Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga has assured President John Dramani Mahama of Parliament’s unwavering dedication to fostering economic growth and creating equitable job opportunities.
Addressing business leaders and stakeholders in the financial sector at the Kwaku Business Forum, Ayariga emphasized the critical role of collaboration between Parliament, sector ministers, and businesses in overcoming challenges and driving national development.
“The private sector is an engine of growth, and business leaders are the drivers and operators of the engine. They are the job creators, and they are the innovators that we must nurture, grow, and sustain. And this platform demonstrates Your Excellency’s commitment to this very task.”
He further reaffirmed Parliament’s readiness to partner with the executive branch to fulfill development promises.
“Your Parliament—the Parliament of Ghana, the people’s Parliament—stands ready to do whatever it takes to support your agenda, to ensure growth, and create jobs that are equitable”.
Ayariga outlined Parliament’s strategy to work closely with relevant ministries and enterprises to shape targeted interventions.
“Our various committees will support their sector ministers and the enterprises that work with those sectors to identify their challenges, fashion out appropriate recommendations to help them solve those challenges, and we will monitor your ministers to ensure that they are delivering according to the promises you made to Ghanaians”.
He highlighted Parliament’s oversight role in ensuring the incubation and development of enterprises across the country.
“Parliament will also monitor and ensure the implementation of the promises to incubate and develop enterprises across the country”.
