The entire members of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), who were appointed during the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, have announced their resignation en bloc from the Commission.<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, made the announcement at a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The commission is made up of 24 members.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”1gp5o50SfFVFF2W7ATChLis4Jv8vexZW”]”…And now our work having been done, Mr. President; this is the most important part of our mission, we as a commission, chaired by me would like to collectively stand down, bring our tenure as a commission to a close,”\u00a0Dr. Botchwey added.<\/p>\n
He explained that the members decided to step down not because the constitution requires them to, but “in order to give you Mr. President the opportunity to recompose, recast the commission in accordance with your own vision and priorities as well as in the supreme interest of our country.”<\/p>\n
The Commission also used the opportunity to present to the President\u00a0its work so far, which the Chairman described as “close to completion.”<\/p>\n
“Mr. President I\u2019d like to at this stage present to you the documents of the plan including the national long term plan itself and a summary of its highlights and crucially the infrastructure plan and its highlights. And finally, this is work in progress Mr. President; we can\u2019t seem to suggest that we\u2019ve written everything. We have put the plan document in as close to completion as possible.\u00a0 But we recognize that it may require further review, further work and we are happy as a group to help in any way that we can to bring to complete such a review if necessary,” he added.<\/p>\n
Dr. Botchwey took over from P.V. Obeng in 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n Kwesi Botchwey<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was a appointed as the chairman of the NDPC in 2014, after the death of Ing. P. V. Obeng.<\/p>\n 40-year plan launched<\/strong><\/p>\n Former President John Mahama in August 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/span> launched a process for the preparation of a long-term National Development Plan for the country which will span within a period of 40 years.<\/p>\n The plan, which was being spearheaded by the NDPC, is aimed at shaping Ghana\u2019s future and complementing the existing medium-term development plans of the country.<\/p>\n Dr. Botchwey had prior to the December 2016 general elections advised<\/strong><\/a><\/span> the various political parties not to neglect the implementation of Ghana\u2019s National Development plan.<\/p>\n According to him, the plan must be incorporated into political parties\u2019 manifestos to ensure the country\u2019s set development targets are met in spite of political transitions.<\/p>\n Below is the full list of members of the commission retrieved from NDPC’s website:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Kwesi Botchwey – Chairman –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey & Sammi Wiafe\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
\nDr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye – Vice Chairperson
\nDr. Nii Moi Thompson – Director-General
\nMr Ebenezer T. Anuwa – Greater Accra Region
\nProf. Seth O. Asiama – Ashanti Region
\nDr. Ato Quarshie – Central Region
\nMr Joseph D. Kobinah – Western Region
\nMr Ntim-Adjei Jacob Buabeng – Brong Ahafo Region
\nMr. George D. Abdul – Eastern Region
\nProf. Seidu Al-hassan – Northern Region
\nAmb. Donald A. Adabre – Upper East Region
\nDr. Emmanuel K. Derbile – Upper West Region
\nDr. Edith Tetteh – Volta Region
\nProf. Kwamena Ahwoi
\nMr. Kwame Peprah
\nProf. Agyeman Badu Akosa
\nDr. Fritz Gockel
\nMr. Steve Akuffo
\nMr. Charles Abugre
\nProf. David Millar
\nDr. Dzodzi Tsikata
\nNana Oye Mansa
\nDr. Nii Noi Ashong
\nMr Kwame Jantuah<\/p>\n
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