{"id":17533,"date":"2014-05-09T17:59:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=17533"},"modified":"2014-05-09T17:59:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:59:15","slug":"quicken-economic-transformation-council-of-state-to-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/quicken-economic-transformation-council-of-state-to-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Quicken economic transformation &#8211; Council of State to Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of State has challenged President John Mahama and his assigns to inject some urgency into the measures formulated at tackling the nation\u2019s current economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Council of State, Mrs Cecilia Johnson, urged the President to take \u2018\u2019bold and decisive\u2019\u2019 actions to fast track efforts of confronting the country\u2019s difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>The council members in a meeting with the President at the Peduase Lodge in Aburi said, they are confident the country\u2019s current challenges can be addressed; however, there is the need for clear and bold measures to be taken by government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour months into the current year, our [Council of State] observations point to a clear resolve on the part of government to bite the \u00a0bullet in order to put the country on a sound footing,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst expressing confidence in the President, Mrs Johnson said it is prudent for the President to \u201ccontinue to take a bold and decisive action where necessary to hasten the process of recovery.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Council of State Chairperson made these remarks moments before they entered into a closed door meeting with the President.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting which is the first in the year is expected to provide a platform for the eminent persons to advice the President on current issues and also take some insight from the President on major policies of government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Evans Effah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of State has challenged President John Mahama and his assigns to inject some urgency into the measures formulated at tackling the nation\u2019s current economic challenges. 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