President John Dramani Mahama has tasked the newly inaugurated Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to focus on providing independent, evidence-based advice in carrying out its responsibilities.
Speaking at the group’s inauguration on Wednesday, February 11, President Mahama highlighted the importance of objective, data-driven policy recommendations as Ghana works toward economic recovery. He urged members to offer clear and analytical guidance to support effective decision-making.
The President further instructed PAGE to recommend policy reforms where necessary and to contribute expert advice to Ghana’s negotiations and engagements with bilateral and multilateral partners, international financial institutions, and investors.
He directed that the group report directly to him, submitting advisory memoranda, policy briefs, and strategic assessments as required. He emphasized that their recommendations must be grounded in the long-term national interest.
“Your counsel is expected to be frank, independent and evidence-based,” President Mahama stated, stressing that prudent economic management relies on honest evaluation and forward-looking strategies.
The establishment of PAGE is aimed at enhancing economic governance by offering high-level advisory support to the Presidency on key fiscal and structural reforms.
Members of the Group
The advisory body includes Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang; economist and private sector leader Kwame Pianim; and industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah.
Other members are Ishmael Yamson, private sector leader and former PAGE member; Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa, former Deputy Minister of Finance and Trade and Industry and a former PAGE member; Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, economist, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Finance Minister; and Ato Brown, former World Bank Infrastructure Specialist and agribusiness investor.
The group also comprises Dr. Henry A. Kofi Wampah, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana; Togbe Afede XIV, economist and private sector leader; Abena Amoah, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Stock Exchange; Prof. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, academic and researcher; and Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor, university professor and researcher.
