Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Felix Kwakye has sharply criticized Tracy A-Owusu Addo, the wife of Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie.
This controversy arose after Tracy commented on a trending national issue involving Global Fund tuberculosis (TB) and malaria medications being held up at Ghana’s port.
The Global Fund had previously issued a final notice for the immediate clearance of these medications, which arrived last October.
In April, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced that it had secured the necessary tax waivers to clear the drugs after months of delay.
However, demurrage and third-party charges have accrued to seven million cedis, leaving over 118 containers stuck at the port.
Samuel Hackman from the Global Fund Coordinating Mechanism Secretariat indicated that this delay not only jeopardizes $45 million worth of commodities but also strains Ghana’s relationship with the Global Fund.
Reacting to this situation on Twitter, Tracy A-Owusu Addo explained the reasons behind the government’s delay in clearing the items from the port.
She asserts that Ghana “Gov.’s stake in the Tema Port is currently only 15%. We do not have a say in what happens at our Port since 2014. It is owned by French billionaire Bolloré who owns 17 other ports in West Africa.”
In response, Felix Kwakye from the NDC used harsh words against her, sparking mixed reactions on social media.
