‘We’ll confront our difficulties’ …President Akufo-Addo reiterates …after 8 school children drown in Volta Lake

 The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, has assured that the series of steps taken by the government will soon restore the economy back on track and bring relief to Ghanaians very soon.

According to the President, the government remained com­mitted to finding solutions to the current economic challenges confronting the country albeit a global phenomenon not peculiar to Ghana.

Speaking at the 18th Consulta­tive Council Meeting of the Angli­can Church on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo indicated that he was aware of the difficult times in Ghana, just as they were for most people in the world.

“However, with the help of Almighty God, and backed by a sense of determination, hard work and collective sacrifices on our part, I am confident that we will successfully confront the difficul­ties, bring relief to the Ghanaian people, and return the economy back to the high rates of growth that characterised the management of our economy in the three years preceding the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” he stated.

Government, according to the President, “is implementing a number of policy measures to this end, and, sooner rather than later, we shall overcome.”

Welcoming the 105th Arch­bishop of Canterbury, Rt Hon. Justin Portal Welby, and the Angli­can Consultative Council, to Gha­na, the President told the gathering that the Anglican Church has been a good example of what it means to love one another and give cheerfully to those in need, and it continues to play a significant role in the growth and development of the nation.

“All Anglicans are extreme­ly indebted to the Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop and his team for the dynamism that we are experiencing in the Anglican Com­munion in Ghana presently. I have been involved, as well as following up with activities, of which I am proud as an Anglican,” he said.

Addressing the financial sus­tainability strategy of the Anglican Church in Ghana, which seeks to move the church to a position of self-reliance, President Akufo-Ad­do applauded the decision by the church to establish an insurance brokerage.

“I also wish to congratulate the Bishop, Rt Rev Dr Daniel Torto and entire membership of my diocese, the Diocese of Accra, for its substantial investment in the area of agriculture, through the cultivation of its 1,000 acre rubber plantation, the largest, private-owned rubber plantation in the country,” he stressed.

The President continued, “These and other projects being embarked on by various dioceses are contributing positively towards Ghana’s economic growth, and the creation of jobs in various communities. Government stands ready to partner and support the various initiatives of the church, especially those in line with the directive principles of state policy, to help develop a progressive and prosperous Ghana.”