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General News of Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Source: GNA

Coronavirus pandemic heightens significance of 'Ghana Beyond Aid'

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As part of efforts to step up public education and social mobilisation towards achieving 'Ghana Beyond Aid', a forum would be organised to sensitise the public on the President's vision of actualising self-reliance.

The forum, under the auspices of the Ghana Beyond Aid Committee, would be chaired by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo on Thursday, June 11.

A statement signed by Dr Eric Yeboah, Secretary to the Ghana Beyond Aid Committee, said the forum, on the theme:"COVID-19 and Our March towards Ghana Beyond Aid; Turning Adversity into Opportunity,” would come off at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Information.

Some distinguished personalities billed to speak at the forum include; Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Archbishop of Cape Coast Diocese of the Catholic Church; Mr Kwami Pianim, a renowned Economist; Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the President of the Ghana Association of Industries (AGI); Mr Lawrence Agyinsam, the Chief Executive Officer of EXIM Bank; and Mr Jay Hyde, President of the National Union of Ghana Students.