The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday sent a warning to people he would appoint in his administration that if they came in with the aim to make money at the expense of the state, then they should rather resort to the private sector where real money was made.
“I am going to repeat here something I have said several times. Those who seek to be in my government to make money are going to be disappointed. They will make money in the private sector, not in the public sector,” he stated.
Delivering an address at a post-annual general meeting (AGM) private sector forum of the Private Enterprises Federation (PEF) in Accra yesterday, Nana Akufo-Addo said under his government, the public sector would not compete with the private sector.
Gov’t will support, not compete, with private sector
“None of the people who are going to be working with me are going to be your competitors. Ours is the public sector, and you are the private sector. The former is meant to be a supporter, not a competitor, of the private sector. And that is how it is going to be,” he said to loud applause from the gathering.
He said the NPP, in view of its outlined programmes and policies, had an ambitious plan, adding that those plans were ambitious but deliverable.
“I believe they are deliverable programmes for my administration. These programmes will not be deliverable if you, the private sector, are not confident or able to play your crucial part,” he urged.
“You asked for a government that spoke your language and believed in the private sector; you asked for policies that supported rather than hindered your plans; you asked for a government that listened and worked with you rather than dictated to you; you asked for a government with a team of professionals able to deliver on our promises and you asked for transparency and accountability in government. You are getting it. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work,” he said.
National recruitment agency
Nana Akufo-Addo said his administration would work with stakeholders, including employers and trade unions, in an open and fair manner on employee welfare, as well as ensure living wages for all workers.
“We intend to develop, in collaboration with employers, trade unions, educational institutions and other state bodies, such as SSNIT, a database of the labour market with the view to establishing a National Recruitment Agency to serve as the primary source for channelling job openings to Ghanaians,” he said.
His government would also work with employers and trade unions to formulate a policy of comprehensive occupational health and safety standards, he said.
Holistic approach
“In sum, ours is a holistic approach to job creation and our goal is that by the end of the next decade industrial and manufacturing activities will be the mainstay of our economy,” he added.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PEF, Nana Bonsu-Osei, said as Nana Akufo-Addo was about to usher in a new frontier to find solutions to the multiplicity of challenges in the economy, the federation had committed itself to fully engage with his government.
That kind of engagement, he said, would not only be as partners on policy formulation but also lead in the implementation of the directives, programmes and opportunities that would come out of the various implemented policies.
He enumerated a number of taxes and other policy actions that had stifled the smooth operation of businesses in the country.
Quarterly meetings with govt
In that regard, he called for, on behalf of the PEF, structured and functioning meetings between the PEF, its members and other private sector players with the President-elect and his economic management team.
Such a meeting, he said, should take place within the month following the end of each quarter during his Presidency to review the performance of the economy and its impact on the operations of the private sector at the end of each quarter.
Source: Daily Graphic
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if u are ndc delear ur stands now..anyways his excellency will not remove u from any position that u ar...are u guys talking against him ***barred word***?he has not even been sworn in and u are attacking him? if u were wise enough u wud know that he is already naming his ministers...what will u gain for wishing him bad? what will u gain?the majority of ghanaians want jobs ,u dnt want to focus on that but to attack him what will u gain? massa pls go and get urself educated because u are too low in education what a country we live in
Ghana is now in good hands.
Papa....stop the long talk!! Let us get real and stop this political talk. Since your appointees are angels who will descend straight from heaven to work we hear you. What is new or different from Kufuor's government? With the first to be confirmed Alan Kyeremanteng.....It will be the same story. Just get to get and get all the promises fulfilled please..... Mr COMPETENT MAN!!! You naa, for 16 years you have invested heavily into get this position, selling your shares, your properties including your father's causing trouble between you and your siblings.... Tell me you will not replace all "former glories"!!! Just get things done and stop this noise!!!
nana addo must disolve all state institution and start new one 99% are corrupt, from gh people
FEEBLE MINDS AT WORK @ SO CALLED KOW,WAYO ARE U GUYS KIDS? READ OOO TON N STOP DRAWING UR CONCLUSIONS ON HEAD LINES
Cheap talk oldman. Then appoint people who don,t need money. You think you are coming to work with angels, there is nothing new here. We heard such talks over and over. I believe you are still in the campaign mood.
NANA THANK YOU FOR THIS WARNING...THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS SO MUCH CRIPPLED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE THE PUBIC SECTOR IS NOW THE GOLD MINE IN OUR COUNTRY GHANA....INSTEAD OF BEING THE OTHER WAY AROUND...THANK GOD THINGS WILL BE NORMAL..NANA IM FOR YOU...
Paa Kow, let's give Nana sometime kwatakwataah 1 year and we would know our faith.
you lair they are in to steal Ghana and run away again