{"id":208700,"date":"2024-08-15T08:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/15\/we-cant-play-politics-with-ghanas-development-we-have-only-one-country-mcdan\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:15:58","slug":"we-cant-play-politics-with-ghanas-development-we-have-only-one-country-mcdan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/15\/we-cant-play-politics-with-ghanas-development-we-have-only-one-country-mcdan\/","title":{"rendered":"We can\u2019t play politics with Ghana&#8217;s development; we have only one country \u2013 McDan"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley, has cautioned against the politicization of businesses in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the practice does not promote growth and development for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His advice comes amidst the country\u2019s preparation for its general election on December 7, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview on <strong>Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show<\/strong>, Dr McKorley stressed the need for unity and a focus on national interests above partisan politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI speak my mind, I stand for Ghana. Whatever we do, we have only one country; we cannot play politics with this country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Chairman further criticised the cyclical nature of governance in Ghana, where new administrations often target businesses that were successful under their predecessors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This unjustified targeting, Dr McKorley believed is a strategy to undermine existing businesses and create new ones aligned with the current regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot be in a country where one government comes and tries to kill the business of a businessman from another government, and another government will come, and when this government thinks your business was thriving under the previous government, they try to kill it and create another one, and the cycle continues,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr McKorley also condemned the &#8220;winner takes all&#8221; mentality that he believes has plagued Ghana\u2019s political landscape, arguing that it hinders the country&#8217;s development and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t run a country where \u2018the winner takes all syndrome\u2019 continues, then we will continue to languish as a country,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley, has cautioned against the politicization of businesses in Ghana. 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