"External debts swallow Ghanaians. Each Ghanaian owes ?1.2 million," the Free Press says in its banner headline. The story reports Mrs Gladys Asamah, deputy minority leader in Parliament as saying that Ghana owes an external debt of 7 billion US dollars which when broken down leaves each Ghanaian with a debt of about $400 US dollars (1.2 million cedis). The MP for Takoradi who was reported to be speaking to the New Patroitre Party (NPP) Youth Wing at Accra Polythechnic, said if the youth of Ghana wish to be economically emancipated in the next millennium then they should identify themselves with the NPP. According to the paper Mrs. Asmah stated that the programme of an NPP government which believes in the supreme dignity of man, and in common brotherhood of all Ghanaians to freedom of conscience, association and expression. She said the NPP will put in place a free and truly democratic system of government under which all citizens will be able to contribute to the welfare, peace and prosperity of our nation and keep its people free from dictatorship and oppression.
"External debts swallow Ghanaians. Each Ghanaian owes ?1.2 million," the Free Press says in its banner headline. The story reports Mrs Gladys Asamah, deputy minority leader in Parliament as saying that Ghana owes an external debt of 7 billion US dollars which when broken down leaves each Ghanaian with a debt of about $400 US dollars (1.2 million cedis). The MP for Takoradi who was reported to be speaking to the New Patroitre Party (NPP) Youth Wing at Accra Polythechnic, said if the youth of Ghana wish to be economically emancipated in the next millennium then they should identify themselves with the NPP. According to the paper Mrs. Asmah stated that the programme of an NPP government which believes in the supreme dignity of man, and in common brotherhood of all Ghanaians to freedom of conscience, association and expression. She said the NPP will put in place a free and truly democratic system of government under which all citizens will be able to contribute to the welfare, peace and prosperity of our nation and keep its people free from dictatorship and oppression. In another fornt page story, the reports : "Obasanjo's capture of the oil throne". The story has it that the victory declared of former military head of state, General Olusegun Obasanjo in last Saturdays general elections in Nigeria is unlikely to ensure a smooth return from military to civilian rule. The paper asserted that this follows rival contestant Chief Olu Falae's accusation that there were several election mal- practices and that he was going to challenge the results in the courts. Meanwhile Nigeria's military leader General Abudsalami Abubakar has promised to return Nigeria to civilian rule towards the end of may this year. According to the paper, Former US President Jimmy Carter who led a team of International monitors has admitted that members of the monitoring group "witnesed serious irregularities and overt electoral fraud including ballot stuffing, inflated votes and manupulation of results. The group is said to have reported that "if appeared that many of these electoral abuses were a result of collusion between polling officials, party agents and operatives.
