Policy Fair opens

By William Yaw Owusu

Wednesday April 28, 2010
Vice President John Dramani Mahama says the first ever Ghana Policy Fair currently underway at the Accra International Conference Center is a platform to bring the public aboard the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s ‘Better Ghana’ agenda.

The fair according to the Vice President is the NDC government’s commitment to get the public to participate in national development.

The one-week event organized by the Ministry of Information and is being participated by all ministries, departments, agencies, government institutions as well as metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies.

Photo exhibition on the achievements of the NDC government has also been mounted.
Opening the well-attended fair, Vice President Mahama said “by doing this, we help to demystify the art of governance by narrowing the interface between public institutions, the private sector and civil society organisations with the citizenry thereby making government more interactive and relevant to every Ghanaian.”

“This initiative is underscored by the conviction that, the enterprise of nation-building is the collective effort of its entire population. We must ensure that at all material moments, the national interest is paramount in the policies we formulate and implement”.

He said the government would use the fair to provide a platform for the various ministries, departments and agencies to account for their stewardship, push for investment and public/private partnership in the implementation of some policies.

Vice President Mahama said the NDC government administration’s quest to build a ‘Better Ghana’ is a collective effort adding “we are happy to engage in this process with you all.”

John Akologu Tia, Minister of Information said there are plans to replicate the fair in all regions, adding “it would help us to collate data of the government’s policies and programmes.”

“We are committed to working towards getting government information to the public to ensure accelerated development.”

P.V. Obeng, a Presidential Advisor who chaired the opening of the fair said “the journey to a better Ghana begins with good policy initiatives.”
“This is a first step towards the attainment of the agenda for a better Ghana.”

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