We were brought into power to fix the country, and we’ll do just that - Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the NPP government was voted into power to solve Ghana's problems, and are committed to delivering on its promises.

This comes after some agitated Ghanaians, through a social media campaign- #FixTheCountry - registered their displeasure at the economic challenges in the country.

They cited dumsor, unemployment, poor healthcare systems as proof of successive governments’ mismanagement of the country.

Reacting to their concerns at a press briefing on Sunday themed ‘rebuilding the Ghanaian Economy’, the Minister said despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government’s resolve to fixing the country remains unbroken.

“Notwithstanding the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, just like President Akufo-Addo said on February 21st, 2017, ‘I was not elected by the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians to complain or compare, I was elected to get things done, to fix what is broken and my government and I are committed to doing just that,’ we thus commit to working with fellow Ghanaians to do just that.”

“The good people of Ghana have given us the mandate to get things done. For us as a government, this is a clarion call for a national conversation on the shared burden to reduce the social contract of our democracy.

At its minimum, we should ensure social justice and social mobility for all Ghanaians to provide an economic system in which each citizen is guaranteed the opportunity to show their full potential. I will commit to working with Ghanaians to fix the structures that will connect Ghanaians to this path,” he added.

Mr Ofori-Atta further said the government will soon roll out strategies to address the issues raised by the members of the group.