{"id":53600,"date":"2022-11-04T13:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T13:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=53600"},"modified":"2022-11-04T13:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T13:19:51","slug":"difficult-economy-is-real-but-itll-take-an-npp-govt-to-fix-it-ahiagbah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=53600","title":{"rendered":"Difficult economy is real but it\u2019ll take an NPP govt to fix it \u2013 Ahiagbah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has admitted that the impact of the difficult economy on Ghanaians is real.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he assured that the Akufo-Addo administration will resolve the challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust finished talking with a group of people about the economy. I considered that the impact of the economy on Ghanaians is real. But in the end, we resolved that it will take an NPP govt to fix the economy again. Let\u2019s work hard a,\u201d Mr Ahiagbah said in a tweet on Friday November 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president of the Republic,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/president-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo\/\">President&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo\/\">Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/a>&nbsp;has outlined measures to tackle the challenges when he addressed the nation on Sunday October 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that address, Mr Akufo-Addo said&nbsp; \u201cThe following actions have been taken thus far: 1) enhanced supervisory action by the Bank of Ghana in the forex bureau markets and the black market to flush out illegal operators, as well as ensuring that those permitted to operate legally abide by the market rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlready some forex bureaus have had their licenses revoked, and this exercise will continue until complete order is restored in the sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>READ ALSO:Just as Kwasi Kwarteng, Ofori-Atta should also be sacked \u2013 NDC MP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other measures are \u201cFresh inflows of dollars are providing liquidity to the foreign exchange market, and addressing the pipeline demand;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Bank of Ghana has given its full commitment to the commercial banks to provide liquidity to ensure the wheels of the economy continue to run in a stabilized manner, till the IMF Programme kicks in and the financing assurances expected from other partners also come in;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/i-have-no-evidence-that-ato-forson-authorized-payment-for-ambulances-agyeman-manu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGovernment is working with the Bank of Ghana and the oil producing and mining companies to introduce a new legal and regulatory framework to ensure that all foreign exchange earned from operations in Ghana are, initially, paid to banks domiciled in Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Bank of Ghana will enhance its gold purchase programme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Akufo-Addo further assured Ghanaians that his government cares about them hence, is working hard to ameliorate the hardships they are going through presently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says the government is determined to restore economic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said \u201cIt is obvious, fellow Ghanaians, that you have a government that cares. We are determined to restore stability to the economy, and provide relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are all in this together, and I am asking for your support to rescue Ghana from the throes of this economic crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further referred to a number of initiatives the government introduced to support Ghanaians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said \u201cNo guarantor is now required to obtain student loans. The Ghanacard is sufficient; and we have implemented free TVET as well as free senior high school education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe 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;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed \u201cMy government has always been cognisant of the importance of implementing policies and social interventions to relieve Ghanaians of hardships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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