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Notable positions

Short, dated statements drawn from Michael Yaw Offei's public commentary, each linked to its original press source. Quote directly; every line is attributable.

  • Upper-middle-income status · GhanaWeb
    Ghana can attain upper-middle-income status by 2037 if it pursues disciplined economic reform, expands jobs and embraces digital technology.

    Source · GhanaWeb

  • Jobs over jargon · AsempaNews
    Economic jargon helps no one — what Ghana's youth need are jobs. Leaders should be measured by the employment they create, not the vocabulary they recite.

    Source · AsempaNews

  • Ports capacity · AsempaNews
    Ghana needs additional ports beyond Tema and Takoradi to decongest trade, open the economy and serve the wider sub-region.

    Source · AsempaNews

  • Power agreements · GhanaWeb
    Government should re-negotiate, rather than discard, existing power purchase agreements to secure reliable electricity for industry and households.

    Source · GhanaWeb

  • Chiefs and politics · GhanaWeb
    Ghanaian chiefs should resist political temptation; the chieftaincy must remain above partisan contest to preserve its moral authority.

    Source · GhanaWeb

  • Appointments and renewal · GhanaWeb
    President Mahama should consider a new breed of appointees — competent, technically grounded and free of factional baggage.

    Source · GhanaWeb

  • On the Mahama administration · GhanaWeb
    Early steps by President Mahama and the Attorney General deserve recognition for restoring seriousness to public office.

    Source · GhanaWeb

Economic jargons help no one — what the youth need are jobs.
— Michael Yaw Offei, AsempaNews,
Ghana must mainstream digital technology and artificial intelligence, or risk being left behind.
— Michael Yaw Offei, Public commentary,
Build institutions, not strongmen; put nation before party.
— Michael Yaw Offei, GhanaWeb,

For the full press archive, see In the Press.

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