President John Dramani Mahama has declared that the gains made by Ghana in 2025 are only the foundation for a broader national transformation, assuring Ghanaians that government will accelerate and expand development efforts in 2026.
According to the President, the country has recorded significant economic, social and institutional progress over the past year, setting the stage for deeper structural transformation.
Delivering his New Year message to the nation on the evening of January 1, 2026, President Mahama said Ghana’s economy has rebounded strongly from distress, citing improvements in inflation, currency stability, growth and investor confidence.
He noted that inflation, which stood at distressing levels of 23 percent and above by the end of 2024, has been significantly reduced, with government hopeful of ending 2025 with inflation in the single digits, just above five percent.
He added that the country has achieved relative currency stability and is on track to be ranked among the world’s best-performing currencies in 2025.
President Mahama also pointed to accelerating economic growth, increased opportunities for young people, restored business confidence, and a rise in both domestic and foreign direct investment.
On Ghana’s international standing, he said the country has restored credibility with global partners, successfully renegotiated its debt obligations on terms that protect national sovereignty while ensuring sustainability, and begun the process of exiting the International Monetary Fund programme “with dignity, not as supplicants, but as partners.”
He further highlighted growth in key sectors of the economy, including construction, manufacturing, agriculture and services, noting that these gains are creating new opportunities for decent employment for the youth.
The President said government has begun rehabilitating over 2,000 kilometres of roads nationwide, restored consistent electricity supply, and expanded rural electrification to more than 1,000 additional communities.
However, President Mahama maintained that the achievements of his first year back in office is not the end.
“As satisfying as our achievements of 2025 are, they are but the foundation. The architecture of the Ghana we want must now be built on this foundation. In 2026, we shall accelerate and expand.”
Outlining priorities for the new year, he reaffirmed government’s commitment to delivering world-class education through the continued digitalisation of schools and ensuring that every classroom is equipped for 21st-century learning.
In the health sector, President Mahama said government will operationalise Universal Health Coverage through the Free Primary Health Care Programme, while the Ghana Medical Trust Fund will provide support to people suffering from non-communicable diseases.
On food security and agriculture, he said government will make Ghana food self-sufficient and transform agriculture from subsistence to a thriving commercial enterprise through mechanisation, value addition and improved market access.
He also announced plans to increase renewable energy to 30 percent of the national energy mix, deliver social housing units through public-private partnerships, and intensify the fight against corruption with no sacred cows.
The President also pledged to implement the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee to strengthen the 1992 Constitution and consolidate Ghana’s democracy.
President Mahama further called for national unity and collective responsibility.
“Ladies and gentlemen, governments do not build nations alone. They do that with the citizenry,” he said.
He addressed young people as the leaders of today not tomorrow and urged them to take ownership of the Reset Agenda, he encouraged entrepreneurs to invest and create jobs, civil society and the media to continue holding government accountable, traditional and faith leaders to promote social cohesion, public servants to serve with integrity, and the diaspora to contribute skills and resources to national development.
“We are one people with a shared destiny. Whether you voted for me or not, whether you supported the NDC or not, we are all Ghanaians, and this reset is for all of us. There is no NPP Ghana. There is no CPP Ghana or NDC Ghana. There is only one Ghana.”
