Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ghana’s minister of information, has issued a warning to the populace about a potential conflict between China and Taiwan, which he claims might have catastrophic effects on Ghana’s economy. He claims that when the battle breaks out, Ghanaians would claim it has no impact on the country’s economy, unlike as some people have said regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. “There is a third issue on the horizon, and if we don’t pay attention to it, it will hit us and many will deny it is a contributing factor to the problems the nation is facing.
“Do you know that China has extended the tenure of office for Xi Jinping by an extra five years? Read Xi Jipin’s inaugural speech. Somethings we fail to pay attention to these things. Xi Jinping said that he would not rule out taking over Taiwan.“The issues between China and Taiwan are no different from the issues of Russia and Ukraine – where one country thinks the other country is part of his territory and attempt to use false to annex it. If China attacks Taiwan can you imagine the consequences, especially at this time that crude oil costs $94 per barrel and is set to rise again due to OPEC cutting supply,” he said in Twi.
In an interview with Asempa that CountryGhana monitored, Oppong Nkrumah stated that although the media in other nations is really debating the implications of the impending conflict, the media in Ghana is remaining mute about it.
“If indeed China attacks Taiwan, what will be the implications? So, if we are not seeing the implication of the Russia-Ukraine war on our economy, what are we saying about the implication of a potential war between China and Ukraine?“If you turn in to other (foreign) media houses, they are discussing the implications of this issue, but we are not, and if it hits us, we will be saying it is not affecting our economy,” he stated
When asked about requests from some Ghanaians for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologize to Ghanaians regarding the current country’s woes, the information minister made these comments in response to the inquiry. He said that the president has acknowledged the nation’s economic situation and that requests for him to apologize for it were irrelevant.
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