{"id":1140123,"date":"2022-07-02T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/02\/what-a-shame-sammy-gyamfi-on-govt-engaging-imf\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T13:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:57:45","slug":"what-a-shame-sammy-gyamfi-on-govt-engaging-imf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/02\/what-a-shame-sammy-gyamfi-on-govt-engaging-imf\/","title":{"rendered":"What a shame &#8211; Sammy Gyamfi on gov&#8217;t engaging IMF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"601\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/National-Communication-Officer-of-the-National-Democratic-Congress-NDC-Sammy-Gyamfi_6_4-696x601.jpg\"   alt=\"National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi\" title=\"National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi_6_4\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sammy Gyamfi was among the NDC bigwigs to quickly react to government\u2019s recent decision to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n<p>A statement, signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, indicated President Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s intention to engage the Fund for economic support.<\/p>\n<p>The National Communications Officer of the NDC described the President\u2019s move as \u201cshameful and dishonest leader\u201d after the former prior to his tenure in government was against the idea of seeking financial support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPosterity has a nice way of disgracing dishonest leaders. @NAkufoAddo and @MBawumia have been trapped by their own words. What a shame,\u201d he tweeted on Friday.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in history, an oil rich country, some five years into oil production, is seeking a bailout from the IMF,\u201d tweet from President Akufo-Addo, dated April 19, 2015, has also resurfaced online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/history?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#history<\/a>, an oil rich country, some five years into oil production, is seeking a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bailout?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bailout<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMF?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IMF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/589781880666488832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hQg12GxtH8A\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019m waiting for pres. to re-open Komenda factory as promised \u2013 Paramount chief (1-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQg12GxtH8A?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi Sammy Gyamfi was among the NDC bigwigs to quickly react to government\u2019s recent decision to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A statement, signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, indicated President Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s intention to engage the Fund for economic support. 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