Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah has questioned the concept behind the ongoing #FixItCampaign in the country, saying that every country needs fixing.

According to him, developed countries equally need fixing, especially, following the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Is there any country in the world which doesn’t need fixing? So every country, even the developed economies need fixing, hence, the statement that “FixTheCountry” is only confirming or underpinning our responsibility as a government. For me I do not see anything wrong with it.

Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show Thursday, the outspoken politician admitted that although there is hardship for which the country needs fixing, the situation could have been worse if the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) was in power.

“But the question is, ‘Is fixing the country not the responsibility of any government?’ Yes, there is hardship, but I do not think the hardship is worse than what happened under NDC,” he said.

The former MASLOC boss also attributed the current economic situation to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on global economies.

Mr Amoah, therefore, called on all to bear with government as it works on rebuilding the country following the worldwide health crisis.

“I am not saying there is no hardship but for the hardship today, the reason is not necessarily government not doing its best but it is a global thing that we need to accept.

“So when they tell us to fix it, they are not wrong but we should not take it as if we are in normal times,” he stressed.

#FixTheCountry has been topping social media trends since Monday.

Social media users, largely the youth, in their posts have been expressing their displeasure over what they describe as a failure on the part of successive governments to improve the lives of the citizenry.

They have also highlighted some of the inadequacies in the country.

Despite efforts by government including the Nation Builders’ Corp (NABCO), National Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) and other commitments towards investing in the growing human capital, some Twitter users say the impact is not felt on the ground.

Dominant in the sentiments shared on Twitter are rising youth unemployment, dilapidated health system, skyrocketing home-renting structure, poor road networks among others. Coupled with corruption, erratic power and water supply, the users say the development has compounded their challenges and made life difficult for the average young Ghanaian to make a decent living.