{"id":6737,"date":"2014-03-17T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2014-03-17T13:29:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T13:29:33","slug":"we-must-diversify-and-restructure-our-economy-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/we-must-diversify-and-restructure-our-economy-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"We must diversify and restructure our economy \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6744\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mahama-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6744\" alt=\"President John Mahama\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mahama-9-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mahama-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mahama-9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President John Mahama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The President, John Mahama has stated that citizens in the country should work towards diversifying and restructuring of the economy to curtail any adverse repercussions when there is a fall in gold and cocoa prices.<\/p>\n<p>A post on his Facebook page on Monday said: \u201cwe must restructure and diversify our economy; otherwise we will continue to be affected by any fall in the cocoa or gold prices\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President expressed certainty that when these measures are taken, it will aid in the building of a modern economy which will translate into \u201cjobs for the youth, a stronger country and a good future for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is his Facebook post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I told the people of the Western Region, during my three-day visit, that Ghana cannot develop thoroughly having only one growth pole, the Accra-Tema business district. We need more growth poles, in Ashanti, Eastern Region, Volta Region and, of course, Western Region has to become a significant growth pole. This way, when people wish to migrate, they could head towards this region to seek opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue the main projects &#8211; the expansion of the Takoradi port, building the Takoradi-Kumasi road and the Dunkwa-Awaso railway line. Moreover, the goal of our government for the Western Region is to build there an alumina industry. Because we sell a tonne of raw bauxite with $40, while the market value of alumina is almost 10 times higher.<\/p>\n<p>So I want to tell you once more: we must restructure and diversify our economy, otherwise we will continue to be affected by any fall in the cocoa or gold prices. Building a modern economy, adding value to our products, means new jobs for our youth, a stronger country and a good future for our children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President, John Mahama has stated that citizens in the country should work towards diversifying and restructuring of the economy to curtail any adverse repercussions when there is a fall in gold and cocoa prices. 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