In a candid interview on GTV Breakfast's Manifesto Watch segment, , presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress (APC), delivered a stinging assessment of Ghana's current state, declaring that if , the nation's founding father, was to return today, "he will collapse before he gets to Accra." Dr.
Ayariga lamented the disillusionment among Ghanaian youth, emphasising that many young people no longer take pride in their country and would readily seek opportunities abroad. "Young people do not take pride in Ghana today and will not hesitate to leave for foreign lands when they get the chance," Dr Ayariga told Maltiti Sayida Sadick, the show's host.
Regulating Forex and Ending Foreign Currency Transactions: Ayariga's proposed policies focus heavily on economic reform, with a promise to regulate foreign exchange bureaus and foreign accounts. "There will be no foreign currency transactions under my presidency," he declared, aiming to restore financial control to the Ghanaian government.
The APC flagbearer argued that Ghanaian businesses are struggling while their foreign counterparts thrive, blaming corruption and mismanagement rather than external factors like the Russia-Ukraine war for Ghana's current woes. "Our problem is not the Russian-Ukraine war; our problem is corruption," Ayariga asserted. 7 Pillars for Economic Transformation: Ayariga outlined seven key pillars of his manifesto: nationalisation, modernisation, industrialisation, digitisation, commercialisation, domestication, and globalisation.