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President Akufo Addo in his address to the country at Ghana@60 anniversary has urged all citizens and Ghanaians in the Diaspora to rise up in pushing the country to its rightful economic position with their strength and resources.

According to him, the country has ran out of excuses after 60 years of independence to still stay poor despite the freedom accorded to Ghanaians in the fourth Republic for the past 24 years.

“Finally, in Ghana a consensus emerged for the coming into being of the Fourth Republic. We have agreed on a multi-party constitutional democracy; we guaranteed individual freedom under the rule of law. The past 24 years have been the longest period of political stability, our country has indulged since independence”, the President noted.

President Akufo Addo sadly mentioned that the economic development that should have accompanied the independence is still not materialised; thus there should have been rapid economic development with all the freedom attributed to the citizenry.

“Sadly, the economic developments that should have accompanied our independence are still not materialised. 60 years on and the mass of people are still poor. We have run out of excuses after 60 years and it is time to rise and get out country to where it should”, he urged.

President Akufo Addo again urged Ghanaians to build the economy of the country in order to generate a prosperous, progress and a dignified life for the mass of the people.

The President of the Republic of Ghana however averred that it will take hard work, enterprise, creativity, discipline and consistence to fight against corruption in public life before Ghana can realise its economic transformation.

“...we must take pride in diversity by all means. The Ghanaian must always rise above the ethnic or personal interest. We have a bright future and we must mobilise all our resources and all our strength and Peers in the Ghanaian Diaspora to get to the promise land of prosperity faster”, he charged.