Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in an emotional conclusion to his Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review presentation, declared, “Mr. Speaker, I believe in the cedi. Fellow countrymen and women, believe in the cedi.”
He took the floor of Parliament on July 24 with a powerful message: Ghana’s recovery depends on unity, confidence, and unwavering faith in the country’s currency.
He acknowledged Ghana’s turbulent economic journey, marked by decades of inflation, devaluation, redenomination, and recovery.
Yet through all this, he insisted, the cedi has endured as a resilient national symbol.
“For 60 years, through cycles of inflation, devaluation, redenomination and recovery, the cedi has remained the symbol of our sovereignty,” he said.
“It has endured. It has evolved. And it remains the only legal tender of our Republic.”
His appeal came not as an abstract economic statement, but as a rousing call to national pride and shared purpose.
“Let us protect it. Let us trade with it. Let us talk about it with pride—not as a burden, but as a badge of economic independence.”
Dr. Forson’s remarks carried urgency and conviction, delivered at a time when questions continue to swirl about the cedi’s stability amid global uncertainty and post-COVID economic pressures.
But for the Finance Minister, confidence is not optional—it is essential.
He argued that a recovery strong enough to make the Ghanaian economy “stand tall again” will not happen unless the nation first learns to believe in itself—and its currency.
“As we look forward, more jobs will be created, confidence will deepen and the Ghanaian economy will stand tall again, not just in the sub-region, but on the global stage,” he told lawmakers.
But that future, he warned, is only possible if Ghanaians rise above division. “We must stay united as a people and eschew divisiveness. We must continue to have faith in our country, Ghana!”
He challenged not just ordinary citizens but those in positions of leadership to rise to the moment.
“To all of us who are privileged to serve in the leadership of our nation, let us unite and do this for ourselves, for our children and our children’s children,” he said.
“It is our collective responsibility. Ghana needs us now more than ever. Our people need us!”
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