There’s fear that Ghana is headed for a failed state – Kwaku Kwarteng

• Jul 29, 2024

Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng has expressed fear for the country called Ghana.

He is of the view that if nothing significant changes, the West African country is heading towards a failed state.

The former Deputy Finance Minister made this known in an interview with Accra-based Joy FM.

“Even if we put politics and elections aside, where are we going? If we don’t change behaviour, if there is not the awareness that we cannot continue like this, where are we going? That is where I say that many Ghanaians, myself included, fear that unless something significantly changes this country is heading for a failed state.

Why should I wish that on my children and grandchildren? This is a call to the whole country, this is a call to the political class that the path we are walking is leading this country to a ditch. We should wake up. I am focusing on my party because I sincerely believe that NPP this country around and that if we will face these realities and listen to the concerns of business and concerns of individuals, we should ask ourselves where we are now what is the path to recovery? If we ask these questions fairly and honestly, then we come to no other conclusion that the reforms should start now.

Four months to the elections you cannot do significant reforms but you can signal that this is what, we recognize this, we recognize that our Public Procurement regime has been fraught with irregularities and it’s not only with this administration because there have been stories under former President Mahama’s administration in the past and that this is where we draw the line. If we will do that I am confident that the NPP can go into the next election confident that we are presenting to Ghanaians what they’ve been yearning for and in that case breaking the eight will follow automatically,” he said.

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