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<\/p>\n\nVP Bawumia defends government post-COVID-19 performance <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, says it is wrong to measure the government’s performance only by the current post-COVID-19 economic difficulties.<\/h2>\n
He said the country’s economic outlook before the onset of the pandemic was positive; thus, the government continued to attribute the current crisis to factors emanating from the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n
“Judging government by the development in the global space and not including the performance of the economy when we assumed office in 2017 to 2020 is an anti-climax. And we all know that period gave us a strong economy,” he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Bawumia said this in an address at the 60th Anniversary celebration of Hogbetsotsoza at the Anloga park.<\/p>\n
According to the World Bank, Ghana’s GDP growth rate was 8.1 per cent in 2018; 6.5 per cent in 2019: 0.5 per cent in 2020 and 5.4 per cent in 2021.<\/p>\n
However, the listing of the achievements was not well received by a small section of the celebrants, who protested audibly.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the Vice President said these successes were unequal to successive governments’ performance on all fronts.<\/p>\n
The Government, he said, was working assiduously to stem the high food and fuel prices and urged Ghanaians to be patient.<\/p>\n
He identified with the strong cultural heritage of the Anlo people, which is a panacea for the development of the creative industry, an enabler and a driver for sustainable national development.<\/p>\n
He said Keta and Anloga continued to harness a chunk of the tourism traffic and urged the residents to maintain the peace at all times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n