President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the ruling New Patriotic Party government under his watch cares about Ghanaians.
He said the government is committed to restore the economy amidst ameliorating the recent hardship the public is facing.
“It is obvious, fellow Ghanaians, that you have a government that cares. We are determined to restore stability to the economy, and provide relief.
“We are all in this together, and I am asking for your support to rescue Ghana from the throes of this economic crisis,” the president said on Sunday, October 30, 2022, during his address to the nation on the economic challenges.
The president stressed that the government have rolled out numerous initiatives to curtail the menance as done previously in difficult times.
“I have total confidence in our ability to work our way out of our current difficulties. We are not afraid of hard work. We will triumph, as we have triumphed many times before.
“Let us unite, and rally around our Republic, its institutions and its democratic values, and insist that, under God, we will emerge victorious from our current difficulties. For this too shall pass, as the Battle is the Lord’s,” he urged.
He continued and emphasized on some initiative the government has over the years introduced to support Ghanaians.
“My government has always been cognisant of the importance of implementing policies and social interventions to relieve Ghanaians of hardships.
“It is for this reason that over the first five (5) years in office government reduced electricity tariffs cumulatively by 10.9%, we provided free water and electricity as well as reduced tariffs for the entire population during a whole year of the COVID-19 pandemic; we increased the share of the District Assemblies Common Fund to persons with disabilities by 50%; we exempted Kayayei from market tolls.
“We expanded the LEAP by one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) beneficiaries; we expanded School Feeding from 1.6 million children to 2.1 million children; we restored teacher and nursing training allowances; we absorbed the cost of BECE and WASSCE exam registrations for parents.”
President Akufo-Addo added “no guarantor is now required to obtain student loans. The Ghana Card is sufficient; and we have implemented free TVET as well as free senior high school education.”
