2 tunes that best portray Ghana's ongoing financial state
It is an easy decision that Ghanaians are inundated in a monetary entanglement. The difficulty is glaring, distinguishable to the point that the leader of the country, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo while charging the voting demographic office of the New Patriotic Party in Juaben in 2021, had no real option except to concede "Ghanaians are going through troublesome times".
Cures have since not been found; the customary Ghanaian keeps on floundering in trouble in the midst of manner of speaking and superfluous language about how the public authority looks to safeguard and reestablish the economy and likewise, relieve the difficulty forced on Ghanaians.
"I realize that there is an overall feeling of uneasiness in our country right now. The Ghanaian public are restless about the economy, cost for most everyday items, pay levels, occupations for youngsters and issues that we as a whole suspected that we had accomplished public agreement on," the president expressed during the introduction of the 2022 State of the Nation Address in Parliament.
There has been a galactic expansion in the costs of merchandise over the most recent few months. The costs of oil based goods have seen a vertical direction. A liter of petroleum which sold at GH¢6.90 in December 2021 now sells at GH¢9.30 and is probably going to increment once more.
The cost of a wad of kenkey has expanded by 200%, GhanaWeb has noticed. Kenkey sold at GH¢1 in 2020 yet presently sells at GH¢3. A portion of bread that sold at GH¢5 in 2020 is additionally selling at GH¢10. It is extremely upsetting that a sachet of water one can swallow down in the wake of polishing off a cob of corn which currently sells at GH¢4 from the past GH¢1, presently sells at 40 pesewas from the past 20 pesewas. Washing cleanser, plantain chips, sterile cushions, and so on, have all become extravagant.
Rancher relationship in the nation are additionally bemoaning the more than 200% increment in the cost of manure. The public authority's supported expense of 50KG NPK compost which sold at GH¢108 in 2021 now sells at GH¢420. The rundown is unending.
The public authority in its account has, among others, accused the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the John Mahama organization for the monetary calamity with the exception of conceding that it has neglected to safeguard the public handbag.
The president has on a few events been blamed for overlooking the problematic condition of the Ghanaian economy and swimming in lavishness - leasing the US$18,000 an hour ultra-extravagance leader fly for his global excursions. He has likewise experienced harsh criticism for keeping an "elephant-size" government when he might have had a generally more modest size thinking about that he promised to cut pointless government spending. The president, nonetheless, considered it "essential" on the premise that the hugeness of the gig expected that a multitude of priests be selected for an ideal execution.
In times past, a few performers delivered melodies that caught the limit of the difficulty Ghanaians were gone up against with at that point. Albeit the tunes might be old now, their contemporary importance can't be neglected as Ghanaians can connect with the verses under the ongoing agreement.
GhanaWeb puts the focus on two of the tunes.
'Expansion' by Sarkodie
Presently Africa's second most improved artiste after Davido, Sarkodie in 2014 delivered 'Expansion', a rap melody that was created by Julz. This was during the Mahama period when the economy was practically on its knees with tension building on the public authority to sit up. Reporting the difficulties that bothered the Ghanaian, Sarkodie invited his audience members with an early on line that trumpeted the quickly breaking down condition of the economy - "The country is loaded with shocks".
That line was so beyond value. It embodied the significant issues that impacted lives including the unpredictable power supply, expansion rate, devaluation of the cedi, unfortunate streets, significant expense of residing, unremarkable wellbeing and schooling areas as the performer drummed home the requirement for the public authority to give earnest consideration and track down enduring arrangements.
The melody stays truly engaging significantly under this administering NPP government especially with rising issues in regards to the ongoing financial circumstance in the country.
'Enko Yie' by Barima Sidney
Not at all like Sarkodie who pounded on a few significant issues, Barima Sidney was allegorical. Falling back on metaphorical articulations, the rapper in 2011 compared the country's monetary circumstance to another vehicle with unrealistic issues. Obviously, the last thing anybody that purchases a pristine vehicle expects is to need to manage mechanical deficiencies. Thus, when John Atta Mills had succeeded John Agyekum Kufuor in the wake of beating Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the official decisions, a less than impressive execution was the most un-anticipated.
Sidney collected Kwame A Plus, Reggie Zippy and Nana Oheneba on 'Enko Yie' - an Akan expression deciphered as 'more terrible than is common' and addressed the circumstance with various situations. 'The old vehicle was better', a line in the tune delivered by Wei Ye Oteng said as the snare compared the public authority's snail-paced execution to the development of the turtle.
Kwame A Plus went full scale, sounding mocking on the cool tune. Attributes of an awful marriage turned into his concentration, considering how an accomplice professes to be monetarily crippled at this point spends extravagantly.
"Cash no dey wey you dey bite chinchinga so?", he addressed.
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The Akufo-Addo government has guaranteed the populace that it is doing whatever it may take to restore Ghana's economy. Albeit some see this assertion at this point another mission guarantee, the reality stays that the Ghanaian public merit better. Up to that point, 'enko yie'.
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