His Excellency The Republic of Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has made a remarkable return. In a ceremony held in Accra's Black Star Square on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, he and his vice president, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, were formally sworn into office. President Mahama announced an ambitious ambition to implement significant reforms and projects during his first 120 days in office, ahead of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections. President Mahama emphasized his dedication to job creation, governance reforms, and economic recovery in his victory address. Stabilizing the economy, enhancing infrastructure, fortifying healthcare institutions, and encouraging accountability are his top priorities.
He said:
Actions have always been more powerful than words, my siblings. In light of this, I have made a commitment to you, the good people of Ghana, in which I list 26 things I will do in the first 120 days. Hope is justified, and it is justified in every way. However, faith is also necessary since it gives us the ability to trust what will happen. You believe what you know when you have faith. For this reason, we must faith in order to accomplish our reset. Focusing on establishing a 24-hour economy to increase employment and production, the President promised Ghanaians prompt and decisive measures to tackle the nation's issues and set it
Within the first ninety days after taking office, establish the Fourth Republic's most efficient and lean administration. Provide a strong code of ethics and expectations for all public servants. To discuss the actual status of the economy and to develop a domestic fiscal consolidation program to direct the budget, hold a National Economic Dialogue. Eliminate harsh taxes within ninety days, such as the COVID, E-Levy, 10% wager winnings tax, and emissions tax. Examine the levies and taxes applied to imported machinery and automobiles used in agriculture and industry. Under the Office of the President, start writing legal revisions and get ready to execute the 24-Hour Economy Policy. As part of a larger plan for economic transformation, create an Accelerated Export Development Council (AEDC) to encourage exports.
Open up new social programs like the Ghana Medical Care Trust (MahamaCares) Fund and Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities. Give female students at elementary and secondary schools complimentary sanitary pads. Investigate significant public interest matters via forensic audits, such as bank failures, COVID-19 spending, the National Cathedral affair, SML, and missing excavators. Prohibit political appointees from acquiring state property. Provide seed money for the Women's Development Bank's founding. Start important initiatives to create jobs, such as the "Adwumawura" Program, the "National Apprenticeship Program," and the "One Million Coders Program." In order to remove the prohibition on the importation of wrecked automobiles and revitalize the regional car sector, the Customs (Amendment) Act 2020 should be reviewed.
Introduce a new measure in parliament to streamline the administration of government scholarships in order to eradicate corruption, cronyism, nepotism, and political patronage. Prohibit illicit mining and start the "Blue Water Initiative" and "Tree for Life" to restore polluted waterways and lands. Make Ghana a popular travel destination by implementing the "Black Star Experience" program. Remove vigilante and militia elements from state security agencies. Reopen investigations into outstanding criminal matters, such as Ahmed Hussein-Suale's murder, electoral killings, and violence during by-elections. Examine the VRA dam spill incident that caused thousands of people to be displaced and damaged livelihoods in multiple areas. Flood victims in impacted areas, such as Oti, Bono East, and Savanna, should receive compensation. Restructure state-owned businesses (SOEs) that are losing money in order to turn them around. The 120-day program of President Mahama aims to address urgent national issues, advance