Ghana lacks capable leadership
–Prof. Adei
By Mohammed Awal
Prof. Stephen Adei, former Rector of the
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) says Ghana
lacks “capable leadership committed to national development to drive a national
vision and transformational agenda.”
He added that Ghana can experience
development and growth with leaders who have passion for the nation and not the
survival of their regime or party interest, but to those who would leave a
legacy of “economies where citizens’ opportunity for self-improvement is
enhanced.”
He made these remarks at the 9th
Surveyors’ week and the 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana
Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) under the theme: ‘Good Governance for Effective
Development,’ on Thursday in Accra.
According to him, “no amount of
governance structures can compensate for bad leadership,” adding that “we can’t
be ruled by leaders who lack credibility, competence and are perceived as
corrupt and expect different results other than underdevelopment.”
Prof. Adei said the current leadership
commitment to national development, tackling perceived corruption and opulent
lifestyle in the midst of economic challenges would take us nowhere.
He called for change in the leadership
attitude, saying “despite the current challenges, the government can make a
difference with improved governance, in terms of a better system of
accountability, integrity and transparency, taking a firm stand and leadership
modeling.
“Unless governance and management of
public services improve significantly, effective development will elude us,” he
warned.
The Minister for Local Government and
Rural Development (MLGRD), Akwesi Opong Fosu stated that the topic for the
occasion was “timely and appropriate”, given the global focus on how to achieve
the required level of development to improve and sustain quality life of
citizens.
The Minister noted that as part of government’s
commitment to enhance good governance through deepening the decentralization process
and bringing public sector decisions closer to the people, a number of
activities have been initiated and implemented.
Therefore, strengthening the citizens’
claim for effective local governance and service delivery “is critical to
ensuring the overall sustainability of decentralization in Ghana,” he added.
Hon. F.K. Owusu-Adjapong, former
minister in the erstwhile NPP government, on his part said that the choice of
the theme was a demonstration of the relevance of the GhIS, as a major
stakeholder in Ghana’s development.
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