President John Dramani Mahama, after being sworn in on January 7, 2025, outlined four key pillars to rejuvenate Ghana’s economy and society.
These pillars are economic restoration and stabilization, improving the business and investment environment, constitutional review, and the fight against accountability and corruption.
Emphasizing the urgency of these initiatives, President Mahama stressed that the current challenges required decisive and swift action to implement a 24-hour economy.
“The circumstances we find ourselves in are indeed dire, but even so, I’ll be decisive and swift in my actions. We’ll focus our initial efforts on four critical areas.
“The first is the restoration and stabilization of the macroeconomic environment. The second is the improvement of the business and investment environment to ensure that Ghana is once again open for business.
“The third is governance and constitutional reforms, and the final one is accountability and the fight against corruption,” he stated.
In his inaugural speech, President Mahama said that the implementation of initiatives under his four-pillar framework would focus on creating decent, well-paid jobs for Ghanaians, especially the youth.
He highlighted agriculture and agribusiness as key sectors for job creation.
The President, alongside Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, pledged to prioritize inclusivity, accountability, and innovation, ensuring that every citizen had an opportunity to thrive under their leadership.
“Our policies will be tailored to sustain innovation and foster industries that engage today’s young minds and equip them with the skills for tomorrow’s challenges,” he said.
President Mahama assured Ghanaians that his administration would work closely with the business community to create decent and well-paid jobs, emphasizing that diversity would be at the heart of governance decisions.
He urged citizens to have faith in the process, advocating for a national reset to rebuild trust in public institutions.
“We need a reset in our dear nation Ghana because all of us are Ghana.
“What can you do to help build that better Ghana that we all strive for? What behaviors, attitudes, and mindsets can we reset?” Mahama asked, urging Ghanaians to contribute their quota to building a stronger nation.
“I ask that we enter into a covenant with the Ghana we all love and the good people who make up our dear nation, and I ask that you envision a Ghana that you want to live in and leave behind for your children and grandchildren,” he said.
Watch the moment John Mahama arrived for his investiture as President of Ghana:
