Former National Security Advisor Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has expressed disappointment over how the NPP government is running the country.
He indicated that the country is not being run in a manner that will bring about growth.
According to Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah, government has so far failed to make Ghana a better place for citizens, yet many lack the courage to voice out their misgivings about the Akufo-Addo government.
He made these observations Saturday on TV3 while assessing the performance of the NPP government in the last two years.
“…Two years ago, we had the NPP in power and…the NPP made all kinds of gigantic promises and I was a member of the NPP, so I know where I am coming from. Unfortunately, we do not speak the truth in this country because we do not have the courage to speak the truth, we have a big problem ahead of us,” he said.
He expressed worry over the level of backwardness in Ghana’s growth and development.
“I am getting more and more depressed, depressed in the sense that if you look at where we are today and where I think we should have been there is a huge difference,” the ex-military man said.
He expressed concerns over how the NPP government politicized the issue of its Free SHS policy and failed to properly make plans for the programme.
“With the Free SHS policy, in the military we say that war is 90% preparation and 10% fighting. If you are going to set up something like this program, you must make sure everything you need is in place.
“We were not ready for it, we had the idea, but it was a political decision. We wanted power at all cost, so if you had to sell your mother to get power, you will sell your mother,” he noted.
For his part, private legal practitioner Kwame Jantuah on the same show stated that the NPP gave hints about the failure of the Free SHS programme when they failed to indicate the source of funding for the programme at the beginning of their administration.
“I did not expect a party to come into power and are now finding ways and means to finance the Free SHS project, I did not expect that. I expect that by the time you get in, you have a fair idea as to how you are going to finance some of these projects,” he indicated.
He said although the NPP has outlined a number of laudable initiatives such as the 1District-1Factory initiative, 1Village-1Dam amongst others, these projects will not fully materialize due to lack of proper planning on the part of government.
“Unfortunately, the NPP will not be able to finish these laudable projects by the time the four years come, because it is not feasible.”
Mr. Jantuah also expressed concerns over the rate at which government has been borrowing over the past two years.
He said the level of borrowing is causing a rise in Ghana’s debt, a situation he said will go a long way to affect the ordinary Ghanaian.
Source: 3news.com
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TWO USE LESS POLITICIANS SPEWING RUB BISH. THEY TALK AS IF THEY CAN DO BETTER. SOMEONE SHOULD PLEASE TELL THE SEN ILE GENERAL AND JANTUAH THAT THE CONCERT IS OVER AND THAT THERE ARE NO FREEBIES ANYMORE. SIA FO
You think democratic governance is issuing out commands in the military? Do you know jack about what it takes for an economy to move from a deficit of 9.3% to 4.6%? Do you know what caused the growth from 3.6% to 8.5% in one year? Do you even know what it means? If people don't have the courage to voice it out to you, well we will tell you. Fa wo nkwaas3m s)))h).
You will be depressed because there is no more loot for you to get a share. Keep quiet..
You will be depressed because you are no more loot for you to get a share. Keep quiet.
Let me remind you of your own advise to some ndc members. "If the kitchen is hot just leave. You can go an live in Togo." Period.
Leave them leave them. They just want to be heard.If Nunoo Mensah sees Nothing good in this government he should contest for President and come and do things better.
Ah wait oo, was it this man who said if you think the kitchen is too hot get your passport and leave the country? Oh Ghana. What has politics done to this dear country??? its sad. Brig. Nunuu Mensah pls heed to your own advise.
this menopause ***barred word*** must stop. this man is just a noise maker and nothing else.
who cares. Make we think
Thought you would have 'gone' into your 'cooler' not to be affected.Why allow yourself to be depressed by a government ? Fly to your 'far away'and enjoy yourself (remember your px for the people you were to protect as security 'capo', a few years ago ?) Or you can get 'de-stressed' by building a few 'school blocks' to 'bounce' back. IS IT "all animals all equall, BUT ....."?