Africa Business Leaders Forum presents communiqué to gov’t

The leadership of the African Business Forum (ABLF), Business and Financial Times and Vodafone Ghana have presented a Communiqué to Mr Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State in-charge of Public-Private Partnership.

The three-page document issued at the 2013 Vodafone Africa Business Leaders Forum, outlined the key challenges facing the development of Ghana and Africa as a continent. Lucy Quist, Director of Vodafone Business Solutions, said the communiqué was to draw the attention of government to support the private sector.

“We are hopeful that our beloved continent, Africa would be transformed positively through visionary leadership and we believe that initiatives like the ABLF can help achieve that goal,” she said.

She said the Vodafone Business Solutions and several other businesses that participated in the 2013 ABLF were contributing their quota towards developing the continent through various home grown solutions that enhance entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation and economic growth.

Edith Dankwa, Chief Executive Officer of B&FT, said effective partnership between the private sector and government could address the myriad of challenges facing Ghana and the continent as a whole.

Mr Rashid Pelpuo thanked the team for developing the communiqué, and pledged to share it with the Office of the President for the implementation of the recommendations.

The 2013 ABLF forum which was on the theme ‘Setting the Next Agenda for Africa’, brought together business leaders across the continent to discuss the key challenges facing the region.