Africa-Press – Ghana. President John Dramani Mahama will on Wednesday, May 7, give an account of the first 120 Days of his second term in office to Ghanaians in a broadcast to the nation scheduled at 2030 hours.
Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications in a statement said: “President John Dramani Mahama will account to the nation on his 120 Day Social Contract tonight at 8:30pm in a live TV and radio broadcast”.
The Presidency said this would enable President Mahama to outline his achievements in fulfilment of the Social Contract, which he signed with the people of Ghana during the 2024 general election campaign.
During election 2024, the Candidate Mahama launched a document dubbed “Mahama’s First 120 Days Social Contract with the People of Ghana,” in which he stated 25 major priorities projects he would implement within his first 120 days when elected to office.
The President is tout his efforts to Reset the nation and to highlight certain key achievements he was able to fulfill within his first 120 Days in office, such as the launching of major projects, namely the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares), Minister Code of Ethics and Conduct and the Adwumawura Programme.
Others are the setting up of the Constitutional Review Committee, the implementation of the Chip-embedded Passports, Free Sanitary Pad for Girls in School, the Holding of the Second Edition of the Kwahu Business Forum, the abolition of the 10 per cent betting tax, the abolition of the one per cent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), and the holding of the National Economic Dialogue.
The rest are the cutting of sod for the construction of the National Hajj Village for check in and pilgrims facilitation, the coupon payment of GH¢6.081 billion to all Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) bondholders, the launch of the One Million Coders Programme, the launch of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) and the holding of the National Education Forum.
Agbogbomefia of the Asorgli State Torgbui Afede XIV speaking at a durbar of the Chiefs and People of the Volta Region on January 24th, during President Mahama’s “Thank You Tour” of the Volta Region, praised President Mahama for his impressive speed of work; saying “So far, so good”.
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