‘We have turned the tide’ – Ato Forson says Ghana is ready to take off

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson declared that Ghana has turned the tide from its economic crisis and is ready to take off. He stated that the country had laid a solid foundation for sustained progress and was moving in the right direction. However, Dr. Forson cautioned that further gains would depend on maintaining macroeconomic stability.

The minister emphasized that the turnaround was not a reason to abandon caution. He stressed that the stability underpinning the recovery must remain central to the country's next steps. Dr. Forson warned that all the gains made depended on preserving macroeconomic stability.

He urged those in leadership positions to remember their mandate to address the national crisis and to work to the satisfaction of Ghanaians. "We were elected to come and save a country in crisis," he reminded them. President Mahama and his members of parliament were elected to save the country because it was in crisis. Dr. Forson urged them not to forget this as the country's circumstances improved.

The Finance Minister made it clear that delivering on the mandate to save the country remained a shared responsibility. Even as the situation in Ghana improved, he stressed that the country's leadership had a responsibility to work to the satisfaction of the people of Ghana.