COVID-19: Stop giving Ghanaians ‘false hope’ – Minority to gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo led administration of downplaying the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana.

According to the NDC MPs, the government is giving the public a false sense of hope even as the country crosses the 3,000 mark in a number of cases.
Addressing the media in Parliament Thursday morning, the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu tasked the president to factor advice from medical experts in his decisions regarding the fight against the killer virus.

The Tamale South MP, for instance, the decision to lift the lockdown was an unnecessary gamble and argued the president must take responsibility for the surge in cases

“The minority wishes to advise President Nana Addo Dankwa to tread cautiously and not take decisions to ease restrictions just to satisfy his narrow political interests. This is the time for healthcare professionals, religious leaders and traditional leaders to be adults in the room offering guidance and fearless advise for the sake of the good of the country, nothing can be more important than the value that we place on the life of our citizens.”



“Government should desist from selling false hope of a situation under control and using its management of information as a cover for this farce,” Mr. Iddrisu added.

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count is now over 3000 with the Bono region being the latest to be affected.

The recoveries have also inched up to 303 with the death toll still at 18, the Ghana Health Service has disclosed in the latest update of Ghana’s situation.

The virus has now been confirmed in 13 out of the 16 regions of the country.

Below is the regional breakdown of cases

Greater Accra Region – 2,579, Ashanti Region – 165, Eastern Region – 95, Western North Region – 56, Central Region – 50, Western Region – 32, Volta Region – 30, Upper East Region – 26, Oti Region – 23, Upper West Region – 19, Northern Region – 13, North East Region – 2, Bono Region – 1, Savannah Region – 0, Ahafo Region – 0, Bono East Region – 0

Source: Starrfm.com.gh