Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of Insight Newspaper, has fired the Member of Parliament for the Trobu constituency, Gloria Owusu, following her remarks concerning the Covid-levy.
According to the MP for Trobu, it is not true that the government has removed the COVID-19 levy.
Speaking after the 2026 budget reading, Gloria Owusu stated, it is not true that they have scrap covid levy. I am a Member of Parliament and a businesswoman. I have written duties and I can show them to you. The COVID-19 levy still exists. It is not true that the government has removed it.
If the Minister is saying he has scrapped it, I don’t know if the effect will start from tomorrow, but as we speak, anyone who deals in importation knows that the levy still exists.
Reacting to the Trobu MP comments, Kwesi Pratt quizzed how Gloria Owusu got into Parliament if she could not understand that the budget read was for 2026 and is yet to be approved.
The veteran journalist argued that the MP’s remarks show she is ignorant of the Constitution.
Speaking on Pan Africa TV, Kwesi Pratt stated, “I saw a video of a lady, an NPP Member of Parliament, who was asked to comment on the budget, and she was like, ‘We should go to the market, the prices are the same, nothing has changed”.
“And I was wondering how this woman got into Parliament. Why? This woman is an Article 71 officeholder. She is sitting in Parliament and doesn’t know that what was read was the 2026 Budget. She doesn’t know that as of yesterday, the budget hadn’t been approved”, he said.
Meanwhile, some Ghanians fired back at Kwesi Pratt, saying, “Hypocrites. She’s better than about half of the NDC MPs, yet he doesn’t ask how they got there. We all hear them when they try to speak in parliament”.
“His statement alone of saying NPP member of parliament got me angry. This person was sent by the people of a certain constituency, so why don’t we learn sense by mentioning the name of the constituency? This is why when our MPs are in parliament stand against even good policies”, one more X user added.
One netizen added, “Better to stay mute than to comment on a subject you’ve little or no knowledge about. No one knew her, probably, but here we’re trying to fathom how she sneaked into parliament. It’s okay to be ignored on certain subjects, just don’t expose yourself in an embarrassing manner”.
A netizen added, “I also said the same thing oooo. You see the voters are our problem oooo they just vote anything bia to be an MP”.
“Wait oo Kwesi Pratt thinks even his own blood daughter, who looks like him, is smarter than Gloria Owusu. Masa, you are delusional cos your girl is emptier and useless”, another X user added.
Additionally, a netizen added, “We learn from each other every day. The MP was either confused or she lacked comprehension about the budget. The budget is for 2026, and the things will take effect next year”.
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister, has said that the Government abolishing the COVID-19 Levy will hand GH₵3.7 billion back to households and businesses.
Ato Forson stated, “Mr Speaker, by abolishing the COVID-19 levy, Government is putting GH₵3.7 billion in the pockets of individuals and businesses in 2026 alone”.
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How did Hon. Gloria Owusu get into Parliament serving the good people of Trobu Constituency?🤔
— PATRICK KWAME SAH (@KwameSah85545) November 16, 2025
Some NPP MPs talk anyhow without understanding what they are talking about 😅 pic.twitter.com/eV2d5nfHbS
“I am a Member of Parliament and a businesswoman. It is not true that the government has removed the COVID-19 levy.” – MP for Trobu constituency, Hon. Gloria Owusu pic.twitter.com/aMzDvPAV07
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) November 14, 2025