The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says its absence in Parliament would not prevent it from scrutinizing government’s policies and programmes.
In a press statement issued in Accra on Tuesday, the party said the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has done little to resolve the country’s economic issues, adding that it is high government instituted steps to reverse the trend.
Below is the full statement of the CPP
NDC HAS FAILED ON ITS DELIVERY PROMISE – CPP
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has dubbed the next 4 years as an “Era for Delivery”. The CPP has also stated that “In or out of Parliamentary we would put Government under unprecedented scrutiny”.
7 months ago in September 2012 President John Mahama outlined his “Critical Policy” Action Plan at which he made a bold commitment on “DELIVERY”.
“The way we do business in Government must change; Ministries, Departments and Agencies need to change. Too often, our bureaucracy is slow, sometimes appearing not to be responsive to citizen’s demands and needs. Targets set are either too low, or when the ministries plan these targets, they are not achieved” The President went on to say that he has instructed key Ministers – health, education, water supply and electricity, to provide his office with a delivery plan for the commitments he makes.
That a Delivery Unit has been established at the Office of the President which will guide the implementation of delivery and review performance on a bi-weekly basis.
The country has since witnessed crisis in all these areas and a number of questions thus arise – Was the Delivery Unit setup?, What Delivery Plans were provided to it?, What review mechanism was put in place by the Delivery Unit against any plans submitted?.
Among the priorities that the President set for his Government were:
Source: GhanaWeb
