Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged President John Dramani Mahama and his government to pay greater attention to the country’s poverty situation following a fresh report from the World Bank.
The World Bank has revealed that approximately 56.4% of Ghanaians are still living in poverty, despite the country recording improvements in economic growth. The report also points to growing differences in living conditions between various parts of the country.
Reacting to the development, Kpebu described the figures as worrying and called on the Mahama administration to introduce measures capable of improving the economic circumstances of ordinary citizens.
The World Bank has also raised concerns about the nature of Ghana’s economic expansion, noting that some of the sectors driving growth have limited capacity to provide enough jobs for the country’s rapidly increasing young population.
Kpebu’s call comes at a time when government continues to highlight improvements in key economic indicators. However, the latest poverty figures have renewed discussions about whether the benefits of economic growth are reaching a wider section of the Ghanaian population.
