Some political parties express mixed feelings to economic prospects for 2015


2014 for many Ghanaians was difficult and challenging, ranging from inflation, power outages which affected industries to countless labour unrest. 2015 is here and was ushered in with encouraging words of hope. 

Radio Ghana's Current Affairs program, 'Behind the News', on its first program for the year, looked at 2014 and prospects for 2015 with political parties.

The General Secretary of the PNC, Bernard Mornah, said although 2014 was challenging, he hopes in 2015, the Consume Made in Ghana campaign will be intensified to reduce the importation of products to create jobs for Ghanaians.Mr. Mornah also wants to see an end to the energy crisis.

The MP for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng outlining the challenges in 2014 predicted that 2015 is going to be tighter as government seeks support from the IMF.

He suggested that government takes serious the campaign to identify and deal with corruption in all spheres of the economy and embark on radical institutional reforms.

In the view of CPP's Deputy Director of Communications, Ernesto Yeboah, 2015 must be the year where Ghanaians take frantic steps to own the economy by breaking free from donor conditionality’s which over burdens the people. Mr. Yeboah insisted there will be no improvement in the economy in 2015.

A Deputy Minister in charge of tertiary education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was hopeful that 2015 will be a good year. He hinted that the free education policy of the NDC will be rolled out this year.

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast and an economist, Dr. John Gati said 2015 offers an opportunity for government to address challenges which confronted the country in 2014, particularly the energy crisis. 


GBC