The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, has asked Ghanaians to desist from politicising all issues and rather concentrate on the economic gains the country could make from its decisions and policies.
He made the comment at the just-ended Made-in-Ghana Bazaar.
Speaking to Joy Prime’s Michelle Ageykum on his visit to the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) where the bazaar was held, the deputy minister spoke about how the Bazaar serves as one of the best ways for Ghanaian products to get into the global market.
He feels as though Ghanaians should not put all their focus and energy on political affairs but rather try to find ways to improve the country’s economic fortunes.
“One major area for the Ghanaian manufacturer or producer is to be able to get market, and when they succeed in getting market outside the country, it’s a huge opportunity for them; it’s a huge growth area because they have the local market that they can produce and sell, and now they have the international market, and we are creating that avenue for them to be able to get into the international market, and that is a huge opportunity.”
“We think that as the ministry with the responsibility of opening doors to the external world, we should not only be concentrating on political issues and political talk, but we should also be looking at the economic side of things. For us, we do the political diplomacy, and we do the economic diplomacy, or what we call nowadays commercial diplomacy, the business. It’s not about the talk; it’s about what puts food on the table,” he said.
Mr Sarpong is also of the view that patronising more Ghanaian-made products creates more job opportunities in the country.
The 3rd edition of the Made-in-Ghana Bazaar was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to promote made-in-Ghana goods and services.
The three-day event started on Thursday, May 23, 2024, and was climaxed on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
