Chairman of the National Economic Dialogue, Dr. Ishmael Yamson has expressed confidence in the governance of President Mahama to restore sustainable economic growth for Ghana.
Speaking at the launch of the National Economic Dialogue under the theme “Resetting Ghana: Building the Economy We Want Together,” on Monday, March 3, 2025, Dr. Yamson noted that Ghana has long suffered serious economic mess, emphasising the need for an urgent strategic plan to revive Ghana’s economy.
He believes President Mahama has the wherewithal to reset Ghana’s economy as he says he’s been blessed with wisdom to put Ghana on the right path and reset the country’s destiny.
“Your Excellency, someone must reset the destiny of Ghana and it can only be you.
“Everywhere in the world that economic transformation has taken place, only one individual has led the charge and the Lord has blessed you with the wisdom to take on that task, the task to liberate Ghana from economic mismanagement and corruption to reset Ghana and put it on a path of sustainable and resilient growth including development and prosperity for all citizens of the country,” he noted.
Dr. Ishmael Yamson further painted a dark picture of Ghana’s political arena which he said has been captured by “a political mindset motivated by power to loot state coffers for personal gains, selfishness, arrogance and impunity by our political leaders and public officers.”
“A party capture political system where the party in opposition chooses to sit on the fence and does everything even including mislead the people to undermine judging effort to develop the country,” he added.
“There’s no longer love for the country, economic mismanagement, macro instability and macro-economic impediment to economic transformation,” he asserted.
The Economist noted that the harsh economic conditions and the failure of Ghanaian leaders to address the ‘sinking economy’ has caused Ghanaian youths to lose hope in the country and would want to migrate with the slightest chance.
“Additionally, Your Excellency we have succeeded in creating a new generation called generation hustlers who have lost hope and just want to leave their country and leave Ghana behind them and relocate to foreign land. A very sad spectacle of our once highly revered country.
“Your Excellency this is definitely not the Ghana that our forefathers once fought for and definitely not the Ghana that succeeding generations have toiled and hoped for,” he lamented.
