{"id":327468,"date":"2017-06-11T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=327468"},"modified":"2017-06-11T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T14:58:19","slug":"un-sdgs-not-beyond-us-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/un-sdgs-not-beyond-us-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"UN SDGs not beyond us – Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of his administration towards the industrial transformation of the country\u2019s economy, the diversification of agriculture and an increase in agricultural productivity, and the creation of a strong social services sector in Ghana.<\/p>\n
These, according to President Akufo-Addo, represent Ghana\u2019s path towards the realization of the 2030 United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”obR6ITfZ0TOgf0daMer4AJeMrquogYSL”]The President made this known on Friday, 9th June, 2017, when he called on His Excellency Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the UN building in New York, USA.<\/p>\n
With Ghana\u2019s economy being largely dependent on the production and export of raw materials for many years, President Akufo-Addo noted this situation has resulted in Ghana\u2019s economy being unable to create the necessary numbers of high-paying jobs that will enhance the living standards of the masses of the people.<\/p>\n
It is for this reason, therefore, that President Akufo-Addo told Mr. Peter Thompson, that the addition of significant value to Ghana\u2019s primary products, through initiatives, in collaboration with the private sector, such as the 1-District-1-Factory, is a priority of his government.<\/p>\n
To this end, the President stated that his government has introduced a raft of policy measures aimed at creating an enabling environment for the private sector to flourish.<\/p>\n
These measures, he added, will shift the focus of Ghana\u2019s economy from taxation to production, and, hopefully, make Ghanaian businesses very competitive in West Africa, Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n