{"id":1238764,"date":"2022-10-30T17:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/30\/constructive-suggestions-ahead-of-akufo-addos-speech-show-good-citizenship-gabby-otchere-darko\/"},"modified":"2022-10-30T17:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:23:54","slug":"constructive-suggestions-ahead-of-akufo-addos-speech-show-good-citizenship-gabby-otchere-darko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/30\/constructive-suggestions-ahead-of-akufo-addos-speech-show-good-citizenship-gabby-otchere-darko\/","title":{"rendered":"Constructive suggestions ahead of Akufo-Addo&#8217;s speech show good citizenship &#8211; Gabby Otchere-Darko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Gabby-Otchere-darko.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Private legal practitioner and member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed satisfaction with the reaction of Ghanaians ahead of the President\u2019s address tonight.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the suggestions preceding the President\u2019s address indicate collective concern from citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on Sunday, he said the constructive input from the populace is a sign of how Ghanaians are interested in seeing the country progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been reading very constructive suggestions on what the President is expected to focus on from a cross-section of Ghanaians. It speaks of a nation of citizens, who\u2019re genuinely interested in the well-being of our nation. That\u2019s why we believe in Ghana\u201d, he tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve been reading very constructive suggestions on what the President is expected to focus on from a cross section of Ghanaians. It speaks of a nation of citizens, who\u2019re genuinely interested in the well being of our nation. That\u2019s why we believe in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabbyDarko\/status\/1586682341832916993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a related development, Tolon MP, Habib Iddrisu, says Ghanaians will applaud the President\u2019s upcoming address on the economy on Sunday, October 30.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the address will touch on relevant measures to salvage the country\u2019s ailing economy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on\u00a0<strong>NewsFile\u00a0<\/strong>on Saturday, the Second Deputy Majority Chief Whip said he is hopeful that Ghanaians will welcome the President\u2019s speech despite the widespread public agitations about the state of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect a general overview and measures that the President will put in place. And I\u2019m very confident. I know that tomorrow after the President finishes delivering his speech, people will clap their hands and say that \u2018yes\u2019, there\u2019s hope and we have a lot to do\u201d, the MP noted.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, Sunday, October 30 address the nation on the economic challenges facing the country and its people.<\/p>\n<p>The President made this known in a Facebook post on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The address is scheduled for 8:00 pm, and will be telecast on \u201cGTV and on major television networks across the country\u201d, the post said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnakufoaddo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid07LK5eh7mqbE4PRLaHaDXHnZ4hZ1ZmUmac5pkENJ2Dkp51HRn4kwDkk3F1V3qku3rl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"497\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The address by the President comes in the wake of recent public agitations about the ailing economy.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Ghana\u2019s economy is reeling under pressure; a situation which has led to an increase in the cost of living as well as what some have described as a \u2018galloping inflation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s local currency is also battling a fluctuation against the US dollar and other major trading currencies across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with graduate unemployment and the general hardship in the system, many Ghanaians have subsequently bemoaned the situation and called on government to speedily resolve the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>For some, the President\u2019s upcoming address, therefore, comes as a welcome relief amidst the prevailing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, government says it is working to put the economy on a better footing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private legal practitioner and member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed satisfaction with the reaction of Ghanaians ahead of the President\u2019s address tonight. According to him, the suggestions preceding the President\u2019s address indicate collective concern from citizens. 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