Be considerate; free electricity will collapse economy – Franklin Cudjoe

Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Ghana, has said the Ghanaian economy will fold up if the government gives free electricity to its people as part of the efforts to deal with the effects of the coronavirus infection.

He appealed to the public to be considerate in their demands from the government during this period.

Government has absorbed water bills for the next three months as announced President Nana Ado Dankwa Addo last week.

This forms part of his measures to ameliorate the economic hardship Ghanaians are saddled with over the COVID-19.

But the Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, although said the measures are commendable, but added that the government must do more to cover other vulnerable people during these difficult times.

Speaking on the issue on GHOne TV, Sammy Gyamfi posited that if former President John Dramani Mahama was the one in power, he would have lessened the burden on Ghanaians by providing free electricity during these trying times.

“Nana let me, first of all, reiterate the recommendation for free electricity to be provided for Ghanaians because that, for the NDC, especially HE John Dramani Mahama, is non-negotiable. I can tell you unequivocally that If President John Dramani Mahama was President of the Republic of Ghana would have been enjoying free electricity by now,” he said.

But in a short statement, IMANI Boss, Mr Cudjoe said : “let us slow down with our demands for too many free things from the government. Certainly free electricity will collapse the economy.

“I know, I hear you, the government started this free festival before covid-19 when it was warned to be careful and also signed $178m free for no work KelniGVG and also $150m wasteful tax money on the EC.

“We should urge government to stop these needless waste but we must be considerate in demanding too many free things especially when we do not know when the mad Corona Virus will leave us.”