Government, private sector partnership critical to rescue economy, says Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said a strong partnership between the government and the private sector remains the most important avenue through which Ghana can transform its economy to the path of growth and development.

Addressing top business executives at the offices of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on Monday (4 July 2022), Akufo-Addo said he is looking forward to a situation where the private sector in Ghana will be the lead vehicle for the socio-economic transformation that the country badly needs.

“The development of the private sector in Ghana has been a difficult one,” the president said. “What we have to try and do is to try and identify the areas where government and the private sector can profitably work together to achieve the purpose of the transformation that we are looking for in Ghana.”

Akufo-Addo observed that he called for the instant meeting so he could listen to top industry players, know their concerns as well as challenges and to find a way to offer support for their businesses.

“The purpose of this meeting for me is a conversation in which I hear more than I speak. I like to speak a lot, all of you know that, but I think that today, I will be much more a listener than a talker,” the president said.

Listen to Nana Akufo-Addo in the audio attached below:

Wilberforce Asare