The Black Star players
For a country reeling from a global economic downturn occasioned by a post-COVID-19 regime and the war in Ukraine, the developments of last Tuesday deservedly returned smiles to the faces of citizens.
A world cup qualifier as a result of a triumph over our colonial stable colleagues, Nigeria, the passage of the E-Levy and even the commissioning of the first interchange in the northern sector of the country all added to the joyous moments savoured by Ghanaians.
The joyous moments could not have come at a more opportune time. With an appetite for a more efficient means of collecting taxes from the people and the eventual passage of the Electronic Levy, those with an appreciation for the importance of the bill had cause to wear infectious smiles.
We have observed the pains those who stood against the passage of the bill took to deny us the dividends to be accrued from the electronic tax.
Indeed, the good tidings removed the eclipse of uncertainty enveloping the country as the consequences of the Ukrainian war bite deeper. As we relished the moment, the propaganda of the opposition took cover, a welcome respite from the cacophony of doom.
And the foregone coming on the 78th birthday of the President added to the impetuses bestowed upon the country in the past few days.
The President’s announcement that the country would bounce back again has been anchored upon the light now visible at the end of the tunnel.
On the international scene, the developments are auspicious; we can state with hope that the war in Ukraine and its negative fallouts, would soon give way as the guns are about to go silent. We may not trust Vladimir Putin but for the first time since the war started, the Russian strongman is changing tactics which are indicative of a preparation to order a truce. A third world war has been averted and we can heave a sigh of relief that we have been spared the possible destruction of our fragile economies.
Had the triumph on the pitch not been recorded, the opposition would have been busy with all manner of theories on the political space.
As for the E-Levy, now that it has come to pass, we shall demand managers of the kitty to ensure that best practices are applied to the letter in its management.
They would be busy with exaggerations and even mendacious stories about the subject when it is in full flight; their goal to give the levy a bad name and hang it at the marketplace. The fodder they need to do this should be denied them through the application of best practices.