{"id":47421,"date":"2023-03-22T08:18:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T08:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/ghanas-economy-was-struggling-before-covid-sammy-gyamfi-tells-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T08:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T08:18:43","slug":"ghanas-economy-was-struggling-before-covid-sammy-gyamfi-tells-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/ghanas-economy-was-struggling-before-covid-sammy-gyamfi-tells-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s economy was struggling before Covid &#8211; Sammy Gyamfi tells Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\"  alt=\"\" title=\"Sammy-Gyamfi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sammy-Gyamfi-696x393.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sammy-Gyamfi-696x393.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Sammy-Gyamfi\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sammy Gyamfi, (L) and President Akufo-Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>It cannot be accurate that Ghana\u2019s economy was doing well before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He intimated that prior to the pandemic, the economy was showing signs of weakness.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come on the heels of the point made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that Ghana\u2019s economy was doing well prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war when he delivered the state of the nation address\u00a0(SONA) on Wednesday, March 8.<\/p>\n<p>The president said that the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) even recognized the fact that Ghana\u2019s economy was performing prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI have said, and the Managing Director of the IMF has also said, our economy was doing well until covid 19, and Russia Ukraine war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on the Big Issue on TV3 Wednesday, March 22, Sammy Gyamfi said \u201cThese are people who are allergic to the truth. Before Covid, the government was already spending recklessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Covid what did the government have to show for the borrowing? Before covid, the economy was nothing t wrote home about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further attributed Ghana\u2019s problems to wastage and corruption by the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sammy Gyamfi, (L) and President Akufo-Addo It cannot be accurate that Ghana\u2019s economy was doing well before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has said. He intimated that prior to the pandemic, the economy was showing signs of weakness. 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