Independent presidential candidate and former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has expressed disappointment over the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to discontinue the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) programs that he initiated after they assumed power in 2009.
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Kyerematen spearheaded the PSI, which saw Ghana producing garments and textiles, oil palm for export, and cassava for industrial starch purposes.
Speaking at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) Evening Encounter held on October 1, 2024, he lamented that the country was unable to build on these initiatives, which could have significantly grown the economy. "When I introduced the Presidential Special Initiatives under President Kufuor, I advised the president to identify just four sectors during his presidency.