Penance to assist us with exploring monetary difficulties - Akufo-Addo asks Ghanaians in Eid message
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has begged Ghanaians to focus on forfeiting to guarantee government can guide Ghana through its ongoing financial difficulty.
Tending to Muslims at an Eid-Ul-Adha service on Saturday, July 9, 2022, the president, drawing motivation from the meaning of the festival, approached Ghanaians to surrender a touch of solace to help government in the financial battle.
"Public Chief Imam, Ulama, another illustration we should draw from Hajj is the close penance of Prophet Ibrahim of his child Ishmael. I appeal to you, my kindred Ghanaians, to make a few penances to bear the cost of us the space to explore the upset waters of the flow monetary hardships," the president said.
On their part, President Akufo-Addo noticed that administration is making a few penances to help what is happening and provoked residents to copy same.
"We, in Government, are contributing our share in such manner. We have cut optional consumptions of Ministries, Departments and Agencies by about a third (30%), we have decreased the compensations of political nominees by about a third (30%) until the end of the year, diminished their fuel coupon portion by half (half), and put a ban on the acquisition of imported vehicles, among others," the president expressed.
President Akufo-Addo utilized the chance to likewise interest individuals from the different educator associations who are protesting to consider getting back to the homerooms while their administration keeps on arranging their requests with government.
"We are in a troublesome spot. The world is in a troublesome spot. Pioneers all over the planet, similar to we are doing here in Ghana, are working perseveringly to determine the crucial difficulties that have dove the world into the ongoing monetary condition in which it tracks down itself. However, similarly as the endeavors of Hagar brought about the revelation of the Zamzam well, from which we drink right up 'til now, I am certain that, soon, we will likewise find our own Zamzam," he added.
Government has been under extreme tension in the midst of hoisting monetary difficulties in Ghana.
Four educator associations on Monday, July 4, 2022, proclaimed a strike activity over the public authority's inability to satisfy their interest for 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
Aside from the educator associations, individuals from coordinated work, under the Trade Union Congress have likewise joined the interest for COLA and are additionally taking steps to strike.
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