Independent Presidential Candidate, George Twum-Barimah-Adu affectionately called Uncle George has assured Ghanaians that with the support of his running mate Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo, a renowned Development Consultant, Ghana will for the first time experience a ‘Development Consensus’ Leadership under his presidency.
Contained in a press statement, released on Tuesday 22 October, 2024 unveiling Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo as his running mate for 2024, Presidential Candidate, George Twum-Barimah-Adu stated that Ghana is at the crossroads of a development crisis which requires a Twum-Barimah-Adu – Azongo Presidency to turn things around.
“To Ghana, this is our Choice for your future to build Prosperity for All. A Twum-Barimah-Adu – Azongo Presidency is poised to inspire Global Excellence in Ghanaian Leadership towards developing Ghana’s first Development Consensus in resolving the current economic crisis, the existential environmental threat confronting our dear country and to ensure an even and balanced development for the benefit of all” the press statement assured.
Development Consensus Leadership is designed to allow input and discussion of the country’s socioeconomic and developmental policies and projects from stakeholder groups across the country on a non political but nationalistic line.
This style of governance ensures that the citizens and the communities collaborate with the central government to initiate and execute developmental projects which the people see as their own and hence take responsibility for them. Also, because it is less partisan, successive governments would find it less difficult to continue or complete projects started by previous governments.
According to the statement, the Independent Presidential Candidate, expressed confidence in the achievements and expertise of Azongo, the man he has known and followed his exploits closely for the past eighteen years brings to the ticket.
He believes that together they can take Ghana out of the 32 years of NDC-NPP misrule and develop Ghana, grow the people and bring a common prosperity to all Ghanaians.
Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo holds an MPhil Degree in Development Planning from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the very same institution.
He served as a Development Consultant to the National House of Chiefs from 2003 to 2011 and has a lot of publications on Chieftaincy and Development in Africa, one of such is: “System Approach to Development Planning in the Chieftaincy Sector” published for the National House of Chiefs in 2011.
Azongo’s professional works gained significant national and international recognition after his groundbreaking work with Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti-Boateng, following the development of the Root-Based Economic Development (r-BED) Model which was presented at the 79th session of the UN International Civil Service Commission meeting in Rome, Italy to rally global leadership behind a New Development Model.
This Model was subsequently recognized by the State University of New York (SUNY) with the conferment of Award in recognition of the root Based Economic Development (r-BED) model.
As a promoter of social and economic development, Azongo founded the Save Your Liver Foundation, a pioneering Liver health advocacy organization in Ghana, and currently has a presence in Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia.
The statement went on to tout other achievements of Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo, including: crediting him as founder of the ‘MOSES’ Foundation, a Pioneering Pan-African Old Students Leadership Institute. The first such Model in the World, designed to mobilize the Global Nation of old students in Building African Regional Cohesion for Sustainable Development, mobilizing for sustainable educational support in Africa, and inspiring global excellence in African leadership to influence the cause of Africa’s development.
Again, it states that he single handedly brought on the MOSES Foundation Board a team of Eminent Ghanaians such as Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, Dr. K.E Mensah-Abrampa , the Late Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission , Dr. Ken Ashigbey of the Media Coalition against Galamsey , Nana Kwame Duah, a member of the Right to Information Commission and Ishmael Agyekumhene of the PURC to champion a cause for inspiring Global Excellence in African leadership and Regional Cohesion for Development.
“His most outstanding professional legacy in Ghana was his pioneering establishment and consultant to the Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organization (SMIDO) which gained extensive international recognition and gradually, is evolving into a global model for cluster development in the informal economic sectors of the world” Twum-Barimah-Adu announced.
