The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson has justified the high cost of rent in the country.
According to her, the high cost of living situation is not peculiar to Ghana but is the same in other jurisdictions.
Speaking on Accra-based Onua FM, the Awutu Senya East MP urged Ghanaians to compare rental rates between Ghana and Canada.
“People have been complaining that rent is expensive in Ghana. They should go to Canada. For a month, you pay over 2,000 Canadian dollars. That’s for a single room, not even a chamber and hall.”
“Things are hard now, and there is a high cost of living everywhere, and when you compare Ghana to other countries, Ghana is doing far better,” she said in Twi.
She argued that despite global economic challenges, Ghana remains relatively affordable, attributing this to the effort of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia-led government.
Responding to criticisms suggesting that living conditions in Canada surpass those in Ghana, Koomson disagreed, asserting that the cost of living in Canada isn’t necessarily better.
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