{"id":237479,"date":"2024-10-23T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/2024-polls-ill-lock-down-ghanas-economy-for-one-year-if-im-elected-hassan-ayariga\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:01:06","slug":"2024-polls-ill-lock-down-ghanas-economy-for-one-year-if-im-elected-hassan-ayariga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/2024-polls-ill-lock-down-ghanas-economy-for-one-year-if-im-elected-hassan-ayariga\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 polls: I\u2019ll lock down Ghana\u2019s economy for one year if I\u2019m elected \u2013 Hassan Ayariga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_42\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Presidential candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has outlined ambitious plans to address deep concerns about Ghana\u2019s heavy reliance on imported goods if elected in the December 7 elections.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Accra-based Channel One TV, Mr Ayariga revealed bold measures, including a potential ban on imported food products and other goods, aimed at encouraging local production and consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Central to his vision is an \u201ceconomic lockdown\u201d he plans to enforce within his first 100 days in office, aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and cutting down on imports.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this move would promote economic independence, stabilize the cedi, enhance productivity, and create jobs for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ayariga also intends to establish a 24\/7 manufacturing hub, ensuring that Ghana becomes self-sufficient and significantly reduces its dependency on external markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana will stop importing. When you turn the country into a production-manufacturing nation, it means we\u2019ll experience an economic lockdown. For one year, there will be no imports. From the day I become president, Ghana will undergo this economic lockdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe currently import to consume, wear, and survive. We need to change our consumption patterns to produce what we eat and wear. We must shift to a self-sustaining economy, one that doesn\u2019t rely on other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of this economic lockdown is to make our economy independent, stabilize the cedi, increase productivity, and boost job creation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Adomonline<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has outlined ambitious plans to address deep concerns about Ghana\u2019s heavy reliance on imported goods if elected in the December 7 elections. 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