The more hardships we face in Ghana, under the Nana Addo-Bawumia and Ken Ofori Attah government; the more the groups, are also telling their painful stories, through street protest, conferences and many others; and also putting more pressure on the Nana Addo Government.
Th latest to tell their sad story about the economy and ‘showcase their anger against the Finance Minister Ofori Atta, is the Arise Ghana.
A report sited on www.gbcghanaonline.com revealed that, “Pressure group (Arise Ghana), has appealed to the Government to suspend the implementation of the new utility tariffs in the interest of consumers Addressing a Press Conference in Accra, the Group described the announced increment as harsh, saying it would bring untold hardships to ordinary people”.
The group also called on The Parliament of Ghana, to speed up action to pass a vote of censure on the Finance Minister.
According www.gbcghanaonline.com, “Their call follows an announced increment in water and electricity tariffs, which are expected to go up by 21.55 percent and 27.15 percent for water and electricity respectively effective September 1, 2022”.
One of the convener, Mr Bernard Mornah, stated that, the new tariffs would exacerbate the sufferings of the people and businesses amid high inflation rate”.
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