"NCCE Chairperson pays courtesy call on BoG Governor"

" NCCE Chairperson pays courtesy call on BoG Governor \r\n\r\nA 5-member delegation, led by the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education(NCCE), Ms. Kathleen Addy, on 20 th January 2023, paid a courtesy call on Governor Ernest Addison and Management of Bank of Ghana to seek mutually-beneficial relationships between the two institutions.\r\n\r\nIn his remarks, the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison stated that, public education on the proper handling of currency notes would be one of the key areas of collaboration. He lamented that some Ghanaians handle currency notes poorly and urged the NCCE to play a key role in the Bank\u2019s \u201cClean Notes Campaign\u201d initiative, including helping to educate citizens on the proper handling of the Ghana currency notes.\r\n\r\nHe indicated that some Ghanaians are averse to the use of coins and explained the importance of using the coins, adding that, it is more durable and less costly to produce than currency notes.\r\n\r\nHe remarked that, Ghanaians aversion towards the use of coins has an impact on pricing, as vendors avoid the use of coins by rounding off prices and this negatively impacts the Central Bank\u2019s inflation objective.\r\n\r\nOn her part, the Chairperson of the NCCE, Ms. Kathleen Addy mentioned that the purpose of the visit was to introduce herself as the newly appointed Chairperson of the NCCE and to also discuss areas of mutual collaboration.\r\n\r\nShe stated that the NCCE is an independent, non-partisan governance institution established under the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana with a mandate to educate citizens on their rights and responsibilities, as well as work towards entrenching democracy in Ghana.\r\n\r\nMs. Addy remarked that the NCCE played a key role in the education and sensitisation of the Ghanaian public during the Bank\u2019s Cedi redenomination exercise in 2007.\r\n\r\nMs. Addy expressed gratitude to the Governor for the warm reception at the Bank and welcomed the proposal to intensify public education on the proper handling of the Ghana currency notes.\r\n\r\nThe Chairperson was accompanied by a Commission Member, Lawyer Victor Brobbey, the Acting Commission Secretary, Mrs. Lucille Hewlett Annan, the Director of Programmes, Dr. Imurana Mohammed and the Director of Finance, Ms. Monica Mamattah.\r\n\r\nIn the Governor\u2019s team were the First and Second Deputy Governors, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari and Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, the Director of Research, Dr. Philip Abradu-Otoo, the Bank\u2019s Secretary, Ms. Sandra Thompson and other officials of the Bank."

"NCCE Chairperson pays courtesy call on BoG Governor"

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