DDEP: You are too wicked on the Aged- former CJ tells Akufo-Addo and Ofori Atta

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has described President Akufo-Addo and his cousin, Ken Ofori Atta as been too wicked to include pensioners in the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP).

The former Chief Justice made this when she joined pensioners to picket at the Ministry of Finance to demand a total exemption of their
investments in the controversial Domestic Debt Exchange Programme.

Ms Sophia was seen holding a placard with the inscription ‘We depend our bond yields to
pay our rent, medical bills, electricity bills and water bills.’

“Why are we in this mess? Nobody has fully explained to us. Yes we took loans, What did we use the loans
for? And where is the accountability? Exactly what
was it used for? You [government] are not telling us about how you are going to be able to make things
better but you are saying ‘help me and I help you.’
No. You help yourself first, let me see if you are doing something serious because we have seen these sorts of things too many times.”

“You don’t solve your problem by
sacrificing the aged. This is wicked.
This is unlawful. What did they use
the borrowed money for? I am now
over 70 and out of public service, so I can speak my mind,” the former CJ said.

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum on Monday, February 6, began picketing the Finance Ministry to demand a total exemption of their investments from the Domestic Debt Exchange programme.
Today is the fifth consecutive time members of the forum have showed up at the Ministry.
According to them, they will not accept any haircuts on their investments as their livelihoods depend on the proceeds from
these investments.