President Akufo-Addo indicated that in the last seven years as President steered the ship of the state through the deeply troubled times of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s been a very difficult time, but I believe most of us can see that we are now turning the corner and returning our economy back to normalcy and revive growth, the growth that made our economy one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the years prior to the outbreak of the COVID pandemic\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He assured that just as the country did it in the past, it would do it again.<\/p>\n
Last Challenge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n President Akufo-Addo said his last major challenge was to preside over peaceful and fair elections in December 2024.<\/p>\n He explained that this was a commitment that with the help of all Ghanaians he intend to realise because the people of Ghana deserve no less than to be given the best atmosphere in which to choose freely their next president and parliament.<\/p>\n He said he was aware that there were some Ghanaians who questioned his commitment to this ceremony, that is 4th August as Founders\u2019 Day, \u201cbecause they believe that we were all asleep in Ghana until the arrival of Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP\u201d.<\/p>\n He noted that he had already stated his views on that several times, including in his speech last Saturday evening and did not intend to go over that matter again.<\/p>\n \u201cSuffice it to say that I believe that the consensus that parliament arrived at in 2019, honouring Kwame Nkrumah with a memorial day and preserving the historical importance and significance of August 4th in our history is a good consensus, and it deserves to last,\u201d President Akufo-Addo explained.<\/p>\n