Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed disgust over the behavior of Ghanaians as he wonders what they actually want government to do for them.
Commenting on the controversial e-levy which is strongly opposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and many Ghanaians who complain it will compound their hardships, Bernard Allotey Jacobs believes Ghanaians are just confused.
He wondered why the same citizens are calling for development and other economic interventions to be made by the government to improve their living conditions but will also fall for any deception that comes their way.
Speaking on Peace FM's morning show ''Kokrokoo'', the former NDC Central Regional Minister couldn't fathom what Ghanaians actually want because they complain about everything and nothing.
"People are being confused . . . There's too much foolishness permeating in our system. There's too much foolishness. Look, what do we want as a nation? Look, there is an army of unemployed graduates. You try to solve the problem, other group of people will rise and say they are being deceived. They inject deception and that's what Ghanaians love. It's got to a time where there should be decency in our politics. This deception should be a past thing," he snapped.
He advised the populace not to fall for political chicanery saying, ''we've grown past this kind of political character where we will always inject falsity into our political arena''.
''So, we as Ghanaians, must ask ourselves; what do we want? . . . What do we want as a nation?'' he further queried.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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NDC did well to sack this ediotic fuuull. Do you know the kind of persons who are kicking against the E levy? Do you think everything is about NPP/NDC? A lot of apolitical technocrats have spoken against this, here you are calling people who are against this fuuuulish. Tell Ghanaians whether you and kwamena Duncan are wise.
One of the foolishness is Allotey
@JOSH, we have all been to canada and shopped what you talking about is like a VAT Tax which we also pay in Ghana. So the price at the shops in Canada display the price of the commodity without the VAT. so when you go to pay they add the VAT. The E.Levy is very different, the Government of Canada does not charge u tax from transfering money from one account to another. Please read before u come here and spill trash..
Allotey the foolishness you said attributes to you. Fucken old man
@Joe. That long essay makes a lot of sense to me because it is objective analysis and not partisan stuff. The way to go is to generate internal revenue to solve our problems and e-levy is a tax that will achieve enough revenue to improve our infrastructure, unemployment situation and the economy in general.. I will this tax but hold the government accountable through my vote if this revenue is not used for intended purposes.
Your long essay didn’t mean nothing. defending people who asked if infrastructure is what we eat. Now, in your essay, you are referring to infrastructural deficit. So you are indeed a confused commentator who doesn’t even know what he or she wants. We don’t want any e-levy. 6 years into office and you are deceiving the Ghanaian with e-levy, no development strategy. Prior to winning power, you said we had the money and after choking on borrowing, you want to hold us to ransom.. we opposing the e-levy are sound in mind papa. Allotey we are wide awake and aware of your chicanery.
1. In Ontario, Canada. There's a provincial tax called (Hamonous) and it's 13% that is added to everything you buy from the shop. Suppose you see a pair of shoes that is priced at $100, you'd pay additional 13% on it so you'd end up paying for $113 at the cashier. Ghanaians complain too much but expect so much... Even if you go to the bank and exchange money from Canadian dollars to the US dollars, you'd be taxed 7% SO 1.75% IS A DROP IN THE OCEAN AND TELL GHANAIANS NOT TO THING OF COMING TO NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE TAXES IS WHAT MAKE THIS COUNTRY WORKED USA AND CANADA DO NOT BORROW TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CITIZENS BUT RATHER THE CITIZENS PAY FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT NO FREE LUNCH ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD LAZY GHANAIANS THE FREE DAYS ARE OVER LOOSERS. 2.
Your long essay didn’t mean nothing. Allotey is defending people who asked if infrastructure is what we eat. Now, in your essay, you are referring to infrastructural deficit. So you are indeed a confused commentator who doesn’t even know what he or she wants. We don’t want any e-levy. 6 years into office and you are deceiving the Ghanaian with e-levy, no development strategy. Prior to winning power, you said we had the money and after choking on borrowing, you want to hold us to ransom.. we opposing the e-levy are sound in mind papa. Allotey we are wide awake and aware of your chicanery.
Mr Allotey is not an economist but he is right compared to Prof. Bokpin's analysis. What this Professor didn't say is that we have huge infrastructure deficit and army of unemployed graduates and resources are needed to fix them as successful governments have under-invested in these areas from too long. As a result, pragmatic approach like e-levy is important. Yes, like every country, there is waste in the system and achieving efficiency (that is, less waste) is a continuous process and digitisation initiative by Nana Addo's government is a good step to reduce waste and corruption. It is achieved in 4 years and take decades as always there is room for improvement. This Professor should include this variable in his analysis before drawing conclusions. Listen, efficiency gains in Ghana is good but will not bring in enough resources to overcome critical challenges Ghana face. Generating our own revenues are crucial for Ghana's sustainable development and e-levy is one of the best tools from finance standpoint. Well done Mr Allotey.