Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who is the Member of Parliamentary for Ofoase Ayirebi and a Ranking Member Economy and Development Committee in Parliament of Ghana has urged the government to submit program documents for about 11 flagship initiatives, including the 24-Hour Economy, Feed Ghana(Agric4 Economic Transformation Program) to Parliament for scrutiny.
He argues that parliamentary oversight is crucial for ensuring transparency and accountability in government programs.
He bemoan that the fiscal data should be available for the people to access it for proper references.
He elaborated on the publications of these documents provides the institutional agencies responsible to monitor its operations and the impact on the reduction of unemployment, poverty eradication and others.
“Government has not release about 11 programme documents to Parliament which includes the Big Push, Feed Ghana, Nkoko Nketekete, among others and this hinders on the addressing, how the fiscal allocation are allocated and how it will be executed,” he queried.
He addressed this challenge in a roundtable discussion meeting held by the Department Of Data Science And Economic Policy of the University of Cape Coast on Monday, 17th, November, 2025 under the theme “From Marco-Stability to Inclusive Prosperity: Data-Driven Strategies for Implementing Ghana’s 2026 Budget.”
Hon. Oppong Nkrumah called on the government to release the documents for this policies to be scrutinized by Parliament, the academia and citizenry of the country.
The program saw persons from the academia, politics, students and technocratic to deliberate on the developmental policies of Ghana.
Also in attendance was Dr. Sharif M. Khalid, an Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance and Economic Adviser to the Vice President who at the event noted that every policy has its critics so as the big push, but the government is eager to achieve its targets.
“The big push is tied to feed Ghana, 24hour Economy, but it’s infrastructure like good roads, that will pave the way to achieve these policies.”
Dr. Khalid again expressed that the implementation of the Women’s Development Bank will help women to access financial services without collateral.
Story Filed By: Eric Annan, Central Regional
