The Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority, SIGA, Edward Boateng, has called for the inclusion of patriotism into Ghana’s educational curriculum.
This, he said, would promote public sacrifice and demand accountability, which are critically needed to make the country develop to a state, comparable to other advanced countries. Mr Boateng made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency.
He called for patriotism to be married with accountability to engender long-term national development. He stated that it is the responsibility of all to make sure that the system is held accountable and government taking to task.
The SIGA Director-General bemoaned the state where Ghanaians are not holding people in authority accountable for what they deliver, saying, in other countries, people are patriotic, yet they take advantage of the system, but they are punished when caught.
He was confident that once the Government shows more commitment in dealing with corruption by punishing those who take advantage of the system, there will be a higher level of accountability.
On the national development plan, Mr. Boateng said most of the details in political party manifestoes are just mere words, and that the people must hold them accountable and demand to know how they are going to implement and fund it.
He noted that Ghana, since the attainment of
independence, has made significant gains in education, health, and infrastructure development, despite the occasional political and economic challenges.
SOURCE: GNA
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