According to him, his aim of having a Ghana independent of foreign aid will be possible if the Ghana Revenue Authority, especially at the country’s ports, work diligently to collect the needed taxes.

[contextly_sidebar id=”7FKXmGgNlYveALSlRHG8MiswVJzwbALE”]The president made the statement when he visited the Tema Habour on Wednesday as part of his 3-day tour of Greater Accra Region.

“The GRA is a central part of whether or not we are going to succeed as a nation. When we speak about wanting to build a Ghana Beyond Aid, what we are saying is that we should become like all the progressive countries in the world, a country that depends on its own resources to buttress its own development, and not a country going around cap in hand begging for this or that,” he said.

He said Ghana must be a “country of dignity and pride, that is able to finance its own development. And if we are going to be able to do that, you are at the cutting edge. If you succeed, Ghana succeeds. If you fail, we will fail.”

In his interaction with the officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority at the Habour, Akufo-Addo said “the work my government is doing depends so much on you. If you are able to meet our revenue targets, it will then mean that we would be able to finance the expenditures we would need in our social sectors, for our education, for our housing, for our health, amongst others”.

Nana Akufo-Addo further encouraged the GRA officials to dedicate themselves to the service of the country by working diligently.

“…the time has come for us not to ‘chop’ Ghana small, but to make Ghana great. If that is where all of us are, we are going to build a Ghana that is going to be the wonder of this world. The world will then see that there are Africans capable of doing it….My part is to try to help define and design the policy. But you are the people responsible for executing it. If the execution is solid, Ghana is solid,” he said.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Enteries will be collected online and through the dailies for validation and shortlisting.

Ghana Maritime & Shipping which is slated for March this year at the La Beach Hotel in Accra will honour deserving individuals and companies within the maritime industry in Ghana.

The Awards Panel and the independent event statisticians will validate all entries and submissions made by nominees.

Stakeholders in the maritime industry will have to complete their nomination forms at www.ghanamaritimeawards.com before January 29 2017.

The annual event being organized by Ninetyeightz Events is to among other things create the much needed platform for all stakeholders in the maritime industry to network and share ideas.

The awards will, for the first time, will recognize institutions, companies and individuals who have excelled in both the shipping and wider maritime industries, honoring deserving organizations that have distinguished themselves in the industry.

A special Awards Panel will be constituted to certify all awards winners for all categories.

There will be about 30 categories which will recognize exemplary performance in areas such as Environmental Protection, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marine Crewing & Manning, Maritime Logistics, Marine Research, as well as Safety & Security.

Some of the categories include Port & Terminal of the Year, Ship Owner/Operator of the Year, Marine Industry Supplier of the Year, Shipping Company of the Year, Terminal Operator of the Year, Marine Broker of the Year, Ship Manager of the Year, Shipyard/Ship Repair Facility of the Year and Ship Agency of the Year.

Others are Freight Forwarder of the Year, Classification Society of the Year, Marine Tourism & Leisure Operator of the Year, Marine Bank of the Year, Marine Insurer of the Year and Maritime Law Firm of the Year.

There will be honourary awards for selected pioneers and operators in the industry.

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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana

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