Ghana failed as a country but Akufo-Addo is "incredibly excellent!" – Prof. Adei

General News on Thursday, January 24, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-01-24

Former director of the Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA), now chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Professor Stephen Adei acquitted Mr. Akufo-Addo of his absolution but observed that Ghana and its leaders had failed 62 years after independence, MyNewsGh.com filed.

Although Mr. Adei considers the Akufo-Addo government as "incredible" and "excellent", he lamented that the country, which has existed for 62 years, has no infrastructure plan in place , with the exception of a project initiated by his predecessor, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, at the National Development Conference. Planning Commission (NDPC) on which it will support to lead the new manager.

On the Akufo-Addo government, he said:

"From what I see, I think they've done extremely well at managing macroeconomics, it's amazing that they've been able to move almost all the indicators from negative to positive." . "

"People say we do not smell it in our pockets, but any government that puts money in your pocket without you working for it is a thief and yet it is said because people were stealing money . People got contracts for which they did not work and did not pay a lot of money. As a result, they felt good, but how long can you do it? He asked.

"The macroeconomy has been excellent. So, I think they tried to reverse the social trend: health, education, etc. There is still a lot to do, but they did it very well. I think the energy situation has improved, but I have to say it's a problem they share with the NDC because the dumsor was so bad that they also started doing something except that [they lost power]. I think that Ghanaians now have some hope in the future. They rationalize things in the harbor. I think that in a short time, interest rates will go down because interest rates have to drop by ten in order for people to do business, so the trend is up. good side."

He spoke in clbad clbad with Benjamin Akakpo in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com. Professor Adei said the country could have done better than it currently does if appropriate systems were put in place by successive governments.

But on Ghana as a country, he had this verdict:

"We could have done a lot better. As a country, we have not managed to put in place a systematic program in which we have continued step by step and where our policy has been so bad that almost now, out of four, we are starting from scratch. We do not have an infrastructure plan. Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, my predecessor to the NDPC, had a draft infrastructure plan. I will review it and see that we will make it operational and make it easier to follow. We have not had a systematic program of recovery for our country and as a result, it is almost like going back two steps forward, a step backwards. We do not have as much as we should have, "he said.