The rapid previous flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his decision to halt USAID funding to African countries.
Talking on the Danjuar Competition in Kpikpira, the place he addressed the chiefs and other people of the Bimoba group from Ghana and Togo, Mornah argued that whereas the funding cuts could appear to be a setback, they function a wake-up name for Africa to attain true independence and financial self-sufficiency.
We could also be unhappy that it’s going to impose on us a short lived deficit in our finances, significantly these different those that profit from USAID, however it’s the starting of telling us Africans that we should change into impartial and never depending on another folks.
He strongly criticised Africa’s continued reliance on Western help, stressing that the continent is wealthy in pure assets and may prioritise self-sustaining growth quite than dependence on exterior donors.
We can’t proceed to rely upon European help. We can’t proceed to rely upon American help. Now we have assets.
His feedback come amid rising debates over Africa’s financial dependence on international help and the long-term impression of Trump’s decision to cut aid to the continent.
