Nana Kwame Bediako, the leader of the New Force Movement popularly known as Cheddar, has announced an ambitious plan to generate 8 million jobs over the next decade.
This bold initiative aims to tackle Ghana’s unemployment crisis and drive economic growth across the nation.
Cheddar’s strategy focuses on strategic investments in key sectors, including industries, mineral resources, and agriculture.
By heavily investing in these areas, the plan seeks to create diverse job opportunities catering to various skill levels and educational backgrounds.
During the launch of the New Force Movement’s “12 Pillars for Economic Revolution” in Accra, Cheddar outlined the first step of the plan.
“We start by making sure that we invest in all the 16 regions that are industrial, plant to able to able to refine all our minerals and then processing plants to able to process all our agro plants.,” he said.
Cheddar emphasized the immense untapped potential of Ghana’s natural resources, stating that their research shows the country’s attribution reserves of gold, iron ore, gas, bauxite, lithium, diamond, and arable lands amount to $2.5 trillion.
He expressed determination to harness the wealth of every region, projecting Ghana’s economic output to reach $4.7 trillion.
In addition to the job creation plan, Cheddar also mentioned that under his leadership, Ghana will print its own currency.