Julius Kwame Anthony, the Deputy Director of Communications for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over his recent comments on the Ghanaian economy.
Over the weekend, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia criticised the Mahama government over the economic conditions facing Ghanaians.
Dr Bawumia argued that economic stability is meaningless if it does not translate into improved living conditions.
Speaking at the party’s Thanksgiving Service in Sunyani, Dr Bawumia drew on Ghana’s founding President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s famous statement about liberation, to question the benefits of the country’s economic indicators when citizens continue to struggle.
“Stability of the economy is meaningless if it cannot be linked up with the total liberation of the suffering of our people,” he stated.
According to Dr Bawumia, although the government points to declining inflation and a fall in the value of the dollar against the cedi as evidence of economic progress, these developments must ultimately benefit ordinary Ghanaians.
“If you look at how things are going today, we all know things are not going well. Today, if you ask the government what they have done, they will tell you they have brought down inflation and the dollar has come down,” he said.
Dr Bawumia further questioned the significance of these economic gains if citizens continue to experience financial hardship.
“The reason why we want inflation and the dollar to come down is for Ghanaians to benefit, is that not it? But if inflation is coming down and the dollar is also coming down and there is still suffering, is that what we want?” he asked.
He further argued that economic stability should be reflected in the cost of living, pointing to rising utility bills and transport fares as some of the challenges confronting households and businesses.
“You cannot have a stable economy with people suffering. Electricity bills, water bills, petrol and transport fares have all gone up. Traders are complaining because people are not buying their goods,” Dr Bawumia added.
However, Julius Kwame Anthony reacted to Dr Bawumia’s argument that the former Vice President did not pay attention to while in office, noting that Ghanaians are feeling the impact of the economic stabilisation under the NDC government.
Julius Kwame Anthony stated, “Tell Dr Bawumia that the people of Ghana were struggling to buy ordinary oil. The price of oil more than doubled when he was the chair of the EMC. Today the price of that item has not only stabilised; it has also reduced, and our women can testify to that. Men who run their households can testify to that.
The people can feel the impact of our economic stabilisation. If Vice President Bawumia cannot feel it, it is a clear demonstration of how he was not paying attention to anything when he was in government. You remember that after he lost the election, he said he did not even know that they increased the price of fuel in the lead-up to the election, so how can he know now that the price of things has reduced after he has left office?”.
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