Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry, has persuaded citizens to assist the government in its efforts to restore the economy to normalcy.
He made the statement last Friday at the annual Gbidukor Festival of the Gbi Traditional Area in the Volta Region.
Mr Kyerematen urged the audience to be patient as the government intensifies its efforts to resurrect the ailing economy.
He emphasised that the government was very much aware of the current hardships, adding “government is relentless in its efforts to turn things around so we can all enjoy the good times again.”
He applauded the Fiagba of the Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VII, for the cultural revolution witnessed in the area.
“While l congratulate Togbega, the regional minister, and other ministers of state and Members of Parliament of the region for their relentless efforts to bring development to the area, l assure you that government is very much in tune with the current hardships facing all of us, and is relentless in its efforts to turn things around so we can all enjoy the good times again,” he reiterated.
He urged residents to assist the government’s efforts to resolve the crisis in a timely manner, especially the one district, one factory (1D1F) project.
Mr Kyerematen stated that the 1D1F geared to capitalize on characteristics that define in order to create long-term jobs for all Ghanaians, especially young people in their home districts.
The Trade and Industry Minister stated that the area’s festival had formed a strong bond between him and the people over the past two decades.
“The recent love and affection from natives of the Volta Region is a confirmation of the known love affair between the two us,” he indicated.
Some past and current New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) followed Mr Kyerematen to the festival, including John Peter Amewu, Minister of Railways Development and MP for Hohoe; Asante Boateng, MP for Asante Akyem South; Dr Kissi Adomako, MP for Anyaa Sowotuom; and Davis Opoku Ansah, MP for Mpraeso.
The rest were Yaw Buaben Asamoah, former MP for Adenta; Gifty Klenam, former MP for Lower West Akim; Nana Ohene-Ntow, former General Secretary of NPP; Dr Samuel Yaw Annor, former Eastern Regional NPP Chairman, among others.