{"id":204047,"date":"2024-07-29T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/29\/you-must-be-in-a-certain-ring-to-say-ghana-is-doing-well-prof-mensah-laments-economic-inequality\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:24:11","slug":"you-must-be-in-a-certain-ring-to-say-ghana-is-doing-well-prof-mensah-laments-economic-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/29\/you-must-be-in-a-certain-ring-to-say-ghana-is-doing-well-prof-mensah-laments-economic-inequality\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You must be in a certain ring to say Ghana is doing well\u2019 \u2013 Prof. Mensah laments economic inequality \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Executive Director of the Centre for Investment Advisory and Sustainable Finance (CIASF), Professor Lord Mensah, has expressed strong criticism of the economic inequality in Ghana.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official handle on July 29, 2024, he highlighted the disparity between the elite and the average citizen, stating that the system benefits only a select few.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe system works for very few. You must be in a certain ring to say Ghana is doing well,\u201d Professor Mensah remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out the struggles of social media political operatives who earn GH\u00a2800 a month, while their superiors enjoy significantly greater benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour boss is eating the bread and giving you crumbs,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Mensah also criticized the hoarding of foreign currency by the elite, leaving the general population with a devalued cedi and an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are hoarding the dollars and giving you cedi without a future. Think!\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come amid calls by Ghanaians for economic reforms and greater equity in the distribution of wealth in Ghana.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The system works for very few. You must be in a certain ring to say Ghana is doing well. Social media political army do your job for GHS 800 a month. Your boss is eating the bread and giving you crumbs .They are hoarding the dollars and giving you Cedi without future. Think!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Prof (@stigue2001) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stigue2001\/status\/1817599215297507506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ghanaweb.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Director of the Centre for Investment Advisory and Sustainable Finance (CIASF), Professor Lord Mensah, has expressed strong criticism of the economic inequality in Ghana. 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