The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has wondered why President Akufo-Addo refused to say a word of apology to the general public over the current hardship in the country.
Mr. Ablakwa, in his view, the president should have done Ghanaians one good and beg for forgiveness from the public for the economic difficulties he has imposed on the people.
Among the many suggestions, he continued that firing the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen was one key thing that would have made Ghanaians hail the president.
“Just imagine how President Akufo-Addo would have been celebrated by Ghanaians tonight if he said I am sorry for the economic difficulties I have imposed on you; I have with immediate effect fired Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen.
“I am reducing the size of my government by 40%, I am slashing taxes on petroleum products. I am instituting regular meetings with Ghana’s only 2 surviving former presidents, President Kufuor and President Mahama to share their rich experiences and insights with me as we navigate this crisis,” he outlined.
He also said the president might have admitted to the suggestions of Kwame Pianim, Sam Jonah, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, Prof. Godfred Bokpin, and a host of others to announced that he has dissolved the Economic Management Team headed by the Vice President.
“I am establishing a special task force to assist the Auditor-General in retrieving the billions of Ghana Cedis misappropriated by public officials. I will revive Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) within the next 6 months so we can refine our own crude, attain better fuel prices on the domestic market and create more jobs.
“I am initiating steps to build our own gold refinery. I have requested all retirees to go home in order to create hundreds of jobs for the youth. I am initiating steps to renegotiate all existing contracts in the extractive sector,” the MP mentioned in his post.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa added that the president should also “publicly commit not to charter a €20,000 an hour luxury jet for the rest of my term,” and that “My Cathedral Project is hereby suspended.”
