4th October, 2016

The Daily Graphic laments the culture of importing every product into the country. The paper says for some reason, Ghana has allowed her production and export capacities to fadeout hence the country's over dependence on importation of foreign goods and products. The paper says if this culture continues, it will spell doom for the economy. It says to be able to shift from increasing imports to patronising made in Ghana goods, there is the need for attitudinal change. It bemoaned the situation where business ideas have prematurely died because of unfair competition faced by local manufacturers from foreign competitors. The paper urges State institutions to promote made in Ghana goods to ensure rapid socio-economic development.

The Ghanaian Times expresses worry about the increasing apathy towards the National Sanitation Day.  The exercise which was meant to rid communities of filth was initially met with a lot of euphoria and high participation. However over the last few months the number of those who participate in the national exercise continues to dwindle. According to the Times, this is worrying especially as the sanitation challenge in the country continues to worsen with each passing day. It says heaps of refuses have engulfed communities and cities, posing health hazard to people, yet residents refuse to support the city authorities to clean up.  While asking residents to show more enthusiasm towards the day, the Ghanaian Times caution city authorities to stop the practice where they allow rubbish to pile up for weeks after the exercise.

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