{"id":337412,"date":"2017-07-18T14:06:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=337412"},"modified":"2017-07-18T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:06:36","slug":"were-taking-unorthodox-steps-to-solve-economic-mess-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/were-taking-unorthodox-steps-to-solve-economic-mess-president\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re taking unorthodox steps to solve economic mess – President"},"content":{"rendered":"
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that due to the ‘desperate’economic conditions that persist in the country, his government has had to make several unconventional decisions to address those challenges.<\/p>\n
According to him, despite his general knowledge of the country’s economic predicament prior to becoming president, he was still taken aback by the severity of existing challenges.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”IaPJc29GPZOFIeoc6V2tDqhNCWgMmzWj”]Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, the President reiterated he and his appointees’ readiness to deal with the issues that have stunted the country’s development, stating that many unusual and potentially unpopular steps had already been taken to address the situation.<\/p>\n
“I knew that the biggest problem we faced on coming into office was the economy. But I can safely say that I was still shocked at the state of affairs we found. A very competent economic management team with Dr. Bawumia in the chair has initiated with my support, measures to solve the mess.<\/p>\n
The desperate economic situation meant that we’ve had to take unorthodox but brave measures. There was never any chance that this government, voted into office with the mandate for change would dare to do things in the business as usual manner. The Asempa budget that the Finance Minister presented in March set the tone for the new ways of doing things that will transform our economy. It also provided the opportunity to deliver on some of the promises we made during the election campaign ” the President said.<\/p>\n