Dr. Amoah made the remark following observations that President Akufo-Addo seems to be implementing socialist inclined policies contrary to the New Patriotic Party’s capitalist ideologies.

This has been evident in the implementation of policies such as Free SHS, One-district one-factory, One-district one-warehouse, one-village one-dam, one million dollars for every constituency among others.

[contextly_sidebar id=”BUqUJb0xtXGcjIVbYb6xR2iK9JipU3ip”]Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday, Dr. Amoah opined that, the current social interventions by the President show that “he is being pragmatic.”

“If you take China for example, they took a very statist approach in the beginning, and in many ways that approach was what laid the foundation for their industrialization, and so when they brought in the market, they have created the technological muscle and the know-how for powering the next step,” he said.

He also said there is the need for well-thought through plan to enable the government deliver the needed development for the country, else the country might be going nowhere.

According to him, the current one sided fix all approach to development will not take the country anywhere.

“The challenge for me is for the party, and therefore the government to be able to summon the courage and the intellectual capacity and creativity to say let’s think through this paradigm, and be clear that it is not delivering, and say that we need to find a new approach to where we want to go which is beyond what the World Bank says.”

“In fact, even in the World Bank, it is clear that there are various shades of opinion – we have same people there who do not see the new paradigm in its prestige conceptualization or structure as the way to go. So this is where we are, and this is the challenge, because currently, continuing in this path, we will go in circles. Historical evidence is compelling” he noted.

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By: Godwin A. Allotey & Naa K. Siaw-Marfo/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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According to Mr. Iddi, thousands of residents within the three Northern Regions, and parts of the Brong Ahafo and Volta regions depend on the shea sector as their main source of livelihood.

Mr. Iddi stated that the destruction of these non-timber forest resources such as shea, dawadawa and baobab threatens the livelihood of many and has a negative impact on the climate.

He made the call in a press release copied to Citi News to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.

Mr. Iddi stated that the unavailability of harmonized and precise regulations to protect shea parklands is threatening the survival of trees.

He disclosed that Shea Network Ghana (SNG) with funding from the Business Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund commissioned a study to assess the effectiveness of the Forestry Commission Act of Ghana and identify its weakness.

He also noted that the study revealed that non inclusion of non-timber forest resources in the Act for effective management, development and protection of forest reserves accounted for the indiscriminate felling of these trees.

The National Coordinator said the study also revealed that eventhough several operational manuals and Acts have been developed for tree protection; they were uncoordinated, requiring a well-established law for shea protection.

He therefore appealed to Districts Assembly and traditional authorities to ensure the enforcement of bye laws, taboos and conventions for the protection of shea and other economic trees.

Accorduig to him, the high demand for charcoal, high use of fuel wood and the limited livelihood alternatives among rural women in the North during the dry season contributes to its destruction and therefore called on stakeholders to intensify education on the dangers that such destruction will have on communities.

Mr. Iddi recommended that efforts should be made to assist District Assemblies to develop and gazette their respective by-laws as well as carry out community level sensitization to ensure protection of the shea tree.

Shea Network Ghana (SNG) a Local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with funding from the Business Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund has its head office in Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana operating with three focal organizations in the three Northern Regions and value chain actors as well as stakeholders engaged in the shea business.

By: Mashoud Kombat/citifmonline .com/Ghana

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