How did Cedi become the worst-performing currency globally? Now the wealthy and middle class in Ghana must be waking up to the consequences of their silence and docility exploited by politicians for their parochial ends.

Occupy Ghana has petitioned the OSP to investigate the case of the corrupt wealthy businessman who went to parliament a couple of weeks ago with bags of cash to bribe 95 NPP MPs who demanded the sacking of finance minister Ken Ofori Atta and his deputy Charles Adu-Boahen.

The OSP has quickly commenced investigations. Trust Occupy Ghana to literally hound the OSP to ensure this serious criminal conduct is not allowed to slide, that’s if there was any such sign.

In the news, former NPP MP and anticorruption crusader, PC Appiah Ofori urges a vote of no confidence in the President rather than the focus on Ken Ofori Atta.

It will appear the public has already cast that vote if parliament won’t. The President has been booed and angered to curse and tell people, literally, that he didn’t force them to vote for him.

80 NPP MPs (59% of the Majority Caucus) boldly broke ranks to publicly tell the President to sack the finance minister and deputy Charles Adu-Boahen or they will not support any business he brings to the hung parliament.

Friday, last week, the Auditor-General held a meeting with the Citizens Coalition. This was after the demonstration compelled by his refusal to meet the Coalition that has been demanding he issues disallowances and surcharges. Since assuming office in August 2020, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Aseidu has issued only one surcharge for an amount of about GHC 1m.

My intention is to reflect useful critical feedback to Mr President on what the people feel about his management of the economy – the country. 

But this is Samson’s Take, so I must find some legal angle to it. The Constitution commands in article 36(2) that the central job of governance is establishing “a sound and healthy economy”, and that’s exactly what you promised during your campaign for this job. 

In my last Take, I expressed joy about a fund mobilization drive by Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame to help the law reform and legal aid commissions in their work. 

On Wednesday, the President launched the two funds for the two institutions with GHC 1m each as seed money. He, CEO of IPMC and an energy company made separate donations amounting to GHC400,000.00 to these funds.