Dean of the Business School of the University of Cape Coast Prof John Gatsi fears Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin may be falling into a propaganda trap.
The academic was responding to suggestions by the Speaker of Parliament that Ghana may not be in the position to pay salaries of public sector workers in the next three months if something was not urgently done about Ghana’s economic struggles.
Speaker Bagbin said his comments were based on information made available to him.
The Dean of the Business School of UCC Prof John Gatsi however fears the Speaker may be caught in a propaganda trap intended to court sympathy for government.
He wondered who shared the information in question with Speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin as government spokespersons on the economy had denied suggestions that the economy was in serious distress.
In an interview with Sena Nombo on the Gold Power Drive Prof Gatsi said government intends to ride on the sympathy that the “Ghana is broke” comment would earn them to pass the E-levy.
The Finance Professor further indicated that he was uncomfortable with the use of the word “broke” to describe Ghana as the country still generated revenue.
He said government needed to come clear as to the challenges that has led to claims he would struggle to pay salaries from revenues generated.
Prof Gatsi suspects government may be embarking on a campaign which involved taking advantage of anticipated challenges to set propaganda traps that is aimed at capturing the minds of Ghanaians to make room for the passage of the E-levy.
Government also claims it would be forced to head to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or tax fuel if it is not allowed to pass the E-levy.
Prof Gatsi says those claims are all propaganda traps aimed at ensuring the E-levy is passed.
Source: Radiogoldlive.com
