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| President Mills asking of a price of Kenkey at the Nima Market |
The President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, today (Tuesday) paid an unannounced visit to the Nima, Maamobi and Mallam Atta markets all in Accra basically to ascertain the real prices of basic goods, especially that of a ball of kenkey that has become an issue.
The Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, had alleged on various radio stations that Ghanaians can no longer cope with the tough economic situation of the country to the extent that the ordinary person is finding it difficult to buy a ball of the commonest staple, kenkey.
Nana Akomea claimed a ball of kenkey is now selling at GhC 1 instead of GhC.50p, prompting the Presidency to hit town to prove the opposition propaganda machinery wrong.
President Mills in the course of his surprise interaction with the market women approached a kenkey seller at the Nima market and bought a ball for GhC .50p.
According to the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho, the symbolic purchase is to put Nana Akomea and the opposition to shame as well as test the popularity of President Mills, who is bidding for a second term in this year’s elections.
“Some people, especially Nana Akomea in recent times have been playing kenkey politics and claiming that a ball of kenkey is now selling at GhC1, but here we are and the answer is a big no,”.
Mr Anyidoho told Citi News.
“President Mills wanted to ascertain for himself the actual price of kenkey and the answer is a big no. So shame to Nana Akomea and his kenkey politics.”
He added: “The President decided to step out of the Castle today [Tuesday] and visited the markets and I’m sure we all got caught up in the frenzy.
“It is just to touch base and he got the mandate of the market women in 2008 and he assured them that if given the chance things will move in the right direction.”
“He is the first to admit that he hasn’t achieved everything. They have faith in him,” Mr. Anyidoho observed.
Listen to Koku Anyidoho in the attached audio against the headline
By Kent Mensah/Citifmonline.com/Ghana
He added: “The President decided to step out of the Castle today [Tuesday] and visited the markets and I’m sure we all got caught up in the frenzy.
“It is just to touch base and he got the mandate of the market women in 2008 and he assured them that if given the chance things will move in the right direction.”
“He is the first to admit that he hasn’t achieved everything. They have faith in him,” Mr. Anyidoho observed.
Listen to Koku Anyidoho in the attached audio against the headline
By Kent Mensah/Citifmonline.com/Ghana
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