"Ghana Beyond Help" is needed for Ghana's total independence – Speaker

General News on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-05-02

Lord Mensah, senior professor at the Business School of the University of Ghana, said that Ghana could really say that he was independent if he lived without the help of others country.

"We can not say that we are independent as a country when our critical sectors are fueled by donor badistance. For example, if you look in the education sector; you look at our health sector; it's like being at home and not being able to afford basic foods.

"So for me, as a country, for us to be independent, we need Ghana beyond help," he told Winston Amoah, host of the morning show of 3FM.

President Akufo-Addo launched the strategic document titled "Ghana Beyond Aid" during Labor Day celebration to present the meaning, purpose and timeline for implementation of Ghana's work. reach its goal.

But Lord Mensah is struggling to find the right moment, especially with regard to the level of production in the country.

"At this very moment, can Ghana go beyond aid? It will not be possible, "he said.

According to him, for a country to be autonomous, it must reach a certain level of production and reach a certain level of growth in terms of industrialization.

"Now, look at the platform on which the charter was launched, that indicates that for Ghana to go beyond the help, it needs some hand-to-hand performance. 39; work. And this exit does not come easily. "

He warned that the charter should not be seen as the charter of a particular party, but should be adopted by the whole country and work in that direction as a nation.