Chief of Staff appeals to Ghanaians to contribute positively to national progress

The Chief of Staff, Mrs. Akosua Frema Opare has appealed to Ghanaians to contribute their quota positively towards accelerated national growth and development.

“Ghana as a nation has been endowed with all kinds of rich resources and we have the responsibility to discover, harness, nurture, develop, and use these resources for the development of our dear nation”, she stated.

The Chief of Staff made the appeal in a speech read on her behalf by Dr. Freda Prempeh, a Minister of State at the Office of the President, and the Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region at the launch of the Initiators of Change Foundation (ICF) in Accra.

Among other objectives, the foundation works to discover, develop, and promote the talents of young people for national development and social cohesion.

Mrs. Opare noted that the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine Russian war had ushered the world into a period of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, saying the current situation called for a new way of life through innovation and creativity.

She said as the government provided strategic leadership, everybody ought to rise up, remain innovative and contribute his or her part positively in tackling pressing national challenges.

"Our resolve and commitment to the promotion of democratic governance, with all its strengths and weaknesses, continue to hold us together as a peaceful nation and every Ghanaian deserves a pat on the shoulder for their unique positive contributions to national development”, she stated.

“To achieve this purpose, each one of us must be able to discover his or her unique talents and gifts and use them appropriately”, the Chief of Staff added.

Mrs. Opare therefore stressed the government commitment to enhance the business of entrepreneurs by creating the enabling environment for the expected rapid socio-economic development of the people.

“It would be suicidal to starve private initiative with the resources that will enhance its life and sustainability and that is why I am very happy to see our government come up with several flagship policy initiatives that will vigorously promote businesses and enhance job creation”, she said.

She stressed that the teeming young graduates and the mass of unemployed youth were seriously included in the nation’s development initiatives, saying President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo had shown great commitment to moving Ghana towards a country without aid.

“In achieving that objective, he has made no pretensions about the engine that will drive the private sector. The launch of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) and Youstart initiatives that were birthed in keeping faith with the government’s vision in that direction”, Mrs. Opare stated.

“We must stand up to the reality of our Ghanaian circumstance and we can overcome the addiction to aid, if we do the right things now”, she stated.