{"id":237885,"date":"2024-10-23T18:17:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/hassan-ayariga-proposes-economic-lockdown\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:17:27","slug":"hassan-ayariga-proposes-economic-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/hassan-ayariga-proposes-economic-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Hassan Ayariga proposes economic lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Ayariga, the Presidential candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC), has vowed to lock down Ghana\u2019s economy for one year if elected in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This drastic measure aims to curb the country\u2019s heavy dependence on imported goods and promote local production and consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Ayariga\u2019s Vision: Economic Independence and Self-Sufficiency<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Ayariga\u2019s plan, outlined in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV\u2019s Face to Face, centers on initiating an economic \u201clockdown\u201d within his first 100 days in office. This would involve seizing imported food products and goods to encourage domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on imports. The goal is to make Ghana self-sufficient, produce its own goods, and lessen dependence on external markets.<\/p>\n<p>Ayariga argues that Ghana\u2019s economy is overly reliant on imports, which hinders economic growth and stability.<\/p>\n<p>By locking down the economy, he believes Ghana can change its consumption pattern, produce what it eats, and eat what it produces.<\/p>\n<p>This, he claims, will increase productivity, stabilize the cedi, and create employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criticism and Controversy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hassan Ayariga\u2019s proposal has sparked debate, with some questioning the feasibility and potential consequences of such a drastic measure.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the APC has also accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of copying their proposed 24-hour economy policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Hassan Ayariga, the Presidential candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC), has vowed to lock down Ghana\u2019s economy for one year if elected in 2024. 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Ayariga\u2019s Vision: Economic Independence and Self-Sufficiency Hassan Ayariga\u2019s plan, outlined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hassan Ayariga proposes economic lockdown - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/hassan-ayariga-proposes-economic-lockdown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hassan Ayariga proposes economic lockdown - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 Hassan Ayariga, the Presidential candidate of the All People\u2019s Congress (APC), has vowed to lock down Ghana\u2019s economy for one year if elected in 2024. 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