{"id":1129958,"date":"2022-06-21T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/21\/dont-expect-miracles-boakye-agyarko-to-ghanaians\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T15:33:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:33:02","slug":"dont-expect-miracles-boakye-agyarko-to-ghanaians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/21\/dont-expect-miracles-boakye-agyarko-to-ghanaians\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t expect miracles \u2013 Boakye Agyarko to Ghanaians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boakye-Kyeremateng-Agyarko-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Boakye Agyarko\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boakye Agyarko, Former Energy Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>   <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>A former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, says miracles are not the answer to the country\u2019s issues.<\/p>\n<p>According to the politician, the problems within the country require hard work, discipline, and time, hence, it will be imprudent to assume that a \u201cmiracle\u201d will change the fortunes of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that the onus to turn things around lies on every single citizen to contribute their quota to national development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians shouldn\u2019t expect miracles. Somehow, we are attuned to thinking that some miracle is about to happen to take us out of the woods.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we keep on that track, the only illogical conclusion we come to is that God is not God because He is not performing miracles. But He is doing that every single day, but we have the responsibility to ourselves as a people to see to our own development,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>, he said the orientation is holding the nation back and must be changed immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we get off this looking for miracle and discipline ourselves and take responsibilities for our own welfare, I think a lot of our problems will go away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minute we keep on looking for miracles and we think it is someone else\u2019s responsibility and think that we can do the things we do without any effect then we cannot achieve the national objective,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Agyarko who is seeking to contest in the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party, said his major interest is to create employment.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, the rate of unemployment is scary and has economic and psychological effects, therefore, he seeks to bring change.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"erqUVw9ev4A\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Daughter Durga Chat Room on Adom TV (20-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/erqUVw9ev4A?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boakye Agyarko, Former Energy Minister A former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, says miracles are not the answer to the country\u2019s issues. According to the politician, the problems within the country require hard work, discipline, and time, hence, it will be imprudent to assume that a \u201cmiracle\u201d will change the fortunes of the country. 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