IMF bailout: Go and negotiate well – NPP MP to gov’t

Kennedy Nyarko Osei, Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru

The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has said government must negotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in such a way that the conditions to be given are not extreme.

He indicated that no government would want to impoverish or make the lives of the people uncomfortable with policies and decisions.

According to him, he is urging government to negotiate well with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for better economic growth and protect jobs in various sectors of the economy.

"I pray we pay attention to those suggestions and take advantage of our engagement with the IMF to fine tune some of our social intervention programs as a measure to cut down our expenditures. I wish the team a fruitful negotiation," he told Accra-based Kingdom FM.

He added, “So let us look at the engagements and the discussions that will ensue and the conditions that will come out from the programme. So, we wish government well that they will negotiate better and ensure that we stay on track for the benefit of everybody."

The lawmaker continued, “The circumstances that will take you there is what I believe Ghanaians should highlight. Secondly, the conditions that will come out of the programme are what Ghanaians should be looking at."