The Government of Ghana intends to send a protest letter to the World Bank over uncomplimentary images of Ghana it displayed at its recent annual meeting in Washington DC.
The pictures, some of which captured half-naked women breast feeding their kids and bathing by the road side depict Ghana as a poverty-ridden country.
The pictures according to Daily Guide’s Felix Dela Klutse, who attended the program, were displayed on the World Bank’s computers installed on the 3rd Floor of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.
The Computers, which had a picture of the Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor as well as the country’s flag, also had pictures portraying the country as a land of abject poverty.
Usually, during the meetings, the Bank displays pictures of member countries on computers to showcase their economic prospects to delegates and investors.
The Government considers the pictures as damning and derogatory.
Citi News sources say a protest letter capturing governments’s displeasure and revulsion is being prepared to be served on the World Bank.
World Bank Country Director, Ishac Diwan has however apologized for the offensive pictures displayed which he said were about 20 years old.
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