President Akufo-Addo today April 11, 2018, officially unveiled the Coordinated Programme of Economic & Social Dev’t Policies (2017-2024) in an event in Accra which was themed “An agenda for jobs: Creating prosperity and equal opportunity for allâ€.
The document outlines the president’s vision for the country and is expected to offer a comprehensive diagnosis of socio-economic challenges. It also contains selected flagship programmes and projects, which will serve as the broad expression of Government policies.
It is in line with the plans of the president to develop an optimistic, self-confident and prosperous nation, through the creative exploitation of Ghana’s human and natural resources, and operating within a democratic, open and fair society, in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.
The coordinated programme was first presented to parliament in November 2017 in line with the Constitution.
Speaking at the launch, Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians to buy into his vision and work to make it happen.
“I’m inviting all Ghanaians to buy into this vision and work to make it happen for it represents a clear route towards the progress and prosperity of our nation,†he stated.
President Akufo-Addo restated his call for the private sector to lead in the agenda for job creation.
In his opinion, “Stimulating the private sector to work and to lead the job creation agenda will require some efforts on the part of government to restore confidence on the economy by improving the overall microeconomic management, reducing the cost of doing business, fighting corruption in the public sector, ensuring availability or reliable and affordable power, facilitating simple access to land and promoting skills development.
“Thus the policy direction is founded on five pillars of growth and development namely revitalizing the economy, transforming agricultural and industry, revamping economic and social infrastructure, strengthening social protection and inclusion and reforming the delivery of public service institutions.â€