Let’s sacrifice now to save the future- Nana Akufo Addo

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Ghanaians have been admonished to sacrifice their luxury and liberty now and join the national agenda to aggressively deal with the Coronavirus in order to save the future.

President Nana Akufo Addo made this appeal to the country in his televised address to the nation on the progress and measures put in so far to fight Coronavirus.

The President in his 8th address, lamented what he described as unpatriotic acts by some Ghanaians he said are aiding foreigners to penetrate the borders which have been shut to reduce the spread of Covid19.

“This is the time for sacrifice, so that we do not have to bear a greater cost in the future. Unhappily, there continues to be the worrying news of a few Ghanaians aiding some West African nationals to enter our country illegally, despite the closure of our borders. Even more disturbing is the fact that several of the West Africans, who have been arrested, have later tested positive for the virus. 

These are unpatriotic acts, and must stop. We cannot continue to allow a few persons, who are motivated by their own selfish, money-making interests, to endanger the lives of the rest of the population. Not only will persons who enter our country illegally be strictly dealt with, but so will Ghanaians who facilitate their entry. As I have said before, being a Ghanaian must mean that we look out for each other. Just as the virus has disrupted our daily lives, it has also exposed the deficiencies of our healthcare system, because of years of under-investment and neglect” he lamented.

He has however indicated that the concentration should not be centered on only the Coronavirus but other communicable disease claiming lives in the country.

“Whilst maternal, new-born, adolescent health and nutrition remain our top priorities, we must pay increased attention to chronic, noncommunicable diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes and asthma, which have proved to be the common risk factors for the eleven (11) deaths we have recorded from the virus” he said.

Source:A1radioonline.com|Samuel Mbura|Ghana

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