Ghana’s economy is in far poorer shape than the New Patriotic Party had anticipated, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said.
“We have inherited an economy in poor shape and I suspect from what I’m hearing, the evidence that is coming to me that it is in even poorer shape than we anticipated,” Mr Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday, 24 January, at the Flagstaff House as he named his 10 regional ministers-designate.
The president nonetheless said: “But I’m a firm believer in the statement that when times are tough, the tough get going.
“This is the time that we have to show leadership and commitment to our nation. I continue to be an unrepentant optimist,” he said, adding: “We are a special people and we have a special destiny and I’m going to do everything within my bones to make sure that that destiny is realised in the years ahead of us.”
Mr Akufo-Addo’s comment about the shape of the economy comes weeks after his deputy, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said the Mahama administration left the NPP a “very difficult” economy.
Speaking at a durbar of Zongo chiefs and imams at Fadama in Accra organised by the Chief Imam to mark the birthday of Holy Prophet Mohammed on January 15, Dr Bawumia said despite the bad economy the New Patriotic Party has inherited, the Akufo-Addo-led government would deliver on all its promises.
“…We said that when by the grace of Allah we get into government, we will undertake a number of policies and by the grace of God we have gotten into government, we have looked at the economic situation, it is not an easy one, it is a very difficult one but by the grace of Allah we intend to keep all the promises that we made to the people of Ghana.
“You have already seen that we mean business; we are going to deal with the economic challenges. After all, that is what we were elected to do,” Dr Bawumia said.
As part of those promises, Dr Bawumia said the government will established the Zongo Development Fund in the first quarter of the year. “We will establish the Zongo Development Fund in our very first budget in March of this year. It is very important for people of the zongos and Muslims at large who live in the zongos. … We will establish it and work in consultation with our chiefs, our imams, our opinion leaders to make sure the fund is delivers on the needs of the people of the zongos.”
Source: Classfmonline
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Massa pls do the job and stop complaining. You said you can thats why we voted you in.
YES, THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DECEIVE PEOPLE TO VOTE YOU IN POWER BY GIVING THEM UNREALISTIC PROMISES. DO THE WORK AND LET ME WATCH YOU. PONKO MPO WHIRI TA NA WO OTWE!
Fix the economy and stop complaining. The Ghanaian people have confidence in you that is why they voted for you and the team massively. Bawumia and Co. can fix it..... We are all here. Run for debt cancellation ...and i am not surprise if this come to pass.
if its too big hire and divide the labour finish the job quick.and nobody tell me its not a tire puncture we are fixing aint got no mercy for my servant NADAA.You asked to serve me .serve me well.
Osafo Marfo says the economy is strong. Nana Addo says the economy is in bad shape. Which is which.
KUFFOUR DID NOT LEAVE ANY MONEY AS WELL. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND FIX IT. WE WILL STILL HOLD YOU TO ALL YOUR PROMISE. GHANAIANS ARE AWAKE NOW.
We do not want to hear this drumming again. You have Bawumia who claims to understand all the problems facing the Ghanaian economy. Why not let him fix it. We have voted for you because we want the economy to be fixed. Please fix it and ***barred word***.
LION,I'm telling you it is a sign of telling you we will come for you,we shall collect every pesewa collected from the state. They have to tell us Ghanaians who voted NPP into power the damage ndc have done to this country. You can kill yourself who cares? More of what Nana is saying will come to the public so from your place to the sea is not long or you can take a taxi to the sea and jump in. Ndc are annoying,cro*ks.
CHARLEY THIS IS THE LAST TIME AM GONNA HEAR THIS SH..T. MASSA IF YOU THINK THE JOB IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU STEP DOWN. ANY TIME THEY START SAYING THAT IT MEANS THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO IMF. AND THE ONLY HTING YOU WILL GET FROM THEM IS TO MAKE YOUR PEOPEL POORER THAN THEY WERE WHEN YOU TOOK OFFICE. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY STIWWPID INCREASES. ANYTIME A EUROPEAN COUNTRY GOES INTO ECONOMY CHALLENGES THEY GIVE THEM STIMULUS OR MORE MONEY TO BLOW BUT OVER HERE THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION FOR OUR TROUBLES IS MORE TROUBLES. MASSA DONT FALL FOR THESE CLASS ONE TRICKS. LET THE TIVES PAY FOR ALL THE GOLD AND ALL THE OTHER RESOURCES THEY HAVE BEEN SHIPPING OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. LET THE WHITE MAN PAY AND WE WOULDN`T NEED TO PAY ANY MORE TAX IN THIS COUNTRY. WE ALWAYS ACT LIKE FUULS EVEN WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS
Mr. President, please allow us to have our quite time and work. After all, "onuhe ni oba"