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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The leadership of the various labour unions in the country is not optimistic about any positive changes ahead of the President\u2019s State of the Nation Address slated for Tuesday, February 27.<\/b><\/p>\n

The general secretary of the Ghana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Edward Kareweh, questioned the government\u2019s assertion of improving the Ghanaian economy when there are no jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unemployment has gone so high; how can you say that we have managed the economy in such a way that things have improved when people have no jobs?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrices of goods and services have gone up, transportation has gone up, fuel has gone up, the cedi is on a free fall, where is the economic management?\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n

Edward Kareweh maintained that the \u201cPresident can say whatever he wants to say,\u201d but the labour unions would not be convinced.<\/p>\n

Also, the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, on his part, noted that \u201cin his [President Akufo-Addo\u2019s] last State of the Nation address, I expected him to say goodbye to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not have too much hope and expectations in what the President is going to address the nation on,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Carbonu, the economic situation in the country continues to get dire by the day, indicating that \u201cvalues of income are dwindling by the day, prices are skyrocketing, and we\u2019ve not gotten ourselves out of the economic quagmire we pushed ourselves into.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the general secretary for the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah Tanko, was of the view that all is not well with the country\u2019s economy, which has necessitated the visit to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n

\u201cAll is not well with us so we are currently with the IMF, meaning we are currently at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) seeking medication for revival to come out,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

Mr Tanko further noted that the lack of consistency with government policies is the bane of the country\u2019s economic situation. He said that several proposals and suggestions Labour offered to the government ahead of the 2023 budget were not implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at the 2023 budget. We spoke extensively about the issues on how we can mobilise resources. The difficulty is that we sometimes say A, then we go and do B, that has been our woe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo will, on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, deliver his last but one constitutional address on the state of the nation under his stewardship.<\/p>\n

The address is expected to touch on all sectors of the country. The economy remains a critical theme ahead of the address amidst the country\u2019s programme under the IMF.<\/p>\n

Unemployment, education, health and security would also be keenly monitored, especially going into the December 7 general elections.<\/p>\n

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