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General news for Friday, September 11, 2020
Source: GNA
2020-09-11
Professor of the Department of Political Sciences, UG, Dr. Seidu Alidu
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A senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Dr. Seidu Alidu, has described the nature of the 2020 Manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as “promising” and that of the New Patriotic Party (PNP) as “consolidating ”.
He explained that “both Manifests collect the three elements, which must appear in a Manifesto – historical background of the people, which has led to their current circumstances, how they are solved, realities of the day, challenges to be addressed and also aspirations to solve problems in the future. , thus giving hope.
“However, the PNP Manifesto, has fewer promises and focuses mainly on consolidating the party’s gains, in addition, it is possible that they have been kept under control by the reality of being in government because the prospects of the party making promises while in government it is different from doing it as in opposition.
“When you are in government you are faced with the reality of how promises can be kept, people also hold you accountable, you tend to be more measured in the way you make promises and the PNP could have learned some lessons from their experience.” observed Dr. Alidu.
Characteristically, he noted that the opposition parties made more promises to the citizenry because they needed to offer more and better alternatives in order to remove the incumbent, so the NDC Manifesto made more promises that in 2016 also strove to capture the realities of the day and offered promises that reflect his solutions.
Dr. Alidu said that this time the NDC built on its philosophical roots as a Social Democratic party and set up committees that spoke with the people and built on basic support and assistance on what their challenges were.
He cautioned against the tendency for parties to make too many unrealistic promises that could result in loss of confidence in democratic governance and voter apathy, damaging the participatory democracy necessary for holistic national growth and development.
Dr. Alidu advised the parties not to underestimate the rationality of voters, but to strive to synchronize their manifestos with the development planning policies, programs and strategies of the National Development Planning Commission for easy implementation and a sustainable growth.
He urged stakeholders from academia, civil society groups, the media, and the electorate to demand from parties for costs, funding sources, and strategies to implement their manifestos.
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