The Minister of Planning, Prof. George Gyan-Baffour, has said Ghana’s Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development (CPESDP) policy is as an embodiment of the President’s experience and the aspirations of Ghanaians, which reflect the global agenda that the country has signed and rectified.
The Minister was addressing participants drawn from the regional coordinating council, Municipal and District Assemblies (MDCEs), Traditional Authorities, CSOs and the Media, at a day’s workshop in Sunyani on Friday.
The workshop has already been organized in the Eastern, Central, Western, Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions.
The aim is to equip participants with the skills to disseminate, educate and provide information on the objectives of the Government’s Coordinated Programme to their constituents.
“The fourth Republic has already prepared four of such vision documents. The significance of this one is that, it’s the first time that the vision document has been presented to parliament within the year of assumption of office by the President”, he stated.
He noted that the attainment of the vision requires not only awareness of its tenets, but the appreciation and active engagement of all stakeholders within the boundaries of a new planning culture which recognizes the role of each actor.
The Minister, therefore called on all stakeholders to collaborate with the regional coordinating council, civil society organization and the private sector to lend their shoulders to work together.
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister-designate, Hon. Bobbie in a welcome address read on his behalf commended the organizers for the training, and said it will enhance the knowledge of participants to successfully implement the policy for the benefit of the nation.
He said the region was endowed with several tourist centres and appealed to donor agencies to take advantage of them.
The Vice President of the Brong Ahafo Regional House Chiefs, Nana Bofo Bene IV, tasked Ghanaians to desist from undue politicization of national issues and support policies that are beneficial to the people and communities.
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By: Mashoud Kombat/citinewsroom.com/Ghana
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