President John Dramani Mahama says the economic growth Ghana really deserves would take off next year if he is handed the reins to govern Ghana for the next four years.
President Mahama, speaking at the GBC held public forum Wednesday night, said his first term was spent laying the foundation for economic growth, and that growth would really be seen in his second term.
“The heavy lifting has been done. Over the last four years we’ve done the heavy lifting. We’ve been involved in building the foundation. This four years have been foundation laying…and I believe that in my second term, there is not much heavy lifting to be done. We’ve done the structural reforms that is needed to make the economy come back to the path of growth,” he said.
He continued: “You suffer to gain, you don’t get any good thing without striving for it. I believe we are on the cusp of reaping what we’ve sown”
The President added that the private sector has to get at the forefront of employing the millions of graduates who come of out the system and failed to find employment since government’s ability to employ is restricted.
“Most of our young graduands come out hoping to get a job with government but government’s ability to employ is so restricted. If you take the whole of our economy, the number of people on the public sector roll is about 600,000 people out of 27 million people.
“I want to thank Ghanaians for the opportunity to serve. I believe that I have served with dedication, it’s been tough going forward but we have been through this together and I believe that we are on the cusp of brighter days ahead,”

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