Foreign Ambassadors In Ghana Are Also Affected By The Economic Disaster Of Akufo Addo-Bawumia's Government

Across the world, political protests have emerged as the most obvious symbol of the fight for democracy in many developing nations. Some of the factors contributing to the roots of political instability include greed, pervasive corruption, and the absence of free and fair elections. However, what many people fail to remember is that political unrest affects not only the nations and their citizens but also the foreign ambassadors stationed there to represent their own countries.

A government founded on criminal activity is illogical to believe that the walls are listening to their conversations or that foreign ambassadors in Ghana, know about its electoral crimes. As a result, the government is ignorant of all the political crimes committed in Ghana in the past and present by Jean Mensa, who worked under Akufo Addo-Bawumia's administration, responsible for widespread corruption and money laundering which has caused the nation's infrastructure to collapse.

It is impossible to overstate the importance of foreign ambassadors serving their embassies in Ghana. For example, the Office of Economic and Business Affairs was established by the US Department of State in the middle of the 1980s to promote American companies abroad. They are vital to maintaining a country's economy; hence, Ghana's resources might have increased the labor market to maintain the economy, had it not been for the pervasive corruption of the Akufo Addo-Bawumia administration.

The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, which was founded in 1993, is generally responsible for carrying out the policies of the Department of Commerce for the coordination of foreign economic activity in the United States. As the year goes on, foreign ambassadors have made a variety of contributions to help the Ghanaian government and businesses get established. Thus, any political unrest in Ghana will have an impact on international companies as well.

Foreign embassies have been under intense pressure to persuade their citizens to invest in Ghana during the NPP administration because of the government's recklessness, incompetence, and widespread corruption, which have not only destroyed investments and collapsed the economy but also closed down many local and foreign businesses. This implies that investing in the existing corrupt and anarchic government carries a risk for the investor.

There have been other governments, but none whose widespread corruption, IMF financial assistance requests, and other financial crimes have drawn international attention as much as Akufo Addo-Bawumia's. This is especially the case after Al Jazeera exposed the president's involvement in illegal gold dealings and after money laundering was discovered, leading to the closure of the Ghana embassy's bank accounts in Brussels.

Jeroen Verheul, the Dutch ambassador to Ghana, expressed worry on March 15, 2024, calling Ghana's agricultural image extremely low and gloomy. He asserted that the country has not sufficiently invested in farmers and has underused the vast agricultural land it has been bestowed with. The ambassador expressed these feelings due to the possibility of a famine crisis in the country as a result of illicit mining ruining the agricultural sector and the EU's decision to stop buying Ghanaian cocoa.

Even while foreign ambassadors avoid meddling in the political affairs of other nations; this does not imply that they are ignorant of the goings-on in the nations in which they are posted. Full-time teams at foreign embassies concentrate on matters related to government, finance, and the economy. Since these organizations focus on issues related to employment, industry, and agriculture, Akufo Addo and Jean Mensa must understand that their illegal acts impact both local and international firms.

Fighting pervasive corruption and money laundering are becoming more and more difficult issues. Still, to revive the collapsed economy, businesses, and investments, we, affected Ghanaians must unite and vote for a better or more educated leader to significantly reduce corruption, illegal mining, and other issues plaguing our beloved country.