Akufo-Addo’s economic management of Ghana has been criticized by Professor Steve Hanke, an economist and professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
In a string of tweets, he called the president a “masterclass in economic incompetence” and offered his support for the recent #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest led by the advocacy group Democracy Hub and concerned people.
In one of his tweets, Hanke stated, “Ghanaians took to the streets against Pres. Akufo-Addo’s CORRUPT & INCOMPETENT gov’t, as the money supply explodes and Ghana remains in an inflationary doom loop.”
In another tweet, he reinforced his position, saying, “The #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests in Ghana are rolling right along. Ghanaians have completely blocked off the 37 Roundabout, also known as the Akuafo Intersection, in Accra. PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO = A MASTERCLASS IN ECONOMIC INCOMPETENCE.”
On the final day of the three-day #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstrations, protestors made a nighttime effort to break past a police cordon and march to the White House.
This is in spite of the wrongful detentions and sleazy police behavior that marred Day 1 when police held 49 demonstrators for hours on suspicion of unlawful assembly.
They were all eventually granted bail releases.
Day 2 and Day 3 went by without a serious incident due to police barricading Jubilee House, the primary route leading to the president, even before the demonstrators started marching there.
The 37-Accra route was partially blocked on Day 2 while both sides were blocked on Day 3, severely restricting vehicle traffic for the most of the day.
The #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests in Ghana are rolling right along. Ghanaians have completely blocked off the 37 Roundabout, also known as the Akuafo Intersection, in Accra. PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO = A MASTERCLASS IN ECONOMIC INCOMPETENCE.pic.twitter.com/zslFLILU8w
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) September 23, 2023
#GhanaWatch: Live look at #OccupyJulorbiHouse where Ghanaians are protesting the high cost of living. Pres. Akufo-Addo’s ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT is fueling Ghana’s economic death spiral.
pic.twitter.com/ePTrEMWqcc— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) September 23, 2023
Ghanaians took to the streets against Pres. Akufo-Addo's CORRUPT & INCOMPETENT gov't, as the money supply explodes and Ghana remains in an inflationary doom loop.pic.twitter.com/jNCFrBe9m2
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) September 22, 2023
