Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to seek help in managing the economy.
According to the leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), "Two heads are better than one", adding that: “There are times when a leader or a party must admit that they do not have all the answers to the challenges facing the economy or a particular sector.”
Mr Mahama said a leader’s dignity is not bruised when he seeks help to run the country, but rather adds to his credibility when he creates a consultative process that forges a consensus and allows a nation to move forward.
Mr Mahama’s comment comes on the back of the consistent fall of the cedi against major trading currencies, especially the US dollar.
In a Facebook post, Mr Mahama suggested that Nana Akufo-Addo organise a forum just as he [Mr Mahama] organised a 3-day economic forum at Senchi when he was president in May 2014, to seek ideas from stakeholders on how to develop the economy.
Mr Mahama’s post read: “There is a much-hackneyed saying, ‘Two heads are better than one’”.
“There are times when a leader or a party must admit that they do not have all the answers to the challenges facing the economy or a particular sector. At such times, it does not take away from your dignity, but adds to your credibility, when you create a consultative process that forges a consensus and allows a nation to move forward.
“I faced one such decision point as president in 2014. The 3-day Senchi Economic Forum was held in May 2014.
“It was a broad consultative process and even though it was boycotted by the opposition NPP, it achieved its objective of producing the famous Senchi Report which contributed to the Homegrown Fiscal Consolidation Programme.
“This Homegrown Fiscal Programme led eventually to the ECF with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and resulted in one of the most stable periods in Ghana's economic history in 2016, with the cedi being one of the best performing African currencies.
“This administration is probably at such a decision point. The recent free-fall of the cedi against all major foreign currencies may be exposing a deeper malaise in the ‘fundamentals of the economy’.
“It may serve Akufo-Addo/Bawumia and their economic team well to own up to their shortcomings and call a Senchi-type stakeholder forum on the economy.”
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this 1d10?t should shuut up. u created the mess when u were in power and covered it. it always takes an npp government time to fix the mess left behind by an ndc government. this same thing happened during Kufour's time but they managed to put everything on track. only for this cr1m1nal and his gang to come back and destroy it. how can everything go bad in just two years if u really laid a good foundation? the engineer who built the story building which collapsed after two years and the occupants who were in the building when it collapsed, who is to be blame? this man absolutely no idea what he was doing when in power. all he knows is to act childishly. he was like a celebrity and that is what the ndc. any body who wants ndc back in power again must be send to a psychiatric facility for check up. this man only wants to come back and do the ev1?l things who did not do as if he has not done enough. greedy bastard
this buffoooon has no moral right to accuse the government of cedi depreciate, you did worse things and today you have mouth to spew shiiiit
I am sad Ghana has people like @Aluta who is not ashamed to disgrace his parents to bring him forth as Ghanaian - so sad. No doubt he does not feel remorse to sympathize with the rather sad crash of the Boeing 737 jet killing all the people on board. No doubt, he is an NDC operative, suffering from jaundice to whom everything appears yellow. Love have mercy.
THEY (THE NPP AND ITS GOVERNMENT) AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE SO PROUD AND ARROGANT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY FEEL NO ONE CAN ADVISE THEM OR NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN THEM. THEY ARE MESSING UP BIG-TIME YET CONTINUE TO BURRY THEIR DEAD HEADS UNDER THE COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS LIKE OSTRICHES AS IF NOTHING BAD WAS HAPPENING. SOMETIMES I AM TEMPTED TO BLAME MY MAKER FOR MAKING ME A GHANAIAN UNDER THIS CLUELESS, NEPOTISTIC AND DESPOTIC GOVERNMENT. GHANA IS NOW LIKE THE NEW BOEING 737 MAX 8 JET THAT CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY ITS PILOT WHEN THE PLANE (JET) DECIDES TO PLUNGE DOWN AFTER SWITCHING IT INTO AUTO-PILOT MODE. ALTIMATELY, THE RESULT IS A CRASH KILLING ALL GHANAIANS AND OTHER NATIONALS LIVING IN IT. THE REASON BEING THAT THE CAPTAIN (PILOT) (NANA AKUFO "KRAMAN" ADDO AND HIS CO-PILOT (MAHAMADU BAMUMILIAR) ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED PILOTS TO HANDLE GHANA'S BOEING 737 MAX 8 ECONOMY. YET THEY WOULD NOT OWN -UP. WE THE PASSENGERS MUST ACT BEFORE WE'RE CRASHED BEYOND RECOGNITION.
LOOK AT THE POT TELLING THE KETTLE IT IS BLACK. WHAT DID MAHAMA DO GOOD TO THE ECONOMY? THE FOUNDATION THE NDC LEFT OF THE ECONOMY WAS NOTHING GOOD TO WRITE HOME ABOUT, AND YOU HAVE THE GUST, WITHOUT SHAME, TO ADVICE SOMEBODY, ABI.