According to him, I will start off by talking about that which concerns or ought to concern all of us, and that which keeps me awake at night. And it is about the state of the economy and its prospects going forward. I know what an economy should look like to attract the necessary investment for national development. In a speech to Rotarians in Accra titled Down the up escalator – Reflections on Ghana s future by a senior citizen , Sir Jonah stated that data available for the first quarter of 2020, GDP grew at a rate of 4.6%, contracted to -3.2% for the second quarter and -1.1% for the third quarter, giving an average outturn of 0.2% for the three quarters of the year adding that the economy grew at the rate of 6%. At the end of the third quarter, the industry sector contracted at -3.1% while services grew at 1.9%.
Parochialism, hypocrisy has brought back culture of silence – Prof Asare
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A statesman, Sir Sam Jonah, has revived calls for a review of the 1992 Constitution to overhaul the powers of the Executive arm of government.
In its current state, the Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) said the Constitution has created a monstrous Executive which looms large over the other arms of the governance structure.
In a speech last night, the leadership consultant said it was unfortunate that for 28 years, we have failed to make any meaningful changes to strengthen our democracy. Actually, what we have is an “Executocracy” not a democracy. The President is supposed to appoint the majority of his ministers from Parliament. By definition, that makes Parliament a rubber stamp, because no MP in the ruling party will be able to stand up and demand accountability from the executive - they are all scrambling for positions, he emphasized at the speech delivered virtually to members of the Rotary Club in
Sam Jonah Advocates Constitutional Review To Overhaul Executive Powers
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