'Government policies would help achieve SGDs'- Nana Addo

Ghana’s president , Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the industrial revolution being heralded by the NPP government in the creation of a healthy nation and a fortified agricultural hub, is the sure way to achieving the Sustainable Development goals (SDGs).

The SDGs are set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of United Nation’s efforts to make the world a better place set to be achieved by 2030.

Nana Addo made this known while he called on His Excellency Mr Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the UN building in New York, USA on Friday, 9th June 2017.

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The President told Mr. Peter Thompson that the new government administration is committed to adding significant value to Ghana’s primary products, through initiatives, in collaboration with the private sector, such as the 1-District-1-Factory, is a priority of his government. This the president believes would help curb the problem of unemployment that has crippled that nation’s economy because of the our overdependence of export of our raw materials in the past.

‘The policies of our government will shift the focus of Ghana’s economy from taxation to production, and, hopefully, make Ghanaian businesses very competitive in West Africa, Africa and beyond’ the president said.

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The implementation of these policies, President Akufo-Addo noted, will put Ghana on the firm path towards progress and prosperity, as well as meeting the 15 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

President Akufo-Addo who is also the  co-chair of the UN SDGs Advocates Group of Eminent Personalities stressed on his commitment to the realisation of the goals, using his portfolio to seek political influence among countries to promote global development that leaves no one behind.