Mahama inaugurates 12-member economic advisory council to drive Ghana’s recovery

President John Dramani Mahama has formally inaugurated a 12-member Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy, tasking the high-level team with providing strategic policy direction to steer Ghana toward macroeconomic stability and sustained growth.

The newly constituted committee brings together a blend of leading economists, private sector executives, and academics charged with delivering evidence-based recommendations to address the country’s pressing fiscal challenges.

Among the distinguished members is Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, alongside veteran economist Kwame Pianim, industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, and former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Kwabena Duffuor.

The group’s core mandate includes assessing Ghana’s current economic position and proposing measures to stabilise the macroeconomic environment, restore investor confidence, and lay the foundation for inclusive, long-term growth.

Delivering the inaugural address, President Mahama struck a sober tone, urging members not to mistake his confidence in their abilities for any underestimation of the work ahead.

“I do not want this committee to misunderstand my optimism in the advice you will offer as an endorsement of an easy task ahead,” he said. “You are qualified to know that we face a tough road ahead, regardless of the progress we may have chalked today.”

The advisory body is expected to collaborate closely with relevant state institutions to ensure its recommendations align with national development objectives and are effectively integrated into policy implementation.