Former President John Dramani Mahama has hailed the dedication and commitment of Ghanaian workers, despite enduring severe economic crisis under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The former President in a statement to commend workers on May Day, urged Ghanaian workers to hope for a better future – a future that will protect the investments of retirees, restore and revamp collapsed businesses and banks, create genuine jobs and ensure that statutory vehicles that offer protection to the vulnerable in society, are not cruelly starved of funds.
Former President John Dramani Mahama reiterated his call for an open and frank national dialogue on the true state of Ghana’s economy.
According to him, the national dialogue will help share ideas and build consensus on the way forward, for the common good of Ghanaians.
“Today, I celebrate all workers’ industry, innovation, and agency and commend you sincerely for holding the ship of state afloat. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, the government continues to fail the nation on several fronts, leading to Ghana’s worst state of unemployment in recent memory. This being the case, government workers – teachers, health workers, civil servants, and security personnel – continue to shoulder the additional burden of an expanding population.
“This desperate state of unemployment, comes with extra demands on the time and energy of existing workers and sadly, deprives their families of their presence at home. The truth, however, is that our nation cannot continue this disastrous path; a path where government deprives the youth of opportunities to work and refuses to secure the investments of retirees because of its reckless mismanagement of the economy, leading to the collapse of businesses including Ghanaian-owned banks.”
John Dramani Mahama
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The Former President stated emphatically that this was the reason why on several occasions, he always called for an open national dialogue on the economic issues at hand. He claimed that he often did this with hopes that ideas could be shared and consensus built, in order to provide a way forward for the general good of all.
“It is also why I keep urging the International Monetary Fund to bail out the Akufo-Addo and Bawumia administrations to inject capital, credibility, and prudence into the management of Ghana’s economy. If the Fund does not act urgently, the government would struggle to meet its responsibility of paying workers. The situation of our teeming unemployed youth, is exacerbated by the government’s inability and unwillingness to pay crucial social protection funds such as LEAP, GETFund, NHIL, and DACF.
“Today, as we celebrate May Day and painfully sail through these stormy times with courage, I will continue to urge you, our gallant workers across the country, to hope for a better future – a future that will protect the investments of retirees, restore and revamp collapsed businesses and banks, create genuine jobs and ensure that our statutory vehicles that offer protection to the vulnerable in society, are not cruelly starved of funds. You are the backbone of our country, and you epitomize the Black Star of hope and honour, so proudly extolled in our national anthem. It is your steadfastness and dedicated service to our dear nation that has kept us afloat amid our present economic turbulence.”
John Dramani Mahama
John Dramani Mahama extended greetings to all Ghaianan workers and expressed that the country was inspired daily by the resolute and hardwork of all workers, “towards building the Ghana we want Together…Happy May Day!”
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