Radio and Television personality, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) has waded in on the debate on whether the president needs to lock down the country or not.
In an interview with NEWS-ONE on Wednesday, KOD says a possible lockdown “is imminent but the majority of Ghanaians who are the ‘poor’ will be the ones to suffer the more.”
In the wake of the continuous rise in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country, many people have called on the president to initiate a lockdown as a means to control the spread of the disease.
Kofi Okyere Darko shared his opinion saying: “We live in a very free society but then again to control the spate of coronavirus, that is possibly the only option.
We can’t think about a possible lockdown and not consider things like how those who live from hand to mouth would survive, where we are putting the homeless on our streets, some pharmacies and markets will definitely shut down entirely, fuelling stations will not operate (and our fuel stations are not self-service),” he added.
“The only people who will have a comfortable life in such a time are the rich in our communities. It will hurt even though it’s necessary to reduce the spread,” KOD concluded.
His excellency Nana Akufo Addo, has however debunked rumours of an impending lockdown as early as Saturday, saying too many people and things have to be considered before a lockdown can be initiated.
