Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), who are currently on strike, have received assurances from Alexander Akwasi Acquah, vice chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade and Industry, that the government will save the cedi.

Due to the country's high inflation and rising cost of doing business, merchants in the Greater Accra Region closed their doors on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

The vice chairman, who represents the Akim Oda Constituency in the Eastern Region as a member of parliament for the ruling New Patriotic Party, asserts that the traders have a real worry.

He said the economic management team is working around the clock to address the issues of the financial difficulties.

Mr. Akwasi Acquah gave this assurance while reacting to the second day of the traders’ shop closure in the Accra metropolis.

He spoke to Emmanuel Quarshie (The Hitman) on Accra100.5FM’s morning show, Ghana Yensom, on Thursday, 20 October 2022.

He said this is not the time to apportion blame over who did this and who did that.

“As a member of the trade and industry committee of parliament, I know what is being done behind closed doors to have some of these issues addressed in record time,” he said.

He said Ghanaians would soon see some of these measures being rolled out to have some of these economic challenges addressed.

He stressed that very soon, some of these measures will bear fruits for everybody to see.

He called on the traders to exercise some restraint in their demands amidst the economic challenges.