‘Ghana can't progress without long-term planning’

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• JAMES Y 10 years ago

  We are experts at discovering the wrongs in our socio-economic development and what has got to be done to correct them, but we fall short to implement the solution. Without doubt, a non-politicised and a vastly independent ec ...
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  We are experts at discovering the wrongs in our socio-economic development and what has got to be done to correct them, but we fall short to implement the solution. Without doubt, a non-politicised and a vastly independent economic planning committee which would coordinate unfinished worthwhile projects could solve the problem. Every one knows that when any party takes power and begins a project and it loses the power before the project is completed, the party which takes over abandon that project and begins its own; and the vicious circle continues unabated. In a democracy such behaviour stifles development because the country's government is bound to change at some time, at elections.

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• Dr. Ike 10 years ago

  In the 1960's -African Independence - Medium and Long Term Development Plans
  were adopted but they ended up in the Book-Shelf because there was no Political Will to implement them. The trend continues today

  In the 1960's -African Independence - Medium and Long Term Development Plans
  were adopted but they ended up in the Book-Shelf because there was no Political Will to implement them. The trend continues today

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• Jojo 10 years ago

  OPAYIN YAMSON, WE HAVE STILL FAILED TO PROGRESS BECAUSE THE SO CALLED EDUCATED STILL REMAIN UNCONVINCED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY,INVENTION AND CREATIVITY IN CREATING DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES,MANUFACTUR ...
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  OPAYIN YAMSON, WE HAVE STILL FAILED TO PROGRESS BECAUSE THE SO CALLED EDUCATED STILL REMAIN UNCONVINCED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY,INVENTION AND CREATIVITY IN CREATING DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES,MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH,EMPLOYMENT,INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
  
  OPAYIN ADVISOR,IT IS TIME FOR THOSE APPOINTED TO POSITIONS IN MAHAMA'S GOVERNMENT TO STOP INSULTING THE MINDS OF THE DISADVANTAGED,LESS FORTUNATE AND THE VULNERABLE WITH THESE IRRATIONAL EXCUSES.
  
  IT IS INDEED VERY SAD THAT, THE EDUCATED HAVE UNDERDEVELOPED THE NATION.
  
  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
  
  LET US BE OBJECTIVE AND TO TELL THE PEOPLE OF OUR ECONOMIC STAGINATION.

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• Paa Joe 10 years ago

  WHEN THERE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN A COUNTRY IT INVOLVES EXTREME BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION, MANIPULATION,EMBEZZLEMENT, MISAPPROPRIATION OF STATE FUNDS AND STEALING.
  
  THE PRIVATE SECTOR MUST ONLY SEEK PARTNERSHIP WIT ...
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  WHEN THERE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN A COUNTRY IT INVOLVES EXTREME BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION, MANIPULATION,EMBEZZLEMENT, MISAPPROPRIATION OF STATE FUNDS AND STEALING.
  
  THE PRIVATE SECTOR MUST ONLY SEEK PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCE FACULTIES OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES,BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOPHISCATED INDUSTRIES DEPENDS ON UNIVERSITIES TRAINED ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS AND ON FUNDAMENTAL REASERCH,BASIC AND APLLIED, CARRIED OUT IN THE UNIVERSITIES SOMETIMES YEARS BEFORE REACHING INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION.
  
  PRACTICALLY ALL BASIC RESEARCH AND MUCH OF THE APPLIED RESERACH ARE DONE IN THE UNIVERSITIES WITH THE PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AND EVEN TOUCHES ON AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
  
  THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WILL BE A DISASTER FOR THE NATION.
  
  IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR A RESERACH INSTITUTION.
  
  WHO CAME TO ADVISE US TO HAVE SUCH A PARTNERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  TOTALLY WRONG AND WRONG-UNPRODUCTIVE.
  
  SORRY, EITHER WE KNOW OR WE DO NOT KNOW.

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