‘I’ll be disappointed in God if IMF deal goes through’ – Kyiri Abosom

Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, founder of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), has expressed his wish for Ghana’s bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fail. The man of God cum politician stated that he has been praying to God for the futility of the bailout since negotiations with the IMF began.

Osofo Kyiri Abosom explained that he would be disappointed in God if the deal with the IMF goes through, as he believes that “you cannot put new wine in an old pot.” He further elaborated that Ghana had received over $4.5 billion in revenue when the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020, but the country has not been able to make anything substantial with that amount. Therefore, he doubts that the $3 billion from the IMF bailout would have any positive impact on the economy.

“I’ve been praying since we started this IMF negotiations that it shouldn’t be successful. If the deal passes through, I’ll be disappointed in God. I don’t want us to get the money because you can’t put a new wine in an old pot,” Osofo Kyiri Abosom expressed in an exclusive interview with Onua TV.

He further criticized President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his brother, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, suspecting that the loans taken on behalf of the state are being diverted elsewhere instead of benefiting the country. He called for them to investigate themselves, stating, “I think Nana Akufo-Addo and Ken Ofori-Atta should begin to investigate themselves. With me, I think the loans we take don’t get to Ghana. When they take the money, they divert it and print currencies here to run the economy because this does not make sense.”