Stop The Partisan Politics And Propaganda--K.K. Pinkrah

Mr. Kingsley Kwaku Pinkrah, the Founding President and CEO for Community and Entrepreneurial Development Initiative (CEDI Ghana) has called on all Ghanaians to stop partisan politics and channel their efforts to the development of the country.

He was speaking at the 1st International Conference on Geography and Development organized by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partnership with Sam Huston State University of Texas, USA and the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani.

Mr. Pinkrah lamented the extent to which partisan politics and poor propaganda from opposition parties has polarized the country and slowed down its development which in his keynote address on the role of individual on sustainable development said, it is our moral responsibility as citizens to contribute to sustainable development and climate change by undertaking research and publications, providing advocacy and awareness campaigns and assisting in human resource development.

Mr. Pinkrah complemented the Sustainable Development Goal which eradicates poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

He said, the Millennium Development Goal did not compromise future generation and also left out the poorest and the most vulnerable in the society which he entreated the media to help in the awareness campaign on sustainable development and climate change.

He also advised the government not to abandon national projects from past government and to also involve stakeholders particularly NGO’s and lecturers in decision making.

Prof Dr. Daniel Buor of KNUST also speaking at the conference urged developing countries to put monitoring systems in place to reduce the health impact of climate change. He accused developed countries of doing little to mitigate the effects of climate change which he described as selfish.

Prof Momodou Sallah, one of the keynote speakers from De Montfort University in the United Kingdom also challenged Ghanaian lecturers to contribute to sustainable development which he said, sustainable development should be everyone business.

Other key speakers include Prof. Samuel Adu – Prah of Sam Houston State University in Texas, U.S.A, Prof. Leonard K. Amekudzi of KNUST and Prof. Alex Boakye Asiedu of the University of Ghana.