NEWS IN GHANA

The Former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission(NDPC), Joseph Henry Mensah, has endorsed the National Development Planning Commission’s concept of coming out with Ghana’s long-term development plan, calling for its sustainability when formulated. “It is the sustainability is what has been lacking, we’ve had so many on and offs; I think that is dangerous for any development country because things don’t happen if it takes a longtime to happen and if we’re into development planning, then things has to go on and be sustained that’s when you can expect something significant”, the venerable, senior former Minister has stressed. He made the call on Thursday July 16, when a team from the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) led by Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, the Director General, paid a courtesy call on him at his residence to brief him and seek his guidance on preparations for launching an exercise on 4 th August 2015 in Accra for a long-term development pla

The National Development Planning Commission in its quest to ensure a successful formulation of its long-term National Development Policy Framework is welcoming on board collective views of all political parties including the general public in the Country for an input into the formulation of a national policy framework. This follows calls made by Former President Kufuor and other leaders in authority to the Commission to engage political parties and their flagbearers in the formulation of its long-term National Development Policy Framework towards socio-economic development, and the promotion of “an all-inclusive commitment by the parties”. As a result, the commission has deployed an entourage to the headquarters of some political parties in Accra to brief them on steps the commission will be adopt towards a successful formulation a long-term National Planning Policy and to invite their leaders to the launch of the Commission’s forum on the new policy framework, on Tuesda