that the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) had accustomed the auction of the shares of the four hotels, including the Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Elmina Beach Resort, and Ridge Royal Hotel.
Organised Labour was affronted by the government's affirmation on affairs the shares of the hotels, which it had declared was not in the absorption of Ghanaian workers and should be cancelled.
Almost all labour unions in the country, including doctors, teachers, nurses, and civilian servants, adhered to the adjustment to not appear assignment from Monday, July 15, 2024, until the government appear the deal's termination.
Bryan Acheampong's Rock City withdrew its bid to buy the hotels, and SSNIT after appear the abortion of the accord to advertise the hotels' shares.
Ablakwa’s role
The Member of Assembly for North Tongu, , brought the nation's absorption to the accord to advertise the shares of the SSNIT hotels.
The MP petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate allegations surrounding the auction of the hotels. He approved investigations into allegations including battle of interest, corruption of power, abridgement of due process, accretion breaches, cronyism, and graft.
Ablakwa alike captivated a artery protest, accurate by the Trade Union Congress, to burden the government to arrest the auction of the hotels.
Watch the chief's animadversion in the video below:
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