President John Mahama is set to face
hostile reception in UK following
threats of demonstration by some
angry Ghanaians living there.
A group calling itself Concerned
Ghanaians living in the UK, will later
Thursday demonstrate at the Marriot
Hotel in London over the president's
comments, which they say were
insulting to their intelligence.
President Mahama, in an attempt to
woo Ghanaian investors in the
Diaspora to support the local
economy, said among other things
that Ghanaian residents do not paint
an accurate picture about the true
state of the economy to their relatives
abroad.
"Things are working in Ghana," he
said adding, if Ghanaian residents
were to tell their relatives abroad that
things were alright, they would not
be encouraged to send them the
token 100 and 200 pounds they have
been sending.
He said it was in the interest of the
Ghanaian residents to paint a gloomy
picture about the country's economy
so that their relatives abroad would
be inclined to bring in more money.
President Mahama however, admitted
some challenges with the country's
currency-the cedi- challenges he
blamed on speculators.
While critics attributed the fall of the
cedi to government's poor
management of the economy,
President John Mahama said
activities of some politicians were to
blame.
"I am proud to tell you things are
going on well in Ghana. We had some
challenges, especially with the cedi,
but that was caused by speculators.
"Politicians talking down on the cedi.
Why would they do that? he asked,
adding, "the bubble will burst and
when it bursts, you will lose money."
But the Concerned Ghanaians in the
UK are not convinced by the
president's arguments.
They are accusing him of peddling
falsehoods about Ghana and insulting
the intelligence of Ghanaians living
abroad.
One of the leaders of the impending
demonstration, Nana Ansah told Joy
News they
religiously follow happenings in
Ghana and do know about the
strangling economic challenges
Ghanaians are facing.
"So for the president to say
Ghanaians don't tell us the truth," is
unfortunate, he said.
"The president must stop talking and
work. The talking is too much," he
charged.
He said with the high debt to GDP
ratio, under president John Mahama
who has been in government for well
over six years, Ghana is heading back
to HIPC.
He would rather the president fix the
economy and "stop calling Ghanaians
liars."
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