Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the government views periodic feedback from the citizenry on its policies and programmes as very crucial in determining and responding to their expectations on a sustained basis.<\/p>\n
He said it was imperative for the government to listen to the people and respond to their needs, as governance was all about the people Mr Nkrumah was speaking at the first Diasporan Town Hall Meeting in London. The event was the first after the government\u2019s Economic Management Team, led by the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, organised a town hall meeting in Accra on Wednesday, April 3.<\/p>\n
Organised by Ghana\u2019s High Commission in London, in conjunction with the Ministry of Information in Accra, the event was attended by a large number of Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
Issues<\/b><\/p>\n
Issues discussed at the meeting included taxes, port duties, bribery and corruption, energy, the rail sector, health and security. It was aimed at providing Ghanaians in the Diaspora first-hand information on government programmes and policies on the national economy and development. Mr Nkrumah said the government had begun sending messages about what it was doing to all Ghanaians around the globe and taking feedback from them to shape holistic national development.<\/p>\n
He said government officials and other officers from state agencies would discuss with Ghanaians all aspects of governance, as well as their expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have collected their taxes and also borrowed on their behalf and it is only fair for the citizens to know what we are doing with their money,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Delivering on its promises<\/b><\/p>\n
The Information Minister said the people expected the government to deliver on its promises and mandate and, therefore, \u201cwe need to let them know every step along the way\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said the town hall meeting in Accra had been a huge success and would be replicated in all the 16 regions, adding: \u201cWe have done this first Diasporan one here, and later in the year we will go to the United States of America (USA) and Lagos and other countries to meet Ghanaians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listening government<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr Nkrumah said the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was a listening government and buttressed his point by citing the case in which the government, after receiving feedback from Ghanaians abroad, extended the expiry period of Ghanaian passports from four to 10 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also ensured that the passport acquisition period is reduced to two weeks, maximum,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Corruption cases<\/b><\/p>\n
A Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney-General, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, said due diligence was being done to ensure that all corruption cases before the Attorney-General\u2019s Department were prosecuted in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n
He said the government would not prosecute to score any political points but rather make corruption no longer attractive in society.<\/p>\n
Quality of parliamentarians<\/b><\/p>\n
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, expressed dissatisfaction at the quality of experience of some parliamentarians and said the situation was hampering the work of the House.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah, said the mission would help educate Ghanaians in the UK and Ireland on the government\u2019s policies and programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n