{"id":763546,"date":"2019-12-12T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/12\/majority-leader-defends-new-cedi-notes\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:05:22","slug":"majority-leader-defends-new-cedi-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/12\/majority-leader-defends-new-cedi-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority Leader Defends New Cedi Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>THE MAJORITY leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has backed<br \/>\ngovernment\u2019s decision to manufacture new Cedi notes.<\/p>\n<p>The new Cedi notes<br \/>\nare in GH\u00a2200 and GH\u00a2100 notes, reports indicate. Some people have kicked<br \/>\nagainst the new notes.<\/p>\n<p>Bonsu, who is also<br \/>\nthe Suame MP, said the new Cedi notes would bring several significant benefits<br \/>\nto the country within a short time.<\/p>\n<p>According to him,<br \/>\nthe GH\u00a2200 and GH\u00a2100 notes would help improve and facilitate business<br \/>\ntransactions among the people in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The majority<br \/>\nleader also stated that since the new notes were higher, it would go a long way<br \/>\nto prevent robbery attacks of innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the notes<br \/>\nare in GH\u00a2200 and GH\u00a2100, you will not be exposed to robbers even when you are<br \/>\nmoving with huge money,\u201d he said on radio.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly,<br \/>\nthe Suame lawmaker said the new notes would change the characteristics of the<br \/>\nCedi notes and avert the printing of fake Cedi notes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am all for the new Cedi notes because its benefits are enormous,\u201d he declared, adding that it will help improve the economy.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu THE MAJORITY leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has backed government\u2019s decision to manufacture new Cedi notes. The new Cedi notes are in GH\u00a2200 and GH\u00a2100 notes, reports indicate. Some people have kicked against the new notes. 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