President John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to be optimistic about the future of the country because many indications show the country is performing well in terms of growth and development in the various sectors.
Speaking to congregants at the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Adenta on Sunday, Mahama said the fact that the rate of maternal and infant mortality has decreased significantly and life expectancy increased above the average of most African countries, show the country is making progress.
“What we are enjoying today is a cumulative work of all the governments that have… so when a new government comes you don’t have to start from level one, you start from where they left off and then you take it to the next level so cumulatively we are making good progress.
"If you take all the UN human development indicators, it gives clear evidence that this country is moving in the right direction. Maternal mortality is falling, infant mortality is dropping and life expectancy is the highest in West Africa, average 63 years where as in other countries it is 52 years,” Mahama said.
He added that 76 per cent of the population have access to clean drinking water, more than 80 per cent of our people have access to electricity and so you can see that we are making progress.”
He lamented that there many Ghanaians with cynical attitude and lack of faith in the future of the country in spite of the developments.
He therefore said that Ghanaians need to have faith and believe the country will “make it”.
“Sometimes I wonder and ask myself, it looks like outsiders have more faith in our country than we ourselves have in our country. We think that our country is a basket case and anything that we do, we cannot make it, but you go our self and they appreciate what you are doing,” he said.
The President also said he was hopeful “if we continue to work the way we are doing and we continue on the right track this nation will not only be a model of democracy, but it will be a model of economic prosperity in West Arica.”
Source: Citifmonline.com
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In Ghana foods are every cost sir. That is the important things that is taking large money in salary And foods Is taking 70 percent of salary. Why I am saying this is that some people will being that the money which I use to receive who I am doing It . I use to consume 30 vendors a day . And I what my salary to be increase.
U told us ghanaians thats our parents r suffering and they cannot afford our utility bills in 2008 election so we need change when u where the running-mate for the late atta mills your party also made many promises e.g reduction in petrolium prices, water bills,ECG bills, and so and from. 2012 u were actn president and later u bcom de president u watch de cedis to fall beneath the dollar dum sor took place saada ,zeeda, and so many things u came to power to initiate culdn't even hold for six months bcos de were not properly prepared and well planed initiative. but ur governance burst of smone party initiative which i even see as propaganda which u governance burst of it everyday.mr president ghanaians we say we tired of u governance cos u implemtations all be boogloss and we need anothe goverment change is coming we need nana addo for ghana. all mistakes shuld be correctd i bore sef
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Please step and pay attention to what NPP is coming to do so as to get some experience and leadership skills for the next time.
Mahama should step down if i were him because he has dispoint all Ghanains Shame on you mahama.you have no better job for us,we the youth,will vote agaist you wai.we need change. Change is coming.NPP nice.
JM is our right person to choose in this coming election reasons (1) john mahama has been in that seat and he knows more far better when it comes in leadership, now if you people change him now and start suffering just like Nigeria is suffering now, just because they bring up new president who does not knows right and left of leadership, what will you say if the changes your trying to make backfire the country. As of me am not Ghanian and to tell you truth if Nigeria my country can have such person as president believed me they will be happiness, Here I want to tell The whole Ghanaian the truth, Ghanian is really bless with peace and peaceful country,John mahama have not by any means offend in leadership why did people now seen him as an enemy of country, You people complain about hardship just travel out and see by yourself how people suffered, you people complain about light off Go to Nigeria and see by yourself, is really big mistake if Ghanian change (JM) because new government have taken place things will get hard because they didn't knows where construction started and they didn't know where to stop the construction, then suffering will start so please Ghanaian vote wisely is not my country but am in concern, because when it ttouches eyes it also touch nose. JM FOR GHANA.
What trust are you talking aboit
we put trust in him but what do we see he fails.He is always talking about infrastructure but no job for us, we the youth are suffering.
Nsu b3t) a efiri an)pa; Mr Mahamma, ***barred word***, you have failed Ghanaians totally; We need change,, we need change,,, we need change..
All the comments you did are all ***barred word***... You dont even know haw to respect your own president? All of you are n.p.p supporters asante and akyims shame on to you all.