{"id":444789,"date":"2017-12-07T21:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/a-ghana-beyond-aid-will-restore-our-dignity-ofori-atta\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T21:21:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T21:21:28","slug":"a-ghana-beyond-aid-will-restore-our-dignity-ofori-atta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/a-ghana-beyond-aid-will-restore-our-dignity-ofori-atta\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ghana beyond aid will restore our dignity \u2013 Ofori-Atta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  7 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/50783293.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Ofori Atta 1\" title=\"Ken Ofori Atta 1\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512681688_746_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has said it is imperative that Ghana attains financial independence from foreign donors for the sake of its dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana was the first sub-Saharan country on the continent to gain independence in 1957, and has often served as a leading voice on matters affecting other nations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ken Ofori-Atta, given the country\u2019s place in the history of Africa and the role the country plays on the continent, it would be embarrassing for Ghana not to achieve complete autonomy from aid from Western and Eastern superpowers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana is a beacon to countries across Africa. We led the way to independence, and it is our moral duty to continue being a positive role model. Besides, we cannot continue going to our colonial masters cup-in-hand forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur dignity as a people is at stake. Ghana should not be poor. The president has said this on many occasions, the Vice President has also said it, and I reiterate; Ghana should not be poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Finance Minister, who addressed the 3rd Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture at the National Theatre on Thursday, accused successive governments of padding the country\u2019s revenue deficits with donor aid and loans.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that the Akufo-Addo administration was committed to ensuring that it reduces the country\u2019s dependence on donor support until the country becomes independent of aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, government revenue has not been at par with its expenditure,  and successive governments have always plugged the gap either through domestic borrowing or bilateral aid from donors,\u201d the Finance Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of the country\u2019s current lower middle-income status, donor aid is shrinking, and should soon belong to the past. 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