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Ghana needs radical performance change - J H Mensah
Accra, Oct 17, Ghanadot/GNA- Mr Joseph Henry Mensah,
Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC),
on Wednesday advocated radical improvements in the nation's
economic performance to propel it to excellent levels of
standard of living.
“We have to convert the individual and the communal
self-image of the Ghanaian at work from that of the present
Third World, low performing, low income Black African, and
replace it with a new image of higher standards of
performance, new ways of doing things," Mr Mensah said
during a lecture in Accra.
The lecture was jointly organised by the Institute of
Democratic Governance, a think thank group, and Joy Fm, an
Accra-based radio station on the theme; "Ghana 50: Observing
African Excellence as Prelude to African Renaissance."
The last in a series of lectures dubbed: Ghana Speaks, the
lecture urged Ghanaians to put up performance in all sectors
of the economy.
Mr Mensah gave Ghana a plus in her governance, but noted
that the nation needed, as a first step to reach her
emancipation to overcome the hurdle of low expectation.
" In one field endeavour of another the leaders who we put
in charge are content simply to maintain past and present
levels of performance. They do not sufficiently they do not
motivate them or their subordinates to strive for higher
standards", Mr Mensah said.
He made a strong case for political decentralisation, and
public private partnership to make strategic public
enterprises more viable.
Mr Mensah blamed part of the low levels of performance to
the vesting of excessive powers in the presidency, urged
Parliament to strengthen its democratic role, image and
authority.
He emphasised development agenda based on matured,
scientific thinking, advocating for Ghanaians to be guided
by what he called the " voice of prophecy."
According to Mr Mensah, who is also the Member of Parliament
for Sunyani East, on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic
Party (NPP) urged Ghanaians to be confident in themselves
and tackle even most of the daring problems in the national
life, adding that when that is done it would be discovered
that, "all along it was doable, only we did not believe."
"Don't let's be afraid; let's know what it is we want to do,
and look for the right kind of money to do it.
Dr Joe Abbey, an Economic Consultant, chaired the lecture.
GNA
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