The ongoing National Economic Forum, expected to end on Friday, will end today.
Reasons for shortening the four day program however remain unclear.
The National Economic Forum is a 400-strong gathering of economic experts- some former governors of the Bank of Ghana and former finance ministers, lead civil society voices and some local think-tanks.
The non-partisan forum themed, ‘Changing the Narrative: National Consensus for Social Transformation,’ is also expected to come out with ideas for a “sustainable path that guarantees improvements in the quality of life for all Ghanaians,” a release issued by Government last week said.
They have been examining government’s expenditure pattern and the wage bill which government is worried is eating away revenue already low.
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) refused to participate in the debate and boycotted it.
Friday’s session has been cramped into todays and President John Mahama is expected to close the program this evening.
There will be several plenary sessions and break-up sessions which will climax with an open forum.
The Vice-President Kwesi Amissah Arthur will deliver a speech after which a communique is expected to be issued.
It is reported that participants were seen busy poring over documents, doing research late last night and into the dawn. A plenary session went deep into the night.
Senior Policy Adviser at the Presidency Dr. Sulley Gariba called the forum “a challenging task” but was “amazed at the energy levels” of the participants and praised them for discharging their duty to “self and country”.