President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government would negotiate a good deal that would favour and extricate the country from the current economic distress as Ghana turns to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for some relief.
“We are going to negotiate a good deal that will put the country’s economy back on track.” He said whiles thanking organised labour for reaching an agreement with the government, following their recent Cost of living Allowance (COLA) demands, the President said the government’s stance demonstrated the concern the NPP has and will continue to have for the working people of Ghana.
“In the heights of the pandemic when people had to stay home no single worker was dismissed and there was no salary cut. We supplied free water and ensured a cut in the price of electricity and that is the concern of NPP. We will be guided by these concerns as we engage the IMF.” He stated
The President said the NPP inherited a derailed IMF programme which the government worked hard to take the country out until COVID hit to throw things out of gear.
“We survived the pandemic with one of the lowest mortality rates than any government of any country in the world. We will build an economy that will provide the platform for a victory in the election 2024” He assured delegates at the party’s national congress at the Accra Sports Stadium.