Can Prof. Kwesi Botchwey and his economic students explain to Ghanaians why these programmes of World Bank and IMF FAILED to transform the Ghanaian economy under PNDC/NDC: 1. Structural Adjustment Programme(SAP) 2. Economic Recovery Programme(ERP) 3. Programme of Actions to Mitigate the Social Costs of Adjustment (PAMSCAD) 4. $1 billion […]
World Bank and IMF Have Failed To Help Ghana’s Economy To Be Self-Reliant After 65 Years of Partnership – Razak Kojo Opoku Writes To Pierre Laporte
I would like Pierre Laporte to understand that, no government official is saying that COVID-19 is the Sole cause of Ghana’s economic challenges. The economic challenges of Ghana and Africa at large have been a longtime compounding issues largely due to unfair and bias economic policies by the Western World, […]
Razak Kojo Opoku Writes To Professor Raymond Atuguba
Dear Professor Raymond Atuguba, If coup wasn’t the solution to Mahama’s prolonged ‘Dumsor’ resulting in collapse of businesses etc., freezing of public sector employment, 15 nuisance taxes, high inflation rate and highest rate of depreciation and mismanagement of the Ghanaian economy under your NDC government and in your capacity as […]
J. B. Danquah Stood For Multi-Party Democracy & Economic Independence of Ghana: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and his political party Convention People’s Party (CPP) did well in pushing for the political independence of Ghana. However, 65 years after the political independence, the country is still struggling to achieve economic independence largely due to the 27 years of PNDC/NDC1/NDC2 and other […]
The Safety of President Akufo-Addo is Paramount: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been busy lately critizing every foreign travel of President Akufo-Addo just like he deliberately did against former President Kufuor prior to the 2008 general elections. But the question many Ghanaians are asking Okudzeto Ablakwa is that in the absence of a serviceable and fit for purpose […]
Razak Kojo Opoku Writes To Former President John Mahama
“Time is ticking for the crisis-ridden Ghanaian economy” is the title of a write-up by former President John Mahama. Rather Mr Mahama, despite his pedigree, opted to embark on wild speculation in order to paint the Akufo-Addo- Bawumia government black in the eyes of Ghanaians and the international investor communities. […]
Akufo-Addo’s Government Making Good Uses of the Taxpayers’ Money
…Payment of E-levy Shall Never Be In Vain: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes Respectfully, I would like to urge Ghanaians to totally and wholly disregard the propaganda, misrepresentations and ugly noises from the anti-development NDC, misinformed experts and backward academicians who have mounted unpatriotic agenda against the passage of the E-levy. […]
Danquah deserves better remembrance: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
Razak Kojo Opoku Writes As a political tradition, I think that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) should take the necessary steps to institutionalize the celebration of 4th February every year in remembrance of the painful death of major Founder of UP tradition styling as Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition. Again, I don’t understand why […]
E-Levy Is A Panacea To Sustain Developmental Projects: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
Payment of taxes for a Country, tithe for the Christian community and Zakat or Sadaqah for the Muslim community has always been undesirable, however, it is something that must be done to achieve a better outcome. E-Levy just like any taxes have become very imperative and necessary for the continuity […]