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Professor John Gatsi, a senior professor at the University of Cape Coast, said Thursday that President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's directive to the two main political parties to solve the problem of political vigilance in the country was a narrow approach.
He said that the problem of the country's security should be addressed in a comprehensive manner by all stakeholders, as it was much larger and more complex.
He added that the recent upsurge in contract killings, robberies, kidnappings, threats to the ground guard, among others, should be fought. a lot strategic approach, instead of asking both parties to resolve one of them.
Professor Gatsi, also head of the university's finance department, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview to share his views on the president's speech on the issue. state of the nation delivered in front of Parliament Thursday.
President Akufo-Addo asked the leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to come together and agree on appropriate measures to put an end to the phenomenon of political vigilance.
The President said that he had personally asked the NPP leaders to invite NDC leaders to hold such a meeting and therefore suggested next week as a preferable date.
Professor Gatsi opposed this approach, saying that the country's security was essential as it defined the business investment environment and should be addressed with the participation of all security agencies and other key stakeholders.
Regarding the performance of the macroeconomics, he acknowledged the reduction in inflation, the key rate, the increase in economic growth and other indicators, but said that 39, he would have liked to hear the
The President mentioned the number of jobs and opportunities created as well as the revenues generated by the stabilization of these indicators.
He said that the nation could not boast in macroeconomic statistics without resulting in a development of physical infrastructure and the well-being of the population,
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At the same time, Eric Oduro Osae, local government expert, told the GNA that in the absence of a framework or a definite guide for the presentation of the speech on the state of the nation, the president was sticking to the directive principles of state policy with emphasis on key areas of the economy, including health, sanitation, education, infrastructure development, among others.
Mr. Oduro-Osae, however, indicated that he would have liked the President to provide details on the policy statements highlighted in the 2018 speech so that the public would know the progress made so far.
Oduro-Osae said the president did well by supporting the resolution of the centuries-old Dagbon clashes and made the decision to celebrate this year's national independence parade in the northern regional capital, Tamale.
He added that moving the parade of independence in the North region would be a positive sign for investors that peace reigned in the region and that they could therefore invest in it.
On political vigilance, Dr. Oduro-Osae suggested that, in addition to the involvement of the two main political parties, religious leaders should also play a prominent role in its resolution.
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