{"id":141547,"date":"2024-01-21T23:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T23:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/im-running-for-president-because-no-government-has-addressed-economic-challenges-sam-ankrah\/"},"modified":"2024-01-21T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T23:19:12","slug":"im-running-for-president-because-no-government-has-addressed-economic-challenges-sam-ankrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/im-running-for-president-because-no-government-has-addressed-economic-challenges-sam-ankrah\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m running for president because no government has addressed economic challenges &#8211; Sam Ankrah"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aspiring independent presidential aspirant, Sam Ankrah says the failure successive governments in resolving the nation&#8217;s economic challenges motivated him to consider running for the presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, it is long overdue for a new generation to take over the affairs of the nation and improve the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on<strong> JoyNews&#8217; Personality Profile <\/strong>on Friday, January 19, the investment banker said he has the capacity to make things different, hence his involvement in politics to shape the future of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Ankrah explained that there is a stereotype that all politicians are corrupt, but that does not affect him because he does not consider himself a politician, although he has held various positions in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r_AS4uRnVto\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;m running for presidency because various gov&#039;t have failed to address economic crisis - Sam Ankrah\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_AS4uRnVto?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe idea that all politicians are the same to some extent does not apply to me, but if you look at where I am coming from, what I have to lay on the table to be able to do what I am doing clearly should give people an insider that there is a different kind of politics coming in; here is a person who has sacrificed a lot to get into the field to help support nation-building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economist stated that Ghana does not have a self-sufficient local economy, thus making the nation vulnerable to external factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that the nation imports most of its basic things including toothpaste; hence, any adjustment in external economies directly affect the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Ankrah emphasised his readiness to build a strong local economy if elected in the December 7 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This country needs a locally built economy, and we need stability. 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