Mahama gov’t economic performance “unprecedented” under the 4th Republic – Archbishop Agyinasare

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Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, the founder of Perez Chapel International, has praised the John Mahama government’s economic performance.

According to Archbishop Agyinasare, President Mahama’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s economic performance is “unprecedented” in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.

He highlighted that he has witnessed the administration of various Ghanaian leaders for close to six decades, arguing that President Mahama’s speed of economic recovery surprised him, as economists predicted it would take a decade to stabilise Ghana’s economy.

“We haven’t seen the nation shift the way it has shifted,” he said.

Archbishop Agyinasare also highlighted that the absence of government scandals over the past year is “worthy of commendation.”

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana has said the quick turnaround of Ghana’s economy is by the grace of God.

According to President Mahama, in his imagination, he thought Ghana’s economy would need about two years for Ghanaians to begin to see a turnaround.

President Mahama noted that Ghana has become a poster child for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

He highlighted that anytime he meets the IMF officials and the World Bank officials, they do not believe what has happened in Ghana.

President Mahama noted that Ghana’s progress in the last year has received international recognition and admiration from other African countries, which are now studying Ghana’s policy choices.

He further detailed his government bringing inflation down from 23.8 per cent to 5.4 per cent within a year, and seeing the cedi appreciate by 37 per cent in the same period.

Speaking on the state of the economy during the 23rd Anniversary and Thanksgiving Service of the First Sky Construction Company on Sunday, January 25, President Mahama stated, “I have done this job before, and the crisis we faced was extremely difficult. In my own estimation, I thought it would take about two years to see an economic turnaround. But this is how far God has brought us”.

“We are all surprised and shocked at the speed of the recovery. Whenever I meet IMF and World Bank officials, they are amazed at what has happened in Ghana. Today, Ghana has become something of a poster child for the IMF and the World Bank. Bringing inflation down from 23.8 per cent to 5.4 per cent within a year, and seeing the cedi appreciate by 37 per cent in the same period, can only be attributed to the grace of God,” the President added.

He added, “So when you go to other African countries, they say dont you see Ghana, don’t you see what Ghana has done. And that is why I say, it is by the grace of God.”

“In my own imagination, I thought that we would need about two years to begin to see a turnaround, that is what I thought, but Ebenezer, this is how far God has brought us,” he said.

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