There’s light at end of tunnel
Yesterday marked two years of the Mahama administration. The mid-term of the administration coincided with the 22nd anniversary of our democratic dispensation that began on January 7, 1993.
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During the period, we have had six elections, with the last one in 2012 ending with a petition at the Supreme Court, which lasted for eight months.
In the end, all the parties accepted the verdict and peace and stability reigned, following the bated breath which characterised the court process and the announcement of the verdict.
The Daily Graphic congratulates our President on steering the affairs of state, especially during these turbulent times.
Going forward, however, there are three main issues that the Daily Graphic wants him to pay attention to. These are the high cost of living, the growing canker of corruption among public officers and the debilitating effects of the ‘dumsor-dumsor’.
While not discounting the challenges that have faced the country since 2012, which have put almost all economic indicators in disarray, one cannot rule out the impact these three issues have had on the ordinary Ghanaian.
Many Ghanaians live below the poverty line and, therefore, they bear the brunt of the harsh economic situation.
Indeed, it got to some time when the prices of common goods, including staples, were going up by the day.
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House-keeping money lost its value within days and that led to tension in homes, a situation which also adversely affected people’s disposition to work and social engagements.
When slammed with increases in utility tariffs, fuel prices and others, some public sector workers had no option but to resort to demonstrations and strikes.
At one corner of the triangle were the cases of corruption that were registered against public officials.
Those revelations were highly unacceptable and rattled people’s nerves, considering the hard times the ordinary Ghanaian had to endure, as against the theft of the same public resources that the government complained it lacked.
What further exacerbated the plight of Ghanaians at the individual and the business levels was the erratic power supply, which has become popularly known as ‘dumsor dumsor’.
The power situation has had a debilitating effect on the totality of businesses in the country.
Some businesses have been forced to close down due to the erratic power situation, while others have had to reduce their production capacity and ultimately sent employees home.
Ghanaians do not expect the government to work magic, but they expect the value of what they earn and, therefore, their purchasing power to remain positive, even in the face of the challenges facing the economy.
The Daily Graphic hopes that as President Mahama enters the third year of his term, he and his team will take the bull by the horn and rally the people to turn around the country’s economic fortunes to restore hope among Ghanaians.