Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to speak on the economy on Thursday, October 27.
This was announced by the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, on Monday, October 24.
“John Mahama speaks on Ghana’s collapsed economy and the unprecedented hardships sweeping across the land and the way forward on Thursday, October 27 at 7 pm,” Mr Gyamfi tweeted.
John Mahama speaks on Ghana’s collapsed economy and the unprecedented hardships sweeping across the land and the way forward on Thursday 27th October at 7pm.
— Sammy Gyamfi (@SammyGyamfi_) October 24, 2022
Mr Mahama, on Friday, October 21, addressed the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) at his office, saying the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, all along, had been hiding behind a woeful economy and he was rather painting a rosy picture as if all was well.
Mr Mahama described the current economic situation as dire.
He expressed concerns about whether the country can survive until an IMF programme is finalised because the economy appears to be heading into a crash.
Mr Mahama, therefore, charged the government to be transparent and call for help from well-meaning Ghanaians with the “best brains”.
“The government should come clean and tell us, ‘What is the state of the economy?’ You must put everything on the table,” he said.
“That is why I called for a national dialogue. I said bring the best brains together. I have been President before; it served me well. I called the Senchi Forum; it didn’t reduce my stature as President.”
He said if immediate action is not taken, “it will be catastrophic for all of us”.
Ghana is currently at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeking a $3-billion bail-out to save the ailing economy.