Gov’t rejects Imani's assessment of 2012 Manifesto


Government has learned about a presentation made earlier today by IMANI Centre for Policy and Education on the progress made in delivering on the 2012 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress. 

Government says as a general principle it welcomes any effort that enables Ghanaians to scrutinize the discharge of the mandate that have been bestowed on its manifesto in the 2012 elections. 

A statement issued in Accra and signed by the Deputy Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu wishes to point out that an examination of IMANI’s presentation reveals deep flaws in the approach, methodology and ultimately the outcome.

According to the statement, “It is obvious from the presentation that there was inadequate engagement between IMANI and Government agencies such as to allow for them to access all the information and data required to do a comprehensive and thorough assessment of progress on our manifesto commitments.”

It further stated that Imani appears to have relied on only a fraction of information on what the government have done in fulfilment of its manifesto promises.
 
The statement indicated that government stands ready for a holistic and comprehensive scrutiny of its work as government and encourage all organizations seeking to do so to avail themselves of all relevant information to ensure balance and accuracy in their findings.


Below Is The Full Statement:

RE: ASSESSMENT OF MANIFESTO DELIVERY BY IMANI 

GHANA Government has learned about a 
presentation made earlier today by IMANI Centre for Policy and Education on the progress made in delivering on the 2012 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress. As a general principle we welcome any effort that enables Ghanaians to scrutinize the discharge of the mandate that they bestowed on us in the 2012 elections. 

This is in tandem with the fourth pillar of our 2012 manifesto; “Transparent and Accountable Governance”. That said, we wish to point out that an examination of IMANI’s presentation reveals deep flaws in the approach, methodology and ultimately the outcome. It is obvious from the presentation that there was inadequate engagement between IMANI and Government agencies such as to allow for them to access all the information and data required to do a comprehensive and thorough assessment of progress on our manifesto commitments. 

They appear to have relied on only a fraction of information on what we have done in fulfilment of our manifesto promises. 

The results as put out by IMANI therefore tell only a minute part of the story. We stand ready for a holistic and comprehensive scrutiny of our work as government and encourage all organizations seeking to do so to avail themselves of all relevant information to ensure balance and accuracy in their results. 

Signed: Felix Kwakye Ofosu (Deputy Communications Minister)