Actor Kwaku Manu has voiced his concerns regarding Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia’s campaign pledge to introduce a credit card system if elected as President in the upcoming December 7 elections.
In a recent interview, Manu argued that Ghana is not ready for a credit score system, citing the high unemployment rate among the youth and their lack of means to repay potential debts.
“If you become the breadwinner, you cannot enjoy, even though God has blessed you. Mothers and cousins, among others, will be calling you. You cannot even go on holidays unlike whites who even have their parents working hence they can go on trips. Ghanaians abroad cannot even travel to enjoy… they have many bills to cover… I get sad when I think about these things,” Manu expressed during his appearance on UTV.
Manu stressed that the focus should be on creating job opportunities with fair salaries rather than implementing a system that could potentially increase debt for many Ghanaians.
“Elsewhere in the USA, there are jobs… if you don’t work, you cannot get a credit card abroad. Banks even look at that before they give loans. You will be given the card according to your financial status. How many people earn 1,500 Cedis in Ghana? How cheap are clothes nowadays? How does one survive on 1,500 Cedis with two kids? Now almost everyone is owing? Some countries pay bills of some mothers, so what is going on with us?” Manu questioned.
