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Some 1.2 million of our children have today, unfettered access to Senior High School education, the highest enrollment in our history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have revived our healthcare system, we have had a bumper harvest for two years in succession with food prices at their lowest in years. Tens and tens of thousands of teachers, health workers, graduates and non-graduates alike have been given jobs. We have retooled and reequipped our police service and armed forces to a considerable extent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur economy is the fastest-growing economies in the world this year and we are the largest recipient of foreign direct investment this year,\u201d President Akufo-Addo added.<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged the hardships some Ghanaians have had to go through as a result of the cleanup of the banking sector but said the measures were necessary, otherwise some 10,000 workers would have lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The cleanup saved 6,500, the President said.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2020 general election approaches, President Akufo-Addo said all Ghanaians have the duty \u201cto conduct ourselves in such a manner that we have a free, fair and transparent election that will enable the Ghanaian people to choose in peace, and serenity, the person and persons who will manage affairs on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Nana Akufo Addo&#039;s Christmas message to Ghanaians - Joy News (24-12-19)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rRnD9O3Ayak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Christians to use the Christmas season to rededicate themselves to the Saviour and remain committed to the cardinal principles of Christianity \u2013 faith, love charity and reconciliation. 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