In a bold and sweeping declaration during his latest State of the Nation Address, President John Dramani Mahama stunned Parliament as he unveiled a dramatic shift in Ghanaโs economic playbook โ announcing that the old staples of farming and industry wonโt be enough to power the nation forward.
โOur economy wonโt be built only by traditional sectors,โ Mahama thundered, signaling a new era where human creativity, tourism, and newโage industries will be just as central to Ghanaโs rise.
The President didnโt just talk โ he opened the purse: a whopping GHยข40 million boost has been injected into the film and creative arts sectors โ with GHยข20 million earmarked for Kumawood, Gallywood, and other film hubs and another GHยข20 million to supercharge music, fashion, and digital content creators nationwide.
Mahama praised Ghanaโs creative stars for projecting the nation onto the global stage, saying social media, new media, and artistic genius are giving the country more prominence than traditional media ever could.
โHuman creativity will play a starring role in Ghanaโs economic blockbuster,โ said the President โ hinting at a future where tomorrowโs jobs and export dollars come from scripts, songs, and screens, not just cocoa and crops.
He capped off his remarks with a personal vow: he will serve as Ghanaโs ambassador for tourism and creative industries โ making creative talent a centerpiece, not an afterthought, of national economic strategy.