Director of Elections for the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Joseph Kwabena Bonfeh has described as misplaced priority for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his team to consider the creation of new regions amidst lack of resources and logistics.
According to him, Akufo-Addo’s government does not understand its mandate and the reason Ghanaians voted for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) with such a wide margin for change of government.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Kabila as popularly called averred that several researches on decentralization and development of the people show that the resources and logistics which are needed to develop the regions and its districts are not available and if at all, they are not enough.
He stressed that the country has to work hard to get more resources; reiterating that the country needs more structures and reduce the bureaucracy system in order to fast-forward the resources to the various places of the country as this is the actual problem.
“It is not necessarily the creation of new regions that will bring about development; it is a falsehood. There are no money and structures in place to create new regions because there are still places where one District Police Commander is taking care of other districts,” he asserted.
He added that the country is lacking resources and facilities in all areas and that it will take time to think of creating new regions.
“Our revenue generation is inadequate; there is no addition to the revenue to the extent that we can pump money to create new regional capitals. The issue with governance in the region is the issue of logistics, resources and communication. If you create the region the people don’t have the things to help them generate internal revenue, where can the region get the internally generated funds (IGF) from to start development of the new region before funds come from the central government?”
He urged Akufo-Addo’s government to be truthful to Ghanaians and also be humble and bold enough to admit that they cannot create new regions with regards to the current circumstances the country finds itself.
“This government must learn to appreciate that and concede that it is not everything they promised Ghanaians from opposition that can be implemented at all cost. Donald Trump is suffering because of this character of Nana Addo’s government. I don’t know what the rush is about? Setting up commission of enquiry is going to be at a cost to the people; what is the commission of enquiry going to work on that we already don’t know about the need for creating new regions?” he quizzed.
He insisted that creating new regions means that “all structures you have under central authority will have a replicate at the regional levels”.
“They have the mandate and they can do whatever they want insofar as it is in the remit of the law. If they are a listening government, they must listen to some people outside their government,” he urged.
“Is it by force to create new regions as promised during the campaign? We should do cost-benefit analysis. Even those regions created under Rawlings are still struggling with resources and remains the poorest region [Upper West and Upper East Regions],” he emphasized.
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SURLY IT DOESNT MEAN THAT ALL CAMPAIGN PROMISES ARE PUSHED ON THE PEOPLE WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE OR NOT..CREATION OF NEW REGIONS IS NO PRIORITY COMPARED TO WHAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN...BUT THIS IS AKUFFO ADDO NOBODY CAN STOP HIM...WE CALLED FOR IT SO LET US ALL DANCE TO THE TUNE...NEXT TIME WE SHOULD LEARN LESSONS...THE LESSONS MAY BE BITTER...BUT THE 4 YEARS AHEAD WONT BE EASY AT ALL FOR US...
PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO APPRECIATE LITTLE SENSE IN OTHERS SUBMISSIONS THAN TO ONLY INSULT. IT IS BETTER FOR ALL OF US TO CONTRIBUTE TO ISSUES RATHER THAN STAGNANT POSTURES PER POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS. IDEAS CAN BE SAME ABOUT DOING SOMETHING BUT, REALISM MAY DIFFER PER SAME PEOPLE ON THAT SAME ISSUES(S). LEAVE KABILLA ALONE,FOR THERE IS SENSE IN HIS SUBMISSIONS. THE WHOLE OF OUR PARLIAMENT ERRS, OUR PRESIDENCY CAN DO SAME AND BE REALIZED LATER WHEN REAL CHALLENGES FACE THEM. UNDERSTAND OUR DEMOCRACY; SIMPLE
S H U P U P KWABENA BOMFEH AND THINK OF HOW TO REVAMP THE DEAD CPP.WHEN RAWLINGS CREATED THE UPPER EAST AND WEST, WERE THERE RESOURCES? WHEN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE CREATED, WERE THE RESOURCES FLOWING? WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE TO SIT ON THE RADIO, YOU THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY WISE MAN IN GHANA.
BLUE KIOSK TALK. MASSA GIVE US A BREAK
I wonder why radio stations in Ghana give platform to just anyone who doesnt say anything to benefit listeners instead throw dusts into their eyes. someone like this guy MUS be banned from all radio and TV stations in Ghana.
this guy is very st--u--p-i-d
ATTENTION SEEKER. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GOVERNANCE APART FROM HOPPING FROM ONE RADIO STATION TO THE ANOTHER WITH ***barred word*** COMMENTS AND REMARKS. EMPTY HEAD KABILA!!