Ghana Fix The Country campaign: Fuel prices hit $1.07 dollar per litre as campaigners call out Prez Akufo-Addo government
Fuel prices for Ghana hit one of de highest after pump prices reach $1.07 dollars per litre.
De latest figures spark outrage among petroleum consumers who dey express disappointment through social media hashtag #FixTheCountry. One social media user Barnabas Nii Laryea wrote, "I just buy 100gh petrol, de gauge no even move. Tomorrow I go walk to work #FixTheCountry." De average price of fuel per litre around December 2020 Ghc 4.7 per litre, but now fuel prices hit Ghc 6.1 per litre. Per de current price increases, if one get modern car which dey consume about 65 litres of fuel to fill up de gas tank, dis dey mean be say consumers go pay extra Ghc90 to fill dema car tanks. Consumer who dey fill gas tank weekly for one month go pay extra Ghc360 to same amount of fuel. Meanwhile, thousands of Ghanaians for social media dey call out de leadership of de country to fix Ghana. Social media users for Twitter top dey use de hash tag #FixTheCountry pour out dema frustration about what dema call de high cost of living, poor quality of life den economic hardships menerz dey face. Those wey join de online campaign dey complain about water shortages, erratic electricity supply, graduate unemployment den stuff. Some social media users bring back tweets of Prez Akufo-Addo who promise say he go fix water issues by end of en first term in office. Why #FixTheCountry dey trend? Dis campaign happen as govment slap 18 pesewas increment on every kilogramme of gas effective May 1. Dis mean say, people wil pay extra Ghc4.5 if dem for buy 25kg LPG gas. Again, telecommunications operator MTN also notify customers say call and data charges go shoot up effective May 1 - dis increment dey take effect be sake of de implementation of 1% COVID-19 levy by govment. Dis increase in spending, stagnant salaried den lack of water for certain areas den electricity issues be why people dey call govment to fix de country. One Twitter user who dey tweet @gyaigyimii talk say "dem say free water for 3 months den as de bills come de figure doubled!" "Now we dey pay extra taxes for de free water. De water seff some people no get some, he lament. Some of de issues which dey cause agitation dey include bad roads, schools under trees, low wages, high living costs especially rent den stuff. Some people start dey call for de online campaign to move offline to proper demo on de streets as part of efforts to get Ghanaian leadership to act. #FixYourself De online campaign against govmemt get some support from pro govment supporters who dey tweet plus de hashtag #FixYourself. Dis reaction no go down well plus some users who say e be insensitive to tell Ghanaians to fix themselves when govment leadership dey.