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0 President Mahama has said he is committed to providing a platform for stakeholder collaboration to contribute to the development of the nation.
Delivering his speech at the launch of the National Economic Dialogue on Monday, March 3, under the theme: “Resetting Ghana: Building the Economy We Want Together”, President Mahama underscored the need for a stakeholder consultation and collective thinking to transform Ghana’s economy.
The President noted that the policies require to bring our economy back on track will require multi-stakeholder buy in.
“My fellow citizens I have the political will to see through such reforms but these reforms must be the product of our collective thinking and sensitization of well-considered proposals from stakeholders in the Ghanaian economy and that is why we are here this morning.
“I believe that all of us Ghanaians have a role to play in the development of our dear nation and I will very much like to be remembered as the President who provided the platform for this to happen,” he said.
He added: “My fellow Ghanaians, a new era is upon us, an era of bold transformation, economic expansion and limitless opportunities.”
Also speaking at Dialogue, Chairman of the National Economic Dialogue Planning Committee, Dr. Ishmael Yamson stressed that poor governance and corruption have created a generation of disillusioned youth who see no future in the country.
Speaking at the opening of the National Economic Dialogue on Monday, March 3, 2025, Dr. Yamson lamented the rise of what he termed “Generation Hustlers”—young people who have lost hope in Ghana’s leadership and are eager to leave the country.
“We have succeeded in creating a new generation of young people called Generation Hustlers, who have lost hope, respect, and confidence in their political leaders and their country and just want to leave Ghana behind them and relocate to foreign lands,” he stated.
While acknowledging that external shocks have played a role in Ghana’s economic difficulties, Dr. Yamson asserted that the country’s problems are primarily homegrown.
“I must agree that in the last 68 years of independence, Ghana has also suffered severe disruptions and dislocations from external shocks, but the stark truth is that the overwhelming majority of our problems are homegrown,” he emphasized.
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