“YOU’LL SOON PRAISE NPP FOR GOING TO IMF” – Agric Minister Dr Afriyie Akoto Assures Ghanaians

Ghanaians have been asked by Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister for Food and Agriculture to “calm down” and wait for the end of the country’s talks with the IMF (IMF).

According to this NPP stalwart, he thinks Ghanaians will soon acknowledge and congratulate the Akufo-Addo administration for its IMF visit.

The merits of Ghana’s involvement in the fund shouldn’t alarm the people of Ghana, according to Dr. Afriyie Akoto; rather, they should be concerned about the terms associated with such participation.

The Agric Minister argues that Covid-19 and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, both of which he claims have hampered the country’s regular operations, may be to blame for the government’s decision to seek the IMF.In addition, he emphasized that the previous administration (NDC) had different justifications than the current administration for contacting the IMF.

“Ghanaians will soon praise us for going to the IMF. The IMF is not a stranger that we are going to beg, we are prominent African member of the Fund and they are there to advise the government. The president in his wisdom has decided it’s about time we spoke to them and we are going to speak to them. The terms we will bring is the most important thing,” he told Nhyira FM in an interview.