The 2012 presidential candidate of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Dr. Michael Abu Sakara is suggesting that if the nation focuses on eliminating political patronage, communal nepotism and collective greed, it will win the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n
He said the fight can only be successful if citizens and public office holders boldly confront the situation and strive to \u201cabide as each other\u2019s keepers and be good shepherds of the spirit of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Pc1mnm9H1TMJF5eF8VNaErXGfQrrLAWt”]In his New Year message to Ghanaians, Dr. Sakara indicated that citizens must hold on \u201cfast to the values and principles that bound us at the inception of our beloved Ghana – \u201cAll for one and one for all, in freedom and justice\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to him, 2014 was a year of \u201csignificant trials and tribulations\u201d, a year which was \u201cfraught with an economy in distress, made worse by an energy crisis that has remained unsolved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese two forces have served to deepen unemployment and increase living costs to the extent where the middle class have suffered significant erosion in living standards, in spite of the emergence of shopping malls.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe distressed economy has also placed an even greater burden on ordinary workers. These challenges are but symptoms of a fundamental flaw in our strategy which relies on an unaided, fledgling private sector alone to compete with giants on the global stage. This approach simply won\u2019t do and can\u2019t do!\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Dr. Sakara however pointed out that it is important to \u201clook to the horizon with hope for a new and improved condition for all Ghanaians,\u201d adding a word of caution that \u201cwe must therefore not simply wish for better in the New Year as children wish to Father Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must also boldly take the fundamental step of the State playing a more aggressive and proactive role in fostering, supporting and strengthening initiatives by our home grown private sector,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He observed that \u201ceconomic transformation is not just quantitative growth; there must also be a qualitative change that results in evolution of our economy. The State must not be apologetic in playing its proper role.\u201d<\/p>\n
He encouraged Ghanaians not to despair because \u201c2ven in the bleakest situation there is hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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