General News of Sunday, 3 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaians suffering economic hardshipGovernment signs up for an IMF programmeOpposition mock government for decision to seek IMF supportThanks to social media and to news agencies, news travels very fast across the world, such was the case with Ghana’s July 1, 2022 decision to turn to the International Monetary Fund amid an economic downturn. Views GhanaWeb monitored especially on Twitter, showed Nigerians ‘celebrating’ their situation, that they had not gotten as bad as to seek IMF support by way of a programme. Others were also shading fellow Nigerians who have perennially insisted that Ghana was a better economy as compared to theirs. A former Senator, Shehu Sani was among the commenters, he tweeted: "Ghana is reportedly in talks with the @IMFNews for loan. Ghana just went to IMF for support, Nigeria should be rich enough to bail out other African countries.

Source: GhanaWeb July 03, 2022 13:26 UTC