The Government has acknowledged #Fixtheeconomy Concerns by some Ghanaians who attempted to hit the street to draw attention but were stopped by a Court injunction following COVID-19 protocols.
Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta speaking at a press conference said over the past few weeks, he has been following the healthy conversation that started following the #FixTheCountry, a social media campaign primarily initiated by the Youth, and have met the representatives of the conveners to understand and explore collective solutions over what the conveners describe as “a failure on the part of successive governments to improve the lives of the citizenry”.
He said, in the coming days, Government will move swiftly to address some of the issues that the #Fixtheeconomy has raised.
Below are what Government measures to #FixTheCountry;
1. First, I am working with the Minister for Water and Sanitation to immediately ensure potable water to areas with felt need, especially in the most urban areas.
2. Second, I am working with the Ministers of Roads and Highways, Transport and Interior to address congestion along the major highways.
3. Third, we are fast-tracking the implementation of the US$200million Jobs and Skills Programme to enhance job creation significantly. This intervention is designed to facilitate new and expanded private sector businesses to employ a lot more people. This we believe is a more sustainable way to rebuild this economy instead of expanding Government employment schemes.
4. Fourth, starting this month, we are rolling over 8 additional interventions under the GhanaCARES“Obataanpa” program. These will be in the Health, Agriculture, Tourism, Trade, Digitization, Science and technology, Housing and financial services.
5. Fifth, by the end of July, we will have a new Development Bank that will provide long-term wholesale financing to the private sector through Commercial banks.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
