Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster, Leader of the National Interests Movement, who has allied with the Movement for Change, stated that even the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration knows Ghana’s economy is currently not in the best shape.
Dr. Abu Sakara made this comment when asked to rate the Akufo-Addo government on a scale of 0 to 10 during the New Day show on TV3 on Tuesday, June 25.
He stated “we don’t have to rate them because they themselves know that this is not the economic situation Ghanaians wanted…what we know know is that businesses have fled, we are not competitive.”
Dr. Abu Sakara Foster said that Ghana’s style of governance needs to change to drive economic growth.
He believes a strong foundation is essential for the economy to grow. This requires investment in infrastructure, like rail lines, to provide affordable transportation for businesses.
Furthermore, he noted that spending over 70 percent of funds on public sector wages is not good for the country.
“We need a change in governance that will drive the development, spending over 70 percent on public sector wages is not the way to go,” he said on the New Day show on TV3 Tuesday, June 25.
“We have to start investing in areas of production and manufacturing,” he stressed.
Dr Sakara also raised against the size of the government stating that “the size of government is very big.”
