Former Nigerian senator Shehu Sani responded to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-recent Addo’s warning to his fellow Africans not to beg from the West.
Sani compared Akufo-appeal Addo’s to Ghana’s current economic negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a tweet on December 14, he came to the conclusion that Akufo-Addo was using one hand to accept IMF assistance and the other to warn his peers.
“Ghana’s President is collecting IMF loan with the right hand and using the left hand to warn African Governments against begging the west for money,” the tweet read.
Akufo-Addo urged African nations to stop pleading for aid from the West in order to gain respect from the rest of the world and alter outdated ideas about the continent.
President Akufo-Addo praised Africa’s talent and workforce during his remarks at the current US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC. He believes that when properly utilized, these resources may bring about tremendous change.
“If we stop being beggars and spend African money inside the continent, Africa will not need to ask for respect from anyone, we will get the respect we deserve. If we make it prosperous as it should be, respect will follow,” President Akufo-Addo is quoted by BBC.com.
“Africans are more resilient outside the continent than inside. We must bear in mind that to the outside world, [there’s] nothing like Nigeria, Ghana or Kenya, we are simply Africans. Our destiny as people depends on each other,” he added.
President Akufo-comments Addo’s come after Ghana on December 13, 2022, successfully negotiated a Staff-Level Agreement for US$3 billion under an Extended Credit Facility with the International Monetary Fund (ECF).
