Ghana Must Work Again—CPP

'There couldn't have been any appropriate title for the Convention Peoples Party's 2012 manifesto 'Ghana Must Work Again'. Perhaps the CPP folks were drawing our attention to an endemic problem which has almost succeeded in sliding Ghana into a near failed state that many of us were oblivious of'..Al-Hajj - 27 Feb 2014.

Indeed the title of the CPP 2012 Manifesto was ' Ghana Must Work Again' and the CPP chose that title because it alone in the field of the 2012 elections correctly saw the tell-tale signs of the failure confronting our Nation.

The CPP noted that we are as a nation yet to take control of our nation and our economy, reason for which the CPP was determined to make Ghana Work Again for Ghanaians.

The CPP also noted that it together with Ghanaians could not syubscribe to an economy that cannot deliver jobs and higher productivity, a manufacturing sector which should have provided employment opportunities for ourv trained manpower was only contributing 3 to 4 per cent of our GDP.

The party's S-Cube Programme was guided by 3 main objectives - Dsocial Transformation, Sustainable Economy and Social Justice.

Al-Hajj in its 27 February piece aptly captures the analysis of the CPP leading up to the 2012 elections when it notes that ' the reality is beginning to dawn on all of us as we are witnessing the damage our actions and inactions as citizens may have caused a promising nation bequeathed to us after independence.

As promising as the future of Ghana was after it was freed from foreign rule and domination; the country sadly, after the coup of 1966 began backsliding in all departments particularly, in its developmental agenda to present day, absolutely lawless nation where economic and moral standards are thrown to the dogs.

At best, it would be charitable to equate Ghana in its current standing as a country stuck in economic quagmire, political misery and social stupor. Ghana at independence was credited with the accolade of a trailblazer to almost every positive happening on the continent of Africa.'

Al-Hajj goes on to note that 'Indeed, historical antecedents point to the fact that Ghana was the lone voice for African liberation and the bastion of hope and a shining example after independence for other colonized and newly independent states on the African continent.

After independence, the first head of state, Dr Kwame Nkrumah embarked on drastic transformational policies that in no time gave the newly independent nation an identity of its own.

The nation was leading its contemporaries in almost all spheres of life, from the production of cocoa, gold, foodstuff among others. In the midst of abundant raw materials, Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his government envisioned the need to be self-reliant, hence the springing up of state industries and factories.

The idea was to industrialize the economy to wean the country from having to depend on the Western world to reprocess our raw materials and sell it back to us at cut throat prices. It was also meant to create enough employment for a rapidly increasingly population. This idea gave birth to the construction of the Akosombo Dam to generate electricity, railways to connect remote areas to the cities to facilitate the easy transportation of foodstuffs and goods from the hinterlands to the cities and vice-versa.

The sense of nationalism was built in the locals and that contributed to how they were ready to volunteer in ensuring a solid foundation was laid for an economic take-off of the independent nation'

It notes that unlike today, political leaders were selfless in their approach to governance and where not ready to live lavish and extravagant lives at the expense of the suffering masses. That people were made to believe in the system and to appreciate the real happenings so far as the state of the nation was concerned.

It states further that instead of building on what our forebears tendered to us and to capitalize on the numerous natural resources we are blessed with to make Ghana once more a toast of African nations, and indeed, the world; we have succeeded in squandering almost everything that was bequeathed to us through unbridle privatization or in most cases, outright sale.

'Ghana has suddenly now become an import-driven nation because successive governments have been so obsessed charging import duties, which they see as easiest and 'lazy' approach of maximizing revenue collection.'

Everything in the country is just not working as it should be, it stated.

The CPP correctly analysed our situation leading up to election 2012 and happy to note that our entire nation has come to realise the situation we are facing to the extent Ghana's main opposition is also now chanting the same mantra. The problem is that our Government and main opposition have been part of that failed path that has lead us here.

Our Economy is not Working.
Our Educational System is not working.
Our Energy Sector is not working.
Our Housing Sector is not working.
Our Infrastructure is not working.
Our Transportation System is not working.
Our Rural Economy is not working.
Our Manufacturing Sector is not working.
Ghana must meet the needs of its people.
Ghana needs a new future and only a CPP Government can deliver that new future.

GHANA MUST WORK AGAIN !!! Ya Br3