Leave legacy, system that reward efforts – ILAPI to Akufo-Addo

A policy Think Tank executive, Peter Bismarck Kwoffie, has urged the Akufo-Addo led administration to leave behind a legacy and a system that rewards efforts in their second term.

Mr. Kwoffie, who is President of Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), indicated in an interview with Angel News’ Nana Gyenin that though the government formulated and implemented lots of policies in her first term, there are yet still gaps in the system.

He said “government must redefine its governance, economic and social structures to trigger systemic change for posterity and opportunities for all. The second term of Nana Akufo-Addo should leave behind a legacy and system that rewards efforts.”

The ILAPI President suggested five things the government can consider in their policy formulation to ensure a positive change. They include Globalization and sustainable Public finance, fiscal information for public consumption, constituting the right size of government, doing business locally and focusing on the fight against corruption.

He added that the Covid-19 pandemic has “distorted economic activities and put pressure on government financing activities. The health risk is enough to guide the government to deduce orderly methods for managing public finance due to budget deficit.” 

To expand the economy Mr. Kwoffie urged the government to create more job opportunities and improve on infrastructure development.

Touching on corruption, Mr. Kwoffie said “the incidents of corruption is a curse on every country. Therefore to improve in the fighting against this menace, the government should make corruption investigation reports public.” This he believes if done, would improve transparency in the fight.

“Appointees of the President must be allowed to face the law and not only the usual status quo of sacking” he continued.

While hailing the media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for their active role in the fight against corruption, he noted that their effectiveness depends on several factors such as access to information, freedom of expression and experts available in the field.

That notwithstanding, Mr. Kwoffie hinted that there are laws implemented with loopholes that create room for corruption in addition to the partisan lines along which governments address the problem. This he believes makes the corruption fight a difficult one.

He therefore urged the government to allow the anti-corruption institutions to function independently and to provide positive reports on their works, considering the resources invested in them.