{"id":15064,"date":"2026-01-10T11:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/15064\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:16:06","slug":"despite-all-the-challenges-i-havent-given-up-on-ghana-professor-stephen-adei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/15064\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite all the challenges, I haven&#8217;t given up on Ghana \u2013 Professor Stephen Adei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/television\/news\/Despite-all-the-terrible-things-I-haven-t-given-up-on-Ghana-Prof-Adei-136715\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85945864.295.jpg\" alt=\"Educationist and former Chairman of the NDPC, Professor Stephen Adei\" title=\"Educationist and former Chairman of the NDPC, Professor Stephen Adei\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" \/> play video<\/a>Educationist and former Chairman of the NDPC, Professor Stephen Adei<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Educationist and former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=2923\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stephen Adei<\/a>, has urged Ghanaians to remain optimistic about Ghana\u2019s future, despite what he described as persistent disappointments in the country\u2019s governance and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3718\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GhanaWeb<\/a> on the sidelines of the CEO\u2019s Summit and Hangout held on January 9, 2026, at Big Joe\u2019s Garden, Tema Community 7, Professor Adei said he remains hopeful that Ghana will eventually overcome its current challenges and realise its full potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living in exciting times in Ghana. I have always been optimistic about Ghana\u2019s nature, even though there has been so much disappointment. I have never given up hope on Ghana,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Support-the-NDC-government-to-deliver-results-Kofi-Amoabeng-to-business-community-2016607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Support the NDC government to deliver results \u2013 Kofi Amoabeng to business community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Adei expressed particular concern about the continued destruction caused by illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, describing it as a national tragedy. <\/p>\n<p>He criticised political leaders, traditional authorities, and security agencies for what he claimed was a collective failure that has allowed the menace to persist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven with the terrible harm that our politicians, chiefs, and security agencies have allowed in making galamsey continue and almost be legalised, I still hope for Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further urged citizens not to lose faith in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The CEOs\u2019 Breakfast and Networking Meeting brought together CEOs, entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, industry leaders, and emerging professionals for a morning of strategic dialogue, ethical leadership discussions, and high-level networking. <\/p>\n<p>The event featured interactive sessions on business growth, leadership, and insider insights from seasoned executives.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p>ID\/MA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"play videoEducationist and former Chairman of the NDPC, Professor Stephen Adei Educationist and former Chairman of the National&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79],"class_list":{"0":"post-15064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}