A documentary showcasing that the government was on track to deliver on its promises after 100 days of being in office has been aired in Accra.
The documentary dubbed, “The First 100 Days: Promises, the Budget, the Story so far”, put together by Imani Ghana, a policy think tank, focussed on the economy, education, health and energy sectors with some personalities from civil society organisations making an assessment of the government in its first 100 days.
Significance
Before the documentary was presented last Tuesday, the Vice-President of Imani, Mr Kofi Bentil, said the first 100 days of any government was critical because it presented an opportunity to analyse the policy direction of the government.
He said what was not measured could certainly not be properly managed, for which reason the first 100 days of the government was a time to assess its performance, as well as track certain benchmarks.
Mr Bentil stated that Imani was looking out for certain indicators based on the government’s campaign promises, adding that the documentary also offered the viewing public the opportunity to make their own assessment.
Documentary
The 45-minute documentary featured personalities such as Dr Kwesi Jonah of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Ms Veronica Dzeanu of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition; Dr Said Boakye, an economist from the Institute for Fiscal Studies; and Mr Franklyn Cudjoe, the Founding President of Imani, who gave their perspectives on the government’s performance so far.
Dr Jonah had issues with the appointment of 110 ministers, arguing that some of the ministries could have been merged for fewer ministers and questioned why the Ministry of Fisheries should be a stand-alone from the Ministry Of Food and Agriculture.
Ms Dzeanu questioned the government’s decision to provide the free senior high school (SHS) education to only first-year students from the 2017/18 academic year, saying it was discriminatory and not in line with the principles of equity captured in the Sustainable Development Goals.
While Dr Boakye cautioned the government against any attempt to excessively borrow from the domestic market to protect the private sector, he equally urged the government to tread cautiously with foreign borrowing.
Mr Cudjoe, who applauded the government for a satisfactory performance so far, told journalists that the documentary was to set the stage for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to fulfil its campaign promises.
He said Imani would do a mid-term analysis of the government in its second year to judge its performance.
Source: Daily Graphic
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If IMANI had started on this note since their establishment, Ghana would have reach far. And I feel neutrality here, unlike propaganda especially from the President of the Organization. Keep the neutrality and independent in your assessments to help the ordinary Ghanaians. If you keep on this note some reasoning intellectuals like us will recommend and appraise your works. Keep it up.
THIS GOVT HAS FAILED WOEFULLY WITHIN ITS 100 DAYS. FAILED PROMISES UPON PROMISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 1. TEACHER AND NURSE TRAINEES ALLOWANCES WITHIN 3 MONTHS; 2. PAYMENT OF CONTRACTORS WITHIN 100 DAYS; AND 3. SPARE PARTS LEVIES, ETC. HOW COULD A REAS0NABLE POLITICIAN REFER TO THE DESILTING OF GUTTERS IN ACCRA; SIGNING OF CONTRACTS, APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY AU CHAIRMAN (MR QUARTEY), ETC AS ACHIEVEMENTS? THEN I THINK JOHN MAHAMA HAS OVER-ACHIEVED.
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it is refreshing to note that civil society groups are now monitoring the performance of government in relation with promises made during the electioneering campaign. this will help keep the government on its toes. Please next 20 years when NDC in power, the same measure should be extended to them. God bless Ghanaians
NPP never gave any promise to Ghanaians on what they intend to accomplish in 100 days. The debate on this issue is not necessary. IMANI should not waste their energy on this issues. NPP bugget was read about about 2 months ago so why 100 days.