President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday said the government intended to utilise the talents and expertise of Ghanaians serving in international institutions to build the nation. He, therefore, called on such personalities to make their ideas and expertise available to the country.

Speaking to Dr K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Castle, Osu, President Kufuor said the government was ready to work with Dr Amoako and others like him to build the nation.

"It is time the country honours some of you and we are ready to cooperate with you and use your ideas". President Kufuor said Dr Amoako's contributions to the preparatory works in the New Partnership for Development in Africa (NEPAD) would be beneficial not only for the development of Ghana but the West Africa sub region and the entire continent.

Dr Amoako told the President that there were opportunities for Africa because the international community would support countries that ''put their house in order and undertake good and sound economic policies and programmes''.

He said Ghana would benefit from some of the programmes initiated by the international community this year.

Dr Amoako expressed appreciation for the government's policies and programmes and said: " These are positive steps to get the economy right. What I have seen is very encouraging and the general feeling is that you are on the right track".