{"id":130252,"date":"2023-12-12T14:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/we-will-never-be-free-from-the-imf-if-we-continue-like-this-sophia-akuffo\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T14:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:27:03","slug":"we-will-never-be-free-from-the-imf-if-we-continue-like-this-sophia-akuffo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/we-will-never-be-free-from-the-imf-if-we-continue-like-this-sophia-akuffo\/","title":{"rendered":"We will never be free from the IMF if we continue like this \u2013 Sophia Akuffo \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Former Chief Justice,\u00a0Sophia Akuffo, has bemoaned Ghana\u2019s attitude towards exploiting its natural resources to be free from the rule of external support, especially the International Monetary Fund.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, if the country continues to \u201csell\u201d its resources cheaply to outsiders, then the cycle of going to the IMF for funds will never end.<\/p>\n<p>She made the comments in relation to Ghana\u2019s lithium mining deal with Barari DV Ghana Limited.<\/p>\n<p>The mining lease allows the Australian company to mine lithium for 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGold, diamond, oil, bauxite, those are what we call traditional minerals; all these have been there. Since we became independent, we have been going to the IMF, borrowing, with all kinds of terms, and we ask ourselves why. There\u2019s this adage that if you are doing the same thing, don\u2019t expect different results. If this is how you are going to continue to exploit and extract your natural resources, don\u2019t expect ever to be free of the IMF. It becomes like cyclical malaria,\u201d she was quoted by citinewsroom.com.<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Akuffo\u00a0insisted that Ghana must make the decision to move away from royalties to exploring its own resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should be exploring; each year we should be looking at similar situations in terms of resource availability, resource finding, and what they are doing. That is what we are saying. We don\u2019t have to go back into the royalties,\u201d she opined.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized that there could be a better deal than what is already being negotiated and urged the government to ensure that the country is not ripped off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many variations, modules, which somebody should do their homework to be able to be in a position to recommend a number that will suit Ghana. With all the figures and all that. Simply ask yourself the question, is this formulation of an agreement for the exploitation of our national worth, as good as it could ever possibly be?\u201d she questioned.<\/p>\n<p>SSD\/NOQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Former Chief Justice,\u00a0Sophia Akuffo, has bemoaned Ghana\u2019s attitude towards exploiting its natural resources to be free from the rule of external support, especially the International Monetary Fund. 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