According to Ghana News Agency:ccording to Ghana News Agency, Professor Elijah Yendaw from the Faculty of Public Policy and Governance at SDD University of Business and Integrated Development Studies emphasized the necessity of a law that mandates adherence to NDPC's plans regardless of which political party is in power. Speaking in Wa during an interview, Prof. Yendaw stressed that such a law would maintain a consistent national growth trajectory.
Prof. Yendaw, who also serves as the Director of the Centre for Migration, Security and International Relations at SDD-UBIDS, attributed Ghana's developmental challenges to the tendency of successive governments to prioritize their political agendas over national development. He highlighted that the NDPC should be a key institution guiding political leaders to ensure continuity of development programs.
Discussing the theme of this year's Independence Day, 'Reflect, Review and Reset', Prof. Yendaw remarked that it is an opportunity to encourage Ghanaians to support the government led by President John Dramani Mahama in setting the country on a path to sustainable development.
Reflecting on Ghana's independence declared by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957, Prof. Yendaw noted that it marked the country's liberation from colonial rule and aimed to propel Ghana onto a path of economic, political, social, and cultural growth. However, he observed that military interventions curtailed Dr. Nkrumah's vision of total liberation and African unity.
Prof. Yendaw lamented the inconsistent implementation of development plans since Nkrumah's era, noting that while some projects were completed, others were abandoned or continued by successive governments, resulting in a fragmented development history for the nation.
