Member
of Parliament for Ablekuma West of the New Patriotic (NPP), Ursula
Owusu has stridently called on government to stop embezzling public
funds and rather fix the ‘broken’ economy.
An emotive Ursula
Owusu, accused the government of squandering the nation’s money in
advance, thereby running the country into deficits and hardships.
Commenting
on the proposal by government to impose new taxes on goods and services
on OmanFM on Wednesday, the Ablekuma West MP called on the government
to do its homework well, stating firmly that the Mahama-led government
“cannot tax and spend their way out of trouble”; they “need to fix our
economy.”
To her, government officials under the Mahama
administration are punching ‘holes’ in the pockets of Ghanaians and
looting them; an act she believes has created revenue leakages for the
economy.
The monies, which should be channeled into the financial
coffers of the nation, are “flowing into some people’s pockets”, she
disclosed.
The NPP firebrand also accused some government
officials of owning properties in foreign countries like Dubai, which do
not correspond with their salaries, and thus admonished government to
investigate its officials.
“They know them. What steps are they
taking to penalize them?...The government is aware, what steps are they
taking to check procurement malpractices?” she stated.
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