Ghana’s President, H.E Akufo-Addo, has pleaded with businesspeople not to exploit the current economic crisis to defraud customers.
He stated that everyone is going through tremendous suffering as a result of the cost-of-living problem and urged them to “keep an eye out for the larger good.”
“I hear from the market queens also that another factor fueling the high prices is the high margins that some traders are slapping on goods, for fear of future higher costs. I say to our traders, we are all in this together. Please let us be measured in the margins we seek”, he said during his address on Sunday about the economy.
The president urged the business community to take control of the situation despite acknowledging the difficulties caused by the high cost of fuel, changes in transportation costs, and the erosion of corporate capital, among other things.
“I have great respect and admiration for the ingenuity and hard work of our traders, especially those that take on the distribution of foodstuffs around the country, and I would hesitate to join in calling them names. I do make a heartfelt appeal that we all keep an eye out for the greater good, and not try to make the utmost profits out of the current difficulties.”
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
