Former President John Kufuor has dispelled\u00a0Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe\u2019s claims that Ghana is “as poor as it was in the 1960s.”<\/p>\n
He described President Mugabe\u2019s comments as his own \u201copinion.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Mr. Kufour disagreed in an interview on Starr FM and said “Ghana\u00a0has made some fantastic improvement since the 1960s.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe population now is near 30 million. At the time in the early 1960s, Ghana was just about 10 million and that is a lot of difference. In terms of physical development, I believe our country has moved on quite a lot,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s President over the weekend is reported to have mocked Ghana\u2019s rate of development<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, describing it as a poor, undeveloped nation.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”M94eDhczb1TCHWoUupubpsH6OdMNcGKa”]\u201cI have been to Ghana 1958 to 1960 and when you look at them now and compare their present situation to that which existed in the 1960s, no change. There might be more people yes, there may be one road from the airport which has been well done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Be critical of government<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mr. Kufuor has counseled Ghanaians to be critical of governments.<\/p>\n This, he said is the only way through which governments will take citizens and the development of the nation seriously.<\/p>\n He pointed out that Ghana is a democracy which has allowed people to freely express themselves.<\/p>\n He thus urged Ghanaians to be thankful because the \u201chigh handedness that used to be the case in earlier times is not here.\u201d<\/p>\n According to him, despite the increasing freedom of speech, the general public must endeavour to be critical of our government.<\/p>\n \u201cLet us know that it is through our voting that government is made and through the voting we can unmake government,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n Ex-President Kufuor advised that anytime citizens are dissatisfied with government, \u201cwe should never forget so that next time around, we make our governors know that we can make and unmake them.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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