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The President, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, yesterday trumpeted the success achieved by his government during its one year in office and gave the assurance that the gains would eventually reflect in the pockets of the people. He said the gains made by his administration, in terms of reduction in inflation and the stabilisation of the cedi, among others, would help to greatly improve the lives of all and put cynics and critics to shame. At a media encounter at the Castle Gardens, OSU as part of the first anniversary of his administration, the President attributed the successes chalked up by his administration to the competence of his team of ministers of state and the co-operation of Ghanaians at large. �It is clear that those who made it their beck and call to make a mockery of the economy in our initial stages of assuming power will have to think again because the economy is now taking a full flight,� he said. President Mills said the government�s efforts to improve the lot of Ghanaians had gained grounds and assured the people of better times this year and in the ensuing years. He applauded the media for their significant contributions to the expansion of the frontiers of democracy, saying, �I follow your ideals and contributions and that you have played your roles as the Fourth Estate of the realm.� He said the e divergent views expressed by all sections of the media since, he took over the administration of the nation were healthy for the country�s democratic dispensation. However, the President, who might not be pleased with some deliberate twists of facts about his administration, said, �Atta Mills and his group are not here on their own volition but brought to office by the good people of Ghana in the name of the Lord. He reiterated his administration�s resolve to sacrifice at all time towards improving the lives of the people and appealed to the media to sustain their drive towards achieving the aim of raising the level of the standard of Ghanaians.