{"id":1142279,"date":"2022-07-05T12:22:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/comedian-dkb-clashes-with-npp-mp-over-imf-bailout-tweet\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T12:22:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:22:45","slug":"comedian-dkb-clashes-with-npp-mp-over-imf-bailout-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/comedian-dkb-clashes-with-npp-mp-over-imf-bailout-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian DKB \u2018clashes\u2019 with NPP MP over IMF bailout tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><br \/>\n            <!-- content --><br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h5>Comedian DKB, known in private life as Derrick Kwabena Bonney, squared off with the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh over the latter\u2019s defense of the government\u2019s decision to seek an International Monetary Fund, IMF, bailout programme.<\/h5>\n<p>Frank Annoh-Dompreh who also doubles as the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament had in a social media post cited a news article by CNN which reported that a number of countries were seeking IMF bailout in apparent justification of the government\u2019s decision to do same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :TikTok Star Jackline Mensah escapes death in fire disaster at home  <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128953\" style=\"width: 911px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.atinkanews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Comedian-DKB-\u2018clashes-with-NPP-MP-over-IMF-bailout-tweet.jpg?resize=696%2C391&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DKB\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128953\"   title=\"Comedian DKB \u2018clashes\u2019 with NPP MP over IMF bailout tweet 1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comedian DKB \u2018clashes\u2019 with NPP MP over IMF bailout tweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650190712_304_Ad-banner.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHalf of the world is asking for assistance from the IMF, this is not peculiar to just Ghana. Interesting read,\u201d he captioned his tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>The defense by the NPP MP did not sit well with DKB who could not fathom why he will use the woes of other countries as metrics for Ghana.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p>In his view, the defense was like a student who had failed an exams but was justifying same by referencing similar mass failures by colleagues in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaddy I know I failed the exams with my 36% marks but 2 years ago many students failed with the same 36%,\u201d DKB retorted in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daddy I know I failed the exams with my 36% marks but 2 years ago many students failed with the same 36%. https:\/\/t.co\/b3c5nAIVuW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DKB GHANA (@dkbghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dkbghana\/status\/1543694702205145088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :Armed Police raid Fancy Gadam\u2019s home over attack on Journalist [Watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frank Annoh-Dompreh will not back down on his spirited defense for the government as he responded by saying it was unfortunate the comedian was not appreciating the present challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are unfairly discounting the variables today &#038; overly simplifying the matter at hand, unfortunate,\u201d the Majority Chief Whip replied.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian respond: \u201cIt\u2019s only simple matters that are simplified. The variables today are very favorable to assent expedient development, it\u2019s been 2 years for God\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven Malaysia that was par with Ghana in 1957 has mopped up, recovered and increased per capita without IMF,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s only simple matters that are simplified. The variables today are very favorable to assent expedient development, it&#8217;s been 2 years for God&#8217;s sake.<\/p>\n<p>Even Malaysia that was par with Ghana in 1957 has mopped up, recovered and increased per capita without IMF\u2026 smfh \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/s7QWorcAKS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DKB GHANA (@dkbghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dkbghana\/status\/1543697425159884800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :It was unwise for Jackie Appiah to show off her luxurious mansion \u2013 Bulldog [watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annoh-Dompreh ended his part of the interaction by tweeting: \u201cYou will walk alone on this path, wishing you well\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In response, DKB indicated that the country and its citizens have long been walking alone with God sustaining them.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned to the MP that he, together with his party can expend the country\u2019s resources and increase the E-levy to 500% yet God will still sustain the nation and its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole Ghana and it\u2019s citizens have been walking alone all this while, and guess who kept us going #GodDid! So you can finish all our monies, increase E levy to 500%, shoot CIT to 70%, increased import duties by 50 folds. Do you know who\u2019ll still be with us? God not you,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The whole Ghana and it&#8217;s citizens have been walking alone all this while, and guess who kept us going <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GodDid?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GodDid<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>So you can finish all our monies, increase E levy to 500%, shoot CIT to 70%, increased import duties by 50 folds.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know who&#8217;ll still be with us? God not you. \ud83d\udeb6 https:\/\/t.co\/KraQRSgiDm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DKB GHANA (@dkbghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dkbghana\/status\/1543704737912168448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :Brother Sammy mocks Joyce Blessing over her viral drunk video [watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read all the Latest News, Entertainment News and gossips <strong>here<\/strong>. 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