{"id":18362,"date":"2014-05-13T18:48:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=18362"},"modified":"2014-05-13T18:55:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:55:54","slug":"npp-forum-boycott-was-a-wrong-move-kwame-pianim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/npp-forum-boycott-was-a-wrong-move-kwame-pianim\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP Forum boycott was a wrong move – Kwame Pianim"},"content":{"rendered":"
A renowned economist and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Pianim says the party\u2019s decision to boycott the National Economic Forum was a wrong move.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that he was out of the country when the NPP made the decision but \u201cif they had sought my opinion, I would have said don\u2019t do this. This is the third time we are doing it [boycotting a national event] and it is not good.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NPP on Monday announced its decision to boycott the National Economic Forum being organized by government to find solutions to Ghana’s current economic crisis.<\/p>\n
They described the Forum as a PR gimmick and propaganda tool being used by government to delude the populace of the true state of the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, stakeholders who were invited to the Forum honoured the invitation with the exception of the NPP.<\/p>\n
The Forum started on Tuesday and was opened by the President John Mahama who in his open remarks condemned the posturing of the NPP.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, Mr. Pianim who is the only NPP member at the Forum said it is time for Ghanaians to \u201cput our political colours aside and act as Ghanaians.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you go and watch Kotoko and Hearts, do you ask whether your party people are coming? No. I think it is sad and I think maybe it was a mistake\u201d<\/p>\n He complained that politics in Ghana is too focused on the next election but \u201cwe need to get to a stage where once we elect a party into power, at least for three years, there should be no politics.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that nine months to the next general elections, \u201cwe can do politics.\u201d<\/p>\n The NPP stalwart maintained that his suggestion is feasible because the concentration on political issues to the detriment of national issues is hurting the economic fortunes of the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A renowned economist and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Pianim says the party\u2019s decision to boycott the National Economic Forum was a wrong move. He disclosed that he was out of the country when the NPP made the decision but \u201cif they had sought my opinion, I would have said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":18377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[118,255,43,424,657,38],"yoast_head":"\n