¢100 Billion ‘Obaatanpa’ Programme Is The Bolders And Biggest Economy Recovery Programme In The Country- Hon.Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
The caretaker Finance Minister, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has said government’s Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprise Support (CARES) initiative is a singular and remarkable financial investment in the Ghanaian economy by the Nana Addo’s government.
Presenting the 2021 budget statement and economic policy on the floor of Parliament on Friday, the Member of Parliament of Suame said the Obaatanpa programme in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is meant to ease the struggle of Ghanaians and businesses against the economic effects of the virus.
The Majority leader said the ¢100 billion investment into the Ghanaian economy is meant to revitalize the economy that has been undone by the global pandemic and put it back to pre-Covid-19 levels.
“Mr Speaker, pursuing the ¢100 billion Ghana CARES “Obaatan pa” programme allows us to address the challenges and also seize the opportunities created by Covid-19 for socio-economic transformation. This programme will foster closer collaboration with the private sector, labour, faith-based organizations and development partners to complement efforts in the revitalization and growth agenda.
“The “Obaatan pa” programme is inspired by President Akufo-Addo’s conviction that, “what our forebears dreamed of, we will achieve, if we inherited dreams and visions from our founding fathers, we should leave legacies of achievements and realities to our children and their children,” he explained.