Citi TV General Manager and journalist, Bernard Avle, is currently under public scrutiny following his interview with founder of The New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, widely recognized as Cheddar, on the Point of View show on Monday, January 15, 2024.

The interview got heated as the duo engaged in an intellectual debate. Ghana's classification as a middle-income country became a controversial topic, and the duo presented opposing views.

Bernard Avle held the position that Ghana is indeed a middle-income country, but Mr Bediako argued otherwise, stating that Ghana is a low-income country.

Mr Bediako argued that since the government run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for economic assistance through a credit facility worth $3 billion, it is a low-income country.

"They went to beg to save the economy, but you are sitting in front of me, and I know you know a lot about economics, and you are telling me this country is a middle-income country.

"How then do we go so broke that we lost all the cash in our central bank and we had to go to IMF to save us? Ghana is a low-income country," he stressed.

A much more composed Bernard Avle insisted that "Ghana is a middle-income country."

Also, Bernard claimed that Mr Bediako said he planned to make Ghana a low-income country, an assertion he refuted.

Following the interview, netizens have shared their thoughts on how the journalist, Mr Avle, interviewed Mr Bediako, who plans to contest the 2024 general elections to become Ghana's president.

While others believe Mr Avle was a bit too stern and brusque, others noted that Mr Avle has always been an individual who puts his guests on a hot seat, questioning their intellect on issues they plan to resolve or address.

"That Bernard Avle interview with FJC is dripping with condescension. I get that the guy is highly ignorant and comically incompetent, but the interviewer's posture borders on badgering and belittling," a user, @enyonvm wrote.

Another user, @cole__xy said, "Now they’re attacking Bernard Avle. Crazy world."