President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana is facing the consequences of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
President Akufo-Addo indicated that Ghana has not escaped the economic difficulties as a result of the war and the consequences are being felt in rising living costs at the markets and at fuel stations.
‘‘My government has managed to ensure that fuel supplies have not been disrupted, unlike in several other parts of the world,’’ he averred.
At the Presentation of the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Wednesday, 30 March 2022, President Akufo-Addo said that his government intends to continue to grow the economy and bring prosperity.
He said that the events in Ukraine have a direct impact on Ghanaians living in Ghana adding that Ghanaians must continue to invest to revive the economy in the future.
He stated that 30 percent of our wheat flour and fertilizer imports come from Russia and Sixty per cent of iron rods and other metal sheets are imported from Ukraine, and almost 20 per cent of Ghana’s manganese is shipped to Ukraine.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Solomon Nartey
