Frimpong-Boateng calls for long-term national development plan
Former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has urged Ghana to adopt a long-term national development plan that successive governments can commit to implementing regardless of political changes. According to him, the absence of a consistent and clearly defined development strategy has contributed to the country’s failure to achieve sustained progress.…
Former Environment, Science, and Technology Minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has called for Ghana to adopt a long-term national development plan that can withstand political changes. He asserts that the lack of a consistent strategy has hindered the country's progress. Examples cited include the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F), One-Village-One-Dam (1V1D), Nkoko Nkitinkiti, and Big Push initiatives, which failed to provide the necessary continuity.
Prof. Frimpong-Boateng contends that Ghana has previously abandoned such plans, such as the Seven-Year Development Plan under Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He stresses the need for a solid, long-term plan that all successive administrations would uphold, rather than a series of temporary initiatives. The former minister urges a national consensus on development priorities to prevent abandoning major policies and programs with each change in government.
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