The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the sound management of the Ghanaian economy, coupled with the implementation of a number social intervention programmes, such as the Free Senior High School policy, have exposed the lack of understanding of some elements of the National Democratic Congress on the subject of social and economic development.
According to President Akufo-Addo, over the last twenty-three months in office, his administration has overseen a revival of the Ghanaian economy, with growth rates increasing from 3.6% in 2016 to 8.5% in 2017, in addition to a reduction of the fiscal deficit from 9.3% in 2016 to 5.9% in 2017.
This has also led to the strengthening of the monetary policy, a reduction in interest rates, and the continuing stability of the cedi.
In addition to strengthening the macroeconomic fundamentals of the economy, the President noted that his Government has decided to develop the human capital of the country, if the country is to move onto the path of progress and prosperity.
“If resources are all we need to build a country, we should be very rich in Ghana. But, we need, above all, trained human capital. That is why I made it a priority to open access to education. All those characters who are blabbing about the Free SHS, they don’t understand what social and economic development is all about,” President Akufo-Addo said.
He continued, “In two years of the policy, nearly 300,000 more young people have gone into SHS than before. The people who opposed the policy are saying that when they come back to power, God knows when that is going to be, they are now going to review it. A policy you opposed, you are now going to review it. What does that mean? You are obviously coming to collapse it. We are not going to allow anyone to collapse this policy.”
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Tuesday, 4th December, 2018, when he began his 3-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, with a visit to the Healthi-Life Beverages Company Ltd.
In addition to guaranteeing access to education, President Akufo-Addo noted that his Government has also laid the foundation for the revival of Ghanaian agriculture, with the implementation of the Programme for “Planting for Food and Jobs.”
In the first year of the policy, President Akufo-Addo noted that 200,000 smallholder farmers were co-opted into the programme, with some 500,000 farmers involved in 2018. He assured that next year, one million farmers are going to be involved in the planting for food and jobs programme.
“We are doubling our yields across the country, increasing productivity of our farmers, and it has become obvious that, for the first time in a long time, we are no longer importing maize in Ghana, and food has become more and more abundant in Ghana,” he said
The President stressed that, next year, Government will begin the implementation of the Rearing for Food and Jobs programme, to boost the country’s livestock programme.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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What are they are they mot characters but what? he spoke English not Ghana English. Tiwii, you think that your brofo is brofo,go to English world and see if they understand you. He knows what he us talking about and how do you want them to describe characters like Asiedu Nketiah who is demanding ghc420,000 from others but owe's Hon. Ken. Agyepong just $200.00 from Papa Kuffuor's time till now and hasn't paid, how do you expect him to call Mahama the most incompetent of incompetence and ask him Mahama if Nana never helped him financially. You people in the ndc are nothing but irresponsible and us*eless who want people to give you respect you dont deserve with your shady characters. He spoke well to describe them and that is the good English word for them. Take his word for whatever he is saying the man is a politician from infancy at the age of 12-13 years Osagyefo handed to him a book about this country you can search for the picture of him and Osagyefo handing the book to him and you people must stop your bullsh*t of hating Ghana. Whatever the president has said will come on live and he will never change his mind. Ask Allotey Jacobs and he will tell you the same.
Mr President leave this kind of comment to Abronye DC and co. This is not a LANGUAGE a president shd be speaking you are not in opposition.
OF CAUSE FOOD WOULD BE ABUNDANT TO NPP.YOU SEE WHEN EVERYBODY WANT POLITICIANS TO SPEAK WITHOUT INSULT, THE PRESIDENT FINDS IT PRUDENT TO REFER TO FELLOW GHANAIAN AS CHARACTERS.AFTER VOTING FOR YOU WE CAN'T COMPLAIN WE NOW CHARACTERS.THANK YOU MR.PRESIDENT
Nana, leave them alone. They will stay in opposition for a long time! NEVER again! We want FREE SHS!
Eeee Hmmm concert man
Yes, this is proper management. Ghana is working again and we are not going back. God bless you Mr. President and your able ministers.
Continue to tickle yourself and laugh while the nation is on a very loud silence.