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Akpeteshie can compete globally as liquor, says Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo also advocates a sharp reduction in imports of fruit juices, in response to the production of Eku Juice under 1D1F

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  • "I doubt that anyone would, ordinarily, mention akpeteshie, the local gin, as a possible item on the world market. I cannot vouch for its taste or potency, since I gave up alcohol many years ago, but I can say that the Made in Ghana and beautifully packaged “Apio”, I have recently seen, can compete in the most sophisticated markets in the world."

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is hopeful that, with the right packaging and branding, Ghana’s local gin, popularly known as ‘akpeteshie’, can compete globally on the international market for spirits.

However, the president was quick to say he could not vouch for the taste and potency of the the latest version of the local gin he has seen, as he abstained from alcohol many years ago.

Love for local juice

Delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn in to office, Akufo-Addo said Ghanaians can now cut down on their imports of fruit juices, as Eku Juice, produced under the One District, One Factory initiative, is freely available.

“I doubt that anyone would ordinarily mention akpeteshie, the local gin, as a possible item on the world market. I cannot vouch for its taste or potency, since I gave up alcohol many years ago, but I can say that the Made in Ghana and beautifully packaged ‘Apio’, [which] I have recently seen, can compete in the most sophisticated markets in the world,” he said.

“In this same vein, I expect the locally produced Eku Juice, one of the results of the government’s One District, One Factory flagship policy, to replace rapidly the imported fruit juices on the shelves of our supermarkets, not because anyone will so decree, but because the quality of the locally produced one is as good, if not superior,” Akufo-Addo added.

Most digitised

President Akufo-Addo argued that the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda can be achieved if citizens make good use of the enterprise and ingenuity of Ghana’s youth.

At the peak of the COVID-19 challenge last year, he pointed out, “We produced, right here in Ghana, our own sanitisers, face masks, medical scrubs, gowns, liquid soap, amongst others. We can, indeed, build a Ghana Beyond Aid, if we make full use, as we must, of the enterprise and ingenuity of our people, especially our young people.”

Akufo-Addo said that Ghana is on the way to becoming the most digitised economy on the continent through the exploits of young Ghanaians working with new technology.

“The prominent role being played by young people in the digitisation journey of our nation is strong proof of the feasibility of this objective, and Ghana is set to become one of the most digitised economies in Africa in the next few years,” the president said.

Fred Dzakpata

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