Election 2020: Government Borrowed GH¢67 Billion; 'Shared It Like Kelewele' – Ato Forson Claims | Politics

Cassiel Ato Forson, Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency within the Central Region has alleged that government went on a borrowing spree within the lead-up to the 2020 polls.

Ato Forson, who's the Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee mentioned a complete of GH¢67 billion was borrowed, an quantity which he says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government splurged on campaigning.

He mentioned the quantity was additionally shared amongst members of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, like 'kelewele' – an area snack manufactured from fried chopped plantain with pepper often accompanied with groundnuts.

“Because of the elections, they decided to borrow GH¢67 billion, and shared the money to their party supporters. They shared Ghana's money like kelewele,” Ato Forson claimed in an interview with pro-National Democratic Congress channel, Woezor TV.

The NPP government has serially been accused of overborrowing and reckless spending main Ghana into monetary difficulties.

The government insists that the dual results of the COVID-19 aftermath and the Russia-Ukraine warfare are in charge for the headwinds and that measures are being put in place to rectify the problem.

Ghana is hoping for an International Monetary Fund program to assist stabilize the financial system amid fears that it might collapse eventually.

President Akufo-Addo in late October delivered an handle on the financial system, admitting that Ghana was in a disaster, whereas outlining measures being undertaken to reverse the tide and put the financial system on a path of progress and prosperity.