When the Bank of Ghana (BOG) announced that the usage of Cedi notes as a money bouquet was coming to an end, everyone was jubilant and full of gratitude. A number of males used social media to express their relief over the most recent directive, which they claimed was long overdue.
Men who are under pressure from the craze to purchase their female lovers money bouquets needed to be rescued.
Dominic Owusu, Director of the Currency Department of the central bank, warned the public against the misuse of the Ghana cedi, which is formed like flowers and given as gifts, during a press conference on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
โIn recent times, you see people using the currency for bouquets and then sometimes when they want to do presentations, they use the currency to do designs in baskets, hampers. It is against the Bank of Ghana policyโฆdesist from such acts, it is not in line with the policy so you must stop it. If you want to give a present, go and buy gifts. Donโt go and buy bouquets and do it,โ he cautioned.
In response to the news, young men described how they had fallen prey to “money bouquets.”
They exposed how their girlfriends and spouses want “money bouquets” as gifts on major occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, and even when they propose marriage in trending tweets.
A Twitter user, @1Obama_ wrote: โBank of Ghana saving boys from pressure Chaley that money as bouquets and hampers for gifts thing never dey make sense.โ
Money bouquets are becoming more and more popular as people choose to give them as gifts rather than flowers or hampers.
This project has resulted in the growth of small enterprises. Around Valentine’s Day, money bouquet producers report a spike in orders and sales.
