'I know it all' posture by NPP led Ghana to where we're today — NDC boy

The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC)'s Deputy Constituency Communication Officer hopeful for Sagnerigu, Mr Adam Abdul-Fatawu Wunizoya said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), refused to listen or take advice from people who had better knowledge of the economy.

He noted that the decision of the Akufo-Addo government to seek an IMF bailout is an indication that they have failed.

According to him, pride and arrogance by the ministers and appointees of the NPP government has caused all the good ideas suggested by well-meaning Ghanaians were ignored.

He indicated that the posture of "I know it all" coupled with pride and arrogance in addition to corruption and poor economic management style by the government has caused serious damage to the economy.

"Our problem as a country today is no other thing than the 'I know it all' posture by the ruling government. The NPP think they have it all, so they don't need anyone's advice, if only they have listened to us (NDC), Ghana wouldn't be where we are as a country," he said.

The Sagnerigu Deputy Communications Officer hopeful noted that though it was late, the decision to call a "spade a spade" by the finance ministry, was laudable as it would help in addressing the economic crisis of the nation.

"I think we are even late, if Nana Addo and Dr Bawumia had listened to our leaders and that of the well-meaning Ghanaians, we would have been to the IMF long ago, but better late than never as they say, so it is laudable," the Northern Governor said.

He also called on the government led by the Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori Atta, to scrap the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) since the levy serve as an alternative to IMF.

"We were told as Ghanaians that the reason for which the government was implementing the E-levy was to prevent us as a country from running to the IMF for support, and now that the government is opting for the IMF, it is only prudent that the E-Levy is cancelled," he added.

He stressed going to the IMF is also an opportunity for the NDC to win power come 2024 as it meant the ruling party has failed Ghanaians entirely.

"If going to the IMF means failure and poor economic management as the NPP described it when they were in opposition, then it means they (NPP) have also failed Ghanaians, even bigger than any government in history, and that is an opportunity for us (NDC) as a party to win the 2024 general elections" he stated.