Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, has shared a new year message to the nation as he nears exactly a year after he swore an oath of allegiance to the citizenry.

Assuming office with an anthem of resetting an economy he described as being on its knees and a nation in distress, he expressed confidence that his government has begun delivering the reset agenda, a covenant of change, whose results are evident for all to see.

He taunted his administration’s achievements, after which he highlighted what he describes as the acceleration and expansion agenda set for 2026.

On his government’s achievements, he stated,

“We have accomplished a lot together in the past twelve months. Through prudent

management and difficult but necessary reforms: We have reduced inflation from distressing levels of 23% and above by the end of 2024, and we are hopeful of ending 2025 with inflation in the single digits, just above 5%. We have achieved relative currency stability and are on track to be ranked among the world’s best-performing currencies in 2025. We are accelerating economic growth and creating more opportunities for our young people.

We have restored business confidence and have seen a significant increase in both domestic and foreign direct investment. We have restored Ghana's credibility with international partners, completed the renegotiation of our debt obligations on terms that protect our

sovereignty while ensuring sustainability. We are beginning the process of exiting the IMF programme with dignity, not as supplicants, but as partners.”On the targets for 2026, President Mahama assured Ghanaians that,

“In 2026….Every child deserves a world-class education. We will continue digitalising our schools and

ensure every classroom has the tools for 21st-century learning. We shall operationalise Universal Health Coverage through the Free Primary Health Care Programme, ensuring that no Ghanaian is denied care due to inability to pay. Through the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, we will stretch a hand of support to our people suffering from noncommunicable diseases. We shall make Ghana food self-sufficient and transform agriculture from subsistence to a thriving commercial enterprise through mechanisation, value addition, and market access.

We are working to achieve a 30% share of renewable energy in our national energy mix, reducing costs and protecting the environment. We shall deliver social housing units through public-private partnerships. We shall intensify the fight against corruption with no sacred cows. Every cedi belongs to the people and must be accounted for. We will implement the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee to make our 1992 Constitution an even greater guide for the consolidation of our democracy.”

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