Former NDC Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, is criticizing the tendency to blame the depreciation of the Ghanaian currency, the cedi, against the dollar for all economic issues.
He has observed that some vendors of fufu, porridge, rice, and other basic foods who have reduced their portions are attributing it to the dollar’s value lately.
Based on this observation, Mr. Allotey is asserting that Ghanaians are overly leveraging the dollar crisis to charge exorbitant prices for food and services.
“What I am saying is that if I go to buy fufu today and notice the portion has reduced, you can’t tell me it’s because of the dollar,” Allotey Jacobs said.
Adding that “we need to tell Ghanaians that this mentality will not help us in any way.”