Former NDC Member of Parliament for Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Mr. Adjei Mensah has disclosed how difficult it is for a government to sustain social intervention programmes such as the National Health Insurance Scheme [NHIS] and The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).
According to him, his government went through hell during its eight years in government to sustain these projects, especially during the days of Ex-President John Dramani Mahama.
“It will not be an easy task for any government to sustain NHIS and School Feeding Programmes, because the sponsors and donors of the programme have withdrawn their assistance,” he said.
According to him, the severing of ties resulted when Ghana could no longer keep to the conditions based on which the sponsorship was agreed on; therefore it is left to the country to finance every aspect of the project.
Mr. Adjei Mensah, a panel member on UTV’s ‘Adekye Nsroma’ show lamented how the NPP in most difficult conditions hastened in putting up new social intervention programmes just to score cheap political points without thinking or putting up proper measures to sustain the already existing but collapsing projects.
He said an example of such a programme is the free SHS introduced by the Akufo-Addo government when voted into power.
“We must take into reference a lot of things, proper planning and sustainable measures before introducing a new programme to keep our economy strong and going. Governance is not what you speak to do in opposition but work-done with sustainable measures while in government,” he stated.
Commenting on the story where a police officer who is now before court brutalized a petty trader at the Shiashie branch of Midland Savings And Loans limited, he cited the lack of honesty in this country as a factor.
“. . How can a bank that claims not to have GHc 270.00 for its customer, now compensate her with a brand new house and an undisclosed amount of money as a ‘face saving’ exercise to keep their financial institution in business?” he rhetorically asked.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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yeah we knew it and that is why we helped him by kicking him out. unfortunately, some 1d10ts are pushing him to come back to come and ***barred word*** himself one more time. u could not handle common NHIS and GSFP, how can u deal with this FSHS and other programs Nana is introducing. this alone shd be a turn for that man but greediness will not let him be. with all these confessions ple still support this us3l3ss party and wants them to come back to power. some ple need to get our minds checked.
NDC AND THEIR CORRUPT NATURE IS MIND BOGGLING. JOHN MAHAMA FOUND IT EASY TO PAY BILLIONS OF GH/CEDIS OF JUDGEMENT DEBTS TO WOYOME, ISOFOTON, ROCKSHELL, WATERVILLE AND MANY OTHERS, YET JOHN MAHAMA COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE FEEDING OF CHILDREN AND COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE NHIS, WHICH TAKES CARE OF THE HEALTH OF THE MASSES OF GHANAIANS FOR A VERY SMALL FEE. WHY IS NDC INTERESTED MORE IN STEALI.NG AND CORRUPTION THAN FEEDING SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE HEALTH OF THE MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS?????????????
Seriously?????? but it was easier for them to sustain corruption right? This means that the NDC always finds it a burden to tackle issues of the people's interest but happy to tackle issues of their personal interest. We are glad that even if sustaining social interventions are hard, this government try their best to sustain them because they know it will go a long way to help the less privileged
I don't blame this former MP. If you have a lame person as president that is what happens. Hasn't he seen things turning around with the new administration? Of course if you are lazy and w'abon you obviously can't do anything.
YOUR GOVERNMENT WAS A LAZY ONE, PERIOD
When it's about v8 cars,MPs salary increases, wasting money for votes and double salary, the NDC politicians don't think about the economy but when it comes to social intervention program for the poor masses then they are crying about the economy.