President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for his recent media engagement, describing the interaction as a strong display of honesty, wisdom and accountability.
Speaking on Citi FM on Saturday, 13 September, Mr Cudjoe said the President came across as a human and practical leader who was open and willing to engage directly with the public.
“My immediate impressions were clearly that this President was actually quite humane. He was truthful, he was wise, he was knowledgeable, and he was practical and verifiably accountable,” he remarked.
Mr Cudjoe observed that in today’s political environment, it is refreshing to see leaders ready to speak candidly with citizens.
“I think one of the things we are witnessing in this era is essentially the fact that we have leaders who are willing to come forward, and I think John has been like that, by the way,” he noted.
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He further described the encounter as “characteristically brilliant”, applauding both the President’s delivery and the professionalism of the journalists who participated.
Breaking down his progress, the President detailed a list of initiatives, projects, and reforms he says have been successfully implemented.
The briefing, which lasted over two hours, was a direct effort to address the public on his government’s performance and vision, covering a wide range of topics from economic stability and infrastructure development to social interventions and governance reforms.
Below are some 23 things President Maham said he had done:
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• Slashed nuisance taxes and rescued the power sector, averting an energy crisis.
• Lowered exchange rate, eased business burden, reduced cost of living, inflation dropped to a four-year low.
• Made the highest allocation to basic education in nearly 5 years.
• Released funds for health insurance scheme, steady medical supplies, launched Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
• Launched No-Fee Stress Policy refunding fees to 120,000 first-year university students.
• Implemented free tertiary education for persons with disabilities.
• Allocated 50 million Cedis to Ghana National Research Fund to empower local researchers.
• Distributed over 6 million sanitary pads to school girls to combat period poverty.
• Maintained and strengthened the Free SHS policy with the highest budget ever.
• Increased national health budget by 13.4%, NHIS funding increased by 66%.
• Filled gap left by withdrawal of $156 million U.S. aid in malaria, HIV/AIDS, and child health.
• Began investment of over 2 billion Cedis in health infrastructure (hospitals, clinics).
• Inflation reduced from 23.8% to 11.5% between Dec 2024 and July 2025.
• Secured an upgrade in Ghana’s credit rating from junk to B- by S&P.
• Established National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, seized hundreds of illegal mining machines and equipment.
• Recovered 9 forest reserves from illegal mining and repossessed those previously under armed groups.
• Increased district assemblies’ direct funding from about 40% to 80%.
• Released statutory funds for NHIS, GetFund, Free SHS fully.
• Registered and fitted tracking devices to over 1,000 earth-moving equipment to monitor mining imports.
• Launched code of conduct for public officials and initiated anti-corruption prosecutions with over 200 cases active.
• Declared commerciality of Eban Akuma oil and gas discoveries, approved a second gas processing plant.
• Avoided looming DUMSO electricity crisis, power supply stable.
• Supported local assemblies with funds for health, education, boreholes, sanitation, markets.
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Source: myjoyonline.com
