Be beacons of excellence - Minister urges chief directors

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has asked chief directors at Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to continue to be beacons of excellence to propel government’s development agenda.  

At the closing ceremony of the maiden Chief Directors Policy Dialogue in Accra Madam Ayorkor Botchwey, said Ghana’s economy needs structural transformation and revolutionary strategies to engender growth. 

She, therefore, expressed optimism that the platform will equip the Directors with the requisite tools and knowledge to build “Ghana beyond Aid”. 

The five-day Dialogue was jointly organised by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. 

Madam Botchwey urged the chief directors to buy into the President’s vision of industrial transformation, which is anchored on the One-District-One-Factory, and Planting for Food and Jobs policy among other initiatives to engender economic growth, create wealth and alleviate poverty.  

She said the President’s transformation agenda calls for more vibrant public-private partnerships, re-organisation and overhaul of the agriculture and trade sectors.  

A Communiqué at the end of the meeting urged government to invest more resources into science, mathematics, engineering and technology with the view to bolstering innovation and research for economic growth.  

GNA
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