Reduce prices of goods, services – Annoh-Dompreh

But the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said Ghana was not operating under price control and it would be wrong for the government to take any action.

According to him, since Ghana was operating under market forces, prices should be determined at that level.

For his part, the NDC MP for Yapei Kusawgu in the Savannah Region, John Abdulai Jinapor, who gave a full lecture on the current state of the economy, said these were early days yet to call for reduction because inflation was still high.

Contributions by the NDC MP for South Dayi in the Volta Region, Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, and the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, all opined the fact that it was not feasible.

Mr Iddrisu, who is also the NDC MP for Tamale South in the Northern Region, called for a total ban on the importation of rice as done by Nigeria and shut the country’s borders to that effect.

He said it was a double standard for the Majority to hail the IMF as a result of the appreciation of the cedi when indeed it had earlier kicked against it.

However, the NPP MP for Obuasi West, Kweku Kwarteng, said it was important for the Minority to urge the traders not to profiteer but rather reduce the prices of goods and services to reflect the current state of the cedi.