President John Dramani Mahama has said a renewal of values guiding citizens’ actions is the only means through which the significant economic gains the country has made would be sustained.
According to him, a lasting national transformation requires citizens to instill integrity, discipline and strong moral values in discharging their activities.
Speaking at the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving on Tuesday, July 1, 2026, President Mahama said “Economic transformation without moral transformation cannot endure.”
He added that “prosperity without integrity is fragile. Development without discipline is unsustainable. And growth without justice leaves too many people behind.”
He the theme for this year’s event, ‘Resetting Our Values to Build the Ghana We Want’, reflects the urgent need for Ghanaians to recommit themselves to honesty, accountability, patriotism, compassion and respect for one another.
The President noted that although Government can introduce policies and reforms to steer development, it cannot legislate virtues such as integrity or honesty in sustaining those reforms.
“These values begin with each one of us,” he said, adding that teachers, health workers, journalists, farmers, parents and public servants all have a role to play in shaping the country’s future.
While admonishing journalists to uphold truth and parents to raise disciplined children, the President further urged public officials to faithfully discharge their duties devoid of corruption.
He noted that infrastructural development will not be the only yardstick to measure the nation’s development or economic reforms, but rather, the daily choices citizens make in their homes, workplaces and communities.
“The Ghana we seek will be built by the millions of ordinary Ghanaians who make the right choices every day to do what is right,” he said.
The recent economic reforms, which he says was achieved through disciplined fiscal management and responsible leadership, must now be protected by justice and sustained by national unity.
“Our economic recovery has been built upon discipline. It must now be sustained by integrity. It must be protected by justice, and it must be strengthened by our national unity,” he added.
