The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa says there is no need for the government to apologize to Ghanaians over the decision to go the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout.
In what appears to be a direct response to the call by Honourable Rachel Appoh, the former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central for the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to apologise to former President John Mahama, the NPP Communicator believes there is no point for any apology.
Mr. Asamoa’s response comes just two days after Honorable Appoh who is also the former Gender Minister had in a Face book post lashed out at the Nana Addo government for taking the country back to the IMF after they had ruled out any possibility of retuning to the body.
Hon. Appoh wrote:” You see your own words have eventually come round to hit you guys. You talk and brag too much, that’s your problem as a Government. Humble yourself and apologize to Prez. Mahama because he is indeed a visionary leader.”
She adds: “You people used all manner of terrible words to criticize his Government while you people had not experienced what it takes to lead a country. The level of shame and disgrace is too much to bear after all the IMF bragging I guess. You see your smoothness level NPP Government??? You think Governance is easy??”
Honourable Appoh further noted “Posterity is indeed judging Prez. Mahama, God have mercy on Ghana. Long live Ghana.
However, the NPP’s Director of Communication would not have any of that criticism.
In an interview on Accra based TV station [TV3], the Communications Director explained that the country has indeed reached a fork in the road with several options available but the best and most useful of them would be returning to the IMF, as proper management would yield better and different results than in previous years.
“It is true that we are being forced to eat our words in public at this point, but there is no shame in that. It would be shameless to admit that the government decided to go to the IMF because our country’s economy has hit a stumbling block.
Mr. Buaben Asamoa went on to say that the circumstances surrounding the government’s decision to go to the IMF are completely different and not as bizarre as when the previous government’s incompetence drove it straight to the IMF.
“I must state that the conditions are completely different from before, he added. In our case, a global crisis is impeding production, supply, and global trade in general. I don’t see how the current can be blamed if the situation is beyond our control. The decision to engage with the IMF again is our best bet.”