Whereas he has but to supply additional readability on his marketing campaign pledges the President-elect, who led the nation from 2012-17, stated in a victory speech that his win provided “a brand new starting, a brand new path” for Ghana, which has been wracked by excessive inflation and declining residing requirements. He beforehand pledged to ascertain a “Nationwide Financial Restoration Activity Pressure” in his first month in workplace, which is able to embody representatives from throughout trade and will likely be tasked with suggesting sensible concepts for reinforcing progress and residing requirements whereas turning Ghana right into a “24-hour financial system”. He additionally pledged to deliver again the “Jobs for Youth” scheme to spice up employment amongst younger folks, and to halt the controversial imposition of VAT on necessities equivalent to meals and petrol as a way to ease value of residing pressures.