The National Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have called on manufacturers and traders to reduce the prices of various commodities on the market as the Ghana cedis regains its strength.
Addressing a press conference today in Accra, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Lawyer Justin Frimpong Koduah said the call is just as prices of fuel have gone down.
“We also find as gratifying that owing to the massive appreciation in the value of the cedi, prices of petroleum products at the pump have reduced, resulting in a 15.3% reduction in transport fares as announced by transport unions”.
“Although these developments may not entirely address prevailing socioeconomic conditions in the country, we do believe strongly that they may offer a sigh of relief to Ghanaians especially as we approach the festive season. Certainly, there could not have been a better Christmas gift! On account of the cedi appreciation, reduction in fuel prices and transport fares, we appeal to all manufacturers and traders to also reduce prices of commodities to conform with this reality”.
Lawyer Frimpong Koduah seized the opportunity to congratulate the newly elected National Executives of the NDC at the just-ended 10th National Annual Delegates Congress of the Party held at the Accra Sports Stadium on December 17, 2022.
Adding that, the NPP equally commended the NDC for holding their internal elections at various levels.
According to him, multiparty democracy is at the heart of every democratic society. It is the most significant measure of the strength of a country’s democratic tenets.
“If Ghana is to live up to its accolade as the bastion of democracy in Africa, it is imperative that we build a robust democracy that breaks new grounds and serves as a blueprint for other countries in Africa and beyond”.
“The NPP wants to contest the 2024 general elections with a resilient opposition, a united NDC, and not a disintegrated NDC, so they will have no excuse when we beat them in the elections. This is the reason why we wished the NDC well in their Congress”, he noted.
He again appealed to the Ghanaian populace to be patient and have confidence in the NPP government especially when its remedial interventions to socioeconomic conditions in the country are gradually yielding results.
“We may not be out of the woods yet but we are definitely on track to restoring our country to the path of sustained growth and prosperity”.
Source: Modern Ghana
