President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday, engaged the Kwahu Business Forum Advocacy Association delegation led jointly by its President, Mr Kwabena Adjare Danquah and Chief Exec
The report indicates that president John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday, engaged the Kwahu Business Forum Advocacy Association delegation led jointly by its President, Kwabena Adjare Danquah and Chief Executive Officer, Felix Nyarko-Pong at the Presidency in Accra.
It further notes that their discussions centred on the aftermath of the 2026 Kwahu Business Forum, the Government’s 24-Hour Economy Initiative, and the Accelerated Export Development Programme.
President Mahama in his address extended his appreciation to the Association for the visit and commended them for organizing themselves around a common purpose, which is promoting enterprise, investment in economic transformation, not only of the Kwahu area, but the whole of the nation Ghana.
“Every successful economy is built on strong partnerships between governments and the private sector. We all know that the government cannot do it alone,” he said.
President Mahama stated the Government had to work hand in hand with the private sector to be able to achieve economic prosperity.
He said, he valued the opportunity that the meeting affords him to listen directly to those who create business, jobs and wealth.
Adding that their presence at the Presidency demonstrates their confidence in engaging the Government constructively.
“And I assure you that my administration remains committed to maintaining an open-door policy with the entire Ghanaian business community and particularly with the Kwahu Business Forum Advocacy Association,” he stated.
The President stated from the first day of his administration they had been clear that the private sector was not nearly a stakeholder, saying “it is the principal engine of economic growth”.
Adding that it would be an important partner in their agenda for job creation.
This, he stated was because if one takes the public sector, all public sector employees from the President to the lowest labourer or watchman amount to about 900,000 people out of the population of 33 million.
And that obviously there’s no way that the Government could absorb as many people in the public sector as possible.
“And so, it is a private sector that if it’s giving incentives an opportunity to grow can absorb the legions of our young people who are being churned out of all levels of our educational system every year.”
President Mahama stated what the Government should do was to create the environment within which businesses can invest and expand with confidence, expanding their production, creating decent jobs and competing successfully.
