Senior Presidential Staffer, Rosemond Obeng, has stated that Ghana’s economy would have collapsed without the intervention of the GoldBod, describing it as a “game changer” that pulled the country back from the edge.
Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Tuesday, December 30, Madam Obeng said the Gold Board, also known as GoldBod, played a critical role in stabilising the economy at a time when Ghana was facing severe difficulties.
“Ghanaians want to hear from the Gold Board because we know that the Gold Board is a game changer. But for the Gold Board, the country would have been on its knees.”
According to her, key economic indicators have improved significantly since the GoldBod began its work. She pointed to stability in the cedi, falling inflation, and stronger foreign reserves as clear signs of recovery.
“Our cedi is very stable. Inflation, food inflation is down. Inflation itself is now singled to 6.3. Even our reserves, we’ve exceeded our reserves at BOJ, and even the IMF commended us for that,” she stated.
Madam Obeng said these improvements show a clear turnaround from the economic situation Ghana previously faced. You can see the turnaround. The Gold Board took us from the ditch we found ourselves in. Let’s not kid ourselves. We were practically [crippling] the economy.”
She expressed concern that, despite these gains, critics are trying to downplay the work of the GoldBod and those leading it. She described this as unfair and politically motivated.
“Instead of us clapping for Sammy Gyamfi, for spearheading the vision of the President, they have decided to downplay his intellect or whatever he’s doing. Most importantly, they want to downplay the GoldBod because they know the GoldBod has been the game changer.”
Madam Obeng suggested that recent criticism and press conferences against the GoldBod are attempts to discredit its achievements ahead of future reviews of its performance.
“They just want to discredit us because after a year, we are going to review what we’ve been able to achieve so far.
She added that efforts to “rubbish what GoldBod has done” do not reflect the reality on the ground, insisting that the economic data speaks for itself.
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Source: www.myjoyonline.com
