President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has cautioned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to assume that the 2024 election is a done deal for the party.
To assume the party has already secured victory in the upcoming polls, according to Mr. Cudjoe, will be at their own detriment.
In a post he made on Facebook Thursday, July 11, 2024, he expressed the need for the NDC to adopt robust economic measures to ensure Ghana doesn’t return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a year after coming into office.
Rather than the usual job creation slogans that do not last, Mr. Cudjoe is urging the NDC to create jobs that will positively contribute to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), should the party be given the opportunity by the citizenry.
To gain the voter confidence, Franklin Cudjoe reemphasised the need to present a well-defined and realistic economic plan to influence floating voters.
“Meanwhile, the major opposition party, the NDC, should not assume 2024 is a done deal. Some of us are yet to see properly quantified interventions that will reduce our reliance on borrowing ,and crucially how we may avoid another IMF programme in 2026.
“There is a need for the NDC to coordinate and relate the many promises of creating employment and ascertain by an estimated figure the qualitative addition to GDP.”
“IMANI plans presenting brief analysis with the public and media based on objective assessments of how the plans of the major political parties shall impact the country regardless of how extreme the partisan debate develops over the next few days and weeks,” he posted.
Source:onuaonline.com