Government Economic Policies Breeding Corruption And Poverty In Ghana

Ghanaians Abroad against Corruption is appealing to President John Mahama and his government to review economic decisions and policies that are creating extreme hardship and desperate poverty. There is more work to do as workers and families struggle with their finances, struggle to get loans from banks and also not being able to save any money from their wages.

We believe that the hardship being faced by most Ghanaians currently is forcing individuals to live beyond their means and causing the kind of corruption going on at our market places, offices, ports, schools and in government departments.

We believe it is time the President and Ministers work to

Address serious gas and electricity shortages plaguing the capital, Accra and several towns in the outlying areas.
Reduce high taxes and tariffs which are weakening small businesses.
Stop the excessive harassment of our traders and market women by our metropolitan council authorities and exempt them from paying the basic rate of tax to boost business.

The price of food is also rising steadily on essential commodities such as rice, sugar, flour, yams, meat and fish. The President must reduce tariffs on inputs to make it easy for importers to support farmers and traders in these commodities.

850 billon Ghana cedis has been lost through our main ports Tema and Takoradi last year, and our inland ports through the collusion of some government ministers ,some officials at the office of the presidency and some corrupt customs officers. These corrupt acts are destabilising to the nation’s security and prosperity and heads must roll for this poor state of affairs.

We also call on the President to support the work of The Commission of Human rights and Administrative Justice to pursue corrupt public officials and address wrongdoing in our society to promote accountability.

The recent Auditors Generals report, excerpts of which were read on Adom FM, a station in Ghana, is a betrayal and a disgrace to the country. There is simply no excuse for this wanton misuse and stealing of public funds!

President Mahama must be careful in underestimating the intelligence of the Ghanaian people in not confronting these challenges and dealing with them. Ghanaians Abroad against Corruption believe he has yet to show any willingness to condemn or crack down on financial indiscipline within his government, He must stamp his authority and get them to refocus on rebuilding trust with the public and delivering good policy programmes for the people

Mr President please get your act together.
Dennis Doe- Vormavor
Chairman
Ghanaians Abroad Against Corruption.
Dr Edward Nii Boye Ashong
Deputy Chairman