The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has rendered an apology after his Twitter handle made a post referring to protesting Ghanaians as “Gyimie”, which means “foolish” in the Twi language.
This follows an increase in fuel prices, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices as well as a water crisis in some parts of the country. A section of Ghanaians are also currently bearing the brunt of a power crisis, locally referred to as Dumsor . The phone call and data charges have also been increased due to the increase in the National Health Insurance Levy by the government. All these have culminated in a frustrated public, with some Ghanaians taking to Twitter to express their displeasure at the turn of things. Building materials such as cement, iron rods, paint, etc have also increased.
In a joint statement, the above parties said the 8 pesewas reduction will take effect from Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
“The 17 pesewas per liter increase in fuel margins previously announced by the NPA has been reduced to 9 pesewas per liter, effective from tomorrow Wednesday 5th may, 2021.” The reduction in petroleum margins will, however, not stop the expected increase in transport fares this week. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has already announced that lorry fares will go up by between 10 to 15 per cent effective Thursday.
“We should also realised that we are not just looking at fuel prices but other cost components that have been increased recently,” General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, said.
“No patriot can say he or she is against a clarion call to fix our country. After 64 years, we have run out of excuses. Let’s get it fixed and fixed now! Together we can!” he tweeted on Tuesday. Several Ghanaians have taken to Twitter to protest over bad governance and the high cost of living in the country. This follows an increase in fuel prices, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices as well as a water crisis in some parts of the country. A section of Ghanaians are also currently bearing the brunt of an intermittent supply of power, locally referred to as ‘Dumsor’.
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