Mr S.K. Boafo, Ashanti Regional Minister has said in London that the on-going national restructuring process would need the financial and moral support of all Ghanaians abroad.

Mr Boafo who made the comments at a meeting with representatives of Ghanaian community associations and groups in London, urged them to marshal vital logistics which could be beneficial to the development process and their respective communities. Present at the meeting chaired by H.E. Mr Isaac Osei, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, were Hon. Akwasi Osei-Agyei, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, and Hon. Brandford Adu, Member of Parliament for Okere in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The Ashanti Regional Minister said the government is aware of the challenges facing the nation and would work assiduously towards finding practical solutions, for a start, to issues relating to agriculture education, health and job creation.

He exhorted Ghanaians to be patient and understanding since the problems bequeathed to the nation by the previous administration cannot be solved within a year.

On activities in the Ashanti Region, Hon. S.K. Boafo said his administration had set up a separate department which would facilitate the promotion of trade, investment and tourism and appealed to Ghanaians to help attract investments into the region.

He said his cherished desire to create job openings for the unemployed during his tenure of office was on course and urged residents of the area and Ghanaians to establish small-scale industries in support of efforts being made by the central government.

Contributing, Mr Osei-Agyei urged Ghanaians abroad to patronise Ghanaian goods in order to help provide the much needed foreign exchange for the operations of local industries in Ghana.

The MP for Okere, Hon. Brandford Adu praised Ghanaians abroad for remitting home regularly in support of their families back at home and commended Ghanaian media agencies based in London for helping to disseminate information on Ghana to the community.

Mr Isaac Osei spoke on various measures which had been taken to restore macro economic stability and stressed government’s determination to enhance the quality of life for Ghanaians through wealth creation.

The High Commissioner commended Ghanaians for their regular remittances back home which amounted to over US$400million last year and urged them to increase the amount as a demonstration of their support for the notable measures which had been taken to stabilise the economy.

The forum provided the opportunity for invited guests to ask questions and air their views on various subjects. Issues relating to investments, the need for training scheme for civil servants, collaboration between regional ministers in socio-economic matters and the need for the Government to disseminate information to the grassroots, were discussed.