Isaac Adongo, Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, has sharply criticized the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Gold-for-Oil policy, describing it as a “decorated monkey” and likening the party’s efforts to the footballer Neymar Jr. dribbling extensively but failing to score any meaningful results.
Speaking in an interview on PM Express on JoyNews monitored by Kumasimail, Adongo questioned the effectiveness of the policy, stating that despite the government’s purchase of about 30,000 metric tons of gold, the intended benefits have not materialized.
He said, “They were behaving like Neymar, dribbling everybody, getting to the pole, bringing the ball back, and dribbling again. It’s meaningless without results. When you score 3 or 4 goals, then we can clap. It’s not about dribbling for us to celebrate”
Adongo further challenged the impact of the policy on the economy, pointing out that despite the gold purchases, the US dollar continues to rise by around 16-17%, questioning the rationale behind celebrating mere effort instead of tangible achievements.
“They have bought gold, yes, but what is the end result? That the dollar was around 16 17 percent. Is that what they bought the gold for? Why do you want me to celebrate effort? I’m an achiever; I celebrate results”, Adongo remarked.
When asked ‘you remember that they also had a policy on gold for oil and that was fundamental part of the architecture’, he retorted sharply, “Gold-for-Oil, what was the essence? The price of oil was 15 to 16 cedis per liter. Someone abolished Gold-for-Oil, and now fuel is sold at a reduced price, yet you celebrate a decorated monkey called Gold-for-Oil instead of the oil you can buy at the pump”, Adongo told host Evans Mensah.
Adongo accused the NPP of using complex language to make simple issues appear extraordinary, urging a focus on real results rather than rhetoric.
“Let’s focus on results. You see, these my colleagues (NPP) were very good at big English, you know, making very simple things look extraordinary.”
Source : www.kumasimail.com /Kwadwo Owusu
