Oppong Nkrumah warns of a potential China-Taiwan war as a third external force threatens Ghana.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has warned Ghanaians that a war between China and Taiwan could have disastrous consequences for the Ghanaian economy.
According to him, Ghanaians are not discussing the implications of the ensuing conflict, but will claim that it will not affect Ghana's economy once it occurs, as some have done with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
"There is a third problem on the way, and if we don't pay attention to it, it will hit us, and people will deny it is one of the causes of the country's problems."
"Did you know that China has extended Xi Jinping's presidency by five years?" Read the inaugural speech of Xi Jipin. We fail to pay attention to certain things. Xi Jinping stated that he would not rule out an invasion of Taiwan.
"The issues between China and Taiwan are similar to those between Russia and Ukraine, in that one country believes the other country is part of its territory and attempts to annex it using false claims." "Can you imagine the consequences if China attacks Taiwan, especially at a time when crude oil costs $94 per barrel and is set to rise again due to OPEC cutting supply?" he said in Twi.
Oppong Nkrumah, speaking in an Asempa interview monitored by GhanaWeb, stated that the media in other countries is seriously debating the implications of a potential war, but the media in Ghana is deafeningly silent.
"What will the consequences be if China attacks Taiwan?" So, if we aren't seeing the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on our economy, what are we saying about the impact of a potential conflict between China and Ukraine?
"If you turn in to other (foreign) media houses, they are discussing the implications of this issue, but we are not," he reiterated. "If it hits us, we will say it is not affecting our economy."
The information minister made these remarks while answering a question on calls by some Ghanaians for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologise to Ghanaians about the current hardships in the country.
He indicated that the president admitted that the country is facing an economic crisis, and calls for him to apologise for it are immaterial.
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