{"id":12258,"date":"2018-10-05T21:54:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T21:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=12258"},"modified":"2018-10-05T21:54:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T21:54:45","slug":"weve-proven-that-ghanas-destiny-is-in-safe-hands-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=12258","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019ve proven that Ghana\u2019s destiny is in safe hands\u201d \u2013 Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nana Akufo-Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Nana Akufo-Addo has touted the government\u2019s efforts to improve the living conditions of Ghanaians in all aspects of the economy.<\/p>\n

According to him, his government since assuming political power has proven to be \u2018good managers of the economy\u2019 with the introduction of their policy initiatives.<\/p>\n

Addressing MMDCES at an orientation conference in Madina on Wednesday [3rd October 2018], the President said the destiny of Ghana is in good hands.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo noted that the country had not imported a single grain of maize since the inception of the government\u2019s flagship planting for food and jobs.<\/p>\n

He also explained that there has been an increase in the country\u2019s GDP growth rate from 3.65 in 2016 to 8.5 in 2017, which is further proof that the country\u2019s economy is on the right path.<\/p>\n

In health, the President mentioned that the government has been able to revive the National Health Insurance scheme to make it more meaningful to Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

He cited the introduction of Free Education as another policy initiative that has enabled 270,000 more Ghanaian youth to access high school education.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have shown over the past 21 months that the destiny of Ghana is safe in our hands. We have proven by all accounts to be good managers of the Ghanaian economy and we have made significant progress in all aspect of our nation\u2019s economy whether it is in the economy, where we have increased the GDP growth rate from 3.65 in 2016 to 8.5% in 2017, and have engineered a decline in the inflation and interest rate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026or in education where we have implemented the Free SHS policy which has enabled 270,000 more Ghanaian youth to access senior high school than they otherwise would have done or in health, where we have revived the National health insurance scheme so that the NHIS card is once again meaningful or in Agriculture where we instituted the program of planting for food and jobs which ensures that this year we do not import a single grain of maize,\u201dthe President said.<\/p>\n