Unending Squabbles Over National Property Worrisome - Nduom

The founder and flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has described the unending squabbles over national property, accusations and counter accusations engaged in by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) as “ worrisome”.

He said the blame game between the two parties that had been fortunate to win political power had been most unproductive.

According to Dr Nduom, the quarrels over which of the two political parties had squandered state assets and financial resources were distressing to many in Ghana.

In a statement, Dr Nduom said, “the incidence of non-productive payments to individuals and companies in the name of “judgment debts,” all at the expense of the people of Ghana, have been observed with growing bemusement by the whole nation”.

According to Dr Nduom, not much had been said by religious, social and business leaders out of loyalty or deference to the NDC and NPP until the brave Archbishop spoke.

“ He deserves commendation.Ghana needs to become an inclusive society. Winner-takes-all politics at this stage of our development robs the nation of valuable experience and human capital” he observed.

“In my view, the unproductive actions of the parties that have won power in the 4th Republic demand a solution that differs from the Archbishop’s suggestion. This is a multi-party democracy, so the people need to give other parties the responsibility to serve in a more befitting way, ” he contended.

He said the PPP was a positive force which stood for a different way of governing the state, first and foremost as an incorruptible leadership with experience, humility and selflessness, adding “a government led by the PPP will never endorse, much less defend the sale and/or distribution of state property and assets to cronies and party members.

“It is wrong. Parliament needs to enact legislation to ensure that this sort of plunder brought to light does not happen again. It will be the right thing to do” he said.

Dr Nduom was of the strong conviction that the PPP would make a difference through its Change Agenda.

He said PPP wanted the opportunity to implement an Agenda for Change that is built on four pillars - Stewardship, Education, Healthcare and Jobs.

“We will implement the Agenda using the spirit of inclusiveness that will enable us to use the best Ghanaians; full participation of women and the youth; and above all, a leadership that is incorruptible. By dealing with corruption, we can double government revenue which we will use to pay for our transformational initiatives in education, healthcare and job creation,” he said.

He said as the country took a closer look at all the broken promises, bitter campaigns and ineptitude that had characterised the parties in power for 24 years, it was time to consider an alternative approach, adding that the best alternative was the progressive one, PPP.

“Our party is the first political party in Ghana to make incorruptible governance its guiding principle and political policy. Our party is the alternative that has seriously invested in organising itself and has put in place effective political infrastructure with the aim of winning power,' Nduom said.

“Last week, the Most Reverend Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, His Grace Peter Akwasi Sarpong, spoke some honest truths about our growing political system, which we must all absorb and deal with in humility. I support the Archbishop,” he said

“Our so-called democracy has in large part, degenerated into corruption. It has been turned into a rule of terror, however subtle, it has become inward looking. Our political party democracy has carried with it the danger of the parties thinking more about how to win the next election than about the good of the nation, ”Dr Nduom concluded.