Kwame Jantuah, a leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has stated that the next president of Ghana should prioritize a government that ensures national unity.
Mr. Jantuah made this remark while accusing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of failing to unite the country.
“I feel that the next president, the first mindset should be how do we have a government of national unity. There are brains who are sitting on the fence who can come and help,” he said on the New Day show on TV3 on Friday, July 19.
Regarding governance, he further observed that there are flaws in the current governance style that must be addressed through constitutional amendments.
For example, he noted that the 1992 Constitution grants too much power to the president, which he believes needs to change.
“The winner takes all concept, is it helping? Local government, is it not centralized at the upper echelons, local government is not working now. if it was a working station in the district we would have been able to handle it.
“The constitution, this constitution has ruled for over 30 years, there are certain parts of it hurting us today, one of it is executive power, are we ready to look at the executive power?
In addressing economic hardships, Mr. Jantuah urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologize to the people of Ghana for the difficulties they are experiencing.
He recounted the economic hardships that led to pensioners picketing over their inclusion in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), which have caused numerous businesses to collapse, further exacerbating the difficulties.
Mr. Jantuah noted that Ghanaians are forgiving, and if Mr. Akufo-Addo offers a sincere apology, they are likely to accept it.
“Is this not the first time pensioners have picked? Ask for forgiveness from Ghanaians because Ghanaians are very forgiving, if you accept you that have done something wrong they will forgive you, apologize to them that you haven’t managed the economy well,” he stated.
