Dr. Kodjo E. Mensa-Abrampa
National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has announced the review of the long-term development plan of the country, also known as Agenda 2057.
The review of the 40-year development plan according to the NDPC is to build on the ownership component of the Agenda 2057 for clearer and measurable targets.
According to the NDPC, the review will be held during a two-day development summit starting from December, 20 – 22, 2023 with frank and open discussion on the country’s long term development plan.
It will also help participants brainstorm on what they expect from the different sectors of the country and their contribution to its development as well as find ways of strengthening the assumptions made in the long term perspective.
NDPC Director General, Dr. Kodjo E. Mensa-Abrampa, addressing the media in Accra said the review has become necessary because although the document is good, it is not easily understandable by the public due the calibrations and technical issues.
He said, “the logic is excellent because it shows the sequence, correlation of the development sectors and legitimacy lies in the approval process by the Commission and Parliament and ownership which means this must be understood by the people and the development of it must be inclusive as possible.”
He said the review is to work towards ownership which is to get to a place where, ‘we are able to read and identify ourselves in the development process.’
He further explained that the review was important because a lot of the assumptions have changed within a short period.
He said issues like the environmental and climate change as well as growth rate and inflation have all changed within the current parameters thus the need to effectively confront the challenges the country is facing.
He also noted that there are more opportunities in terms of the discovery of resources and the large youthful populations which can help accelerate development through well targeted investments.
“We cannot do that without bringing it out for people in the country to know despite the fact that we have done a lot of discussions at the background and make it less technical,” he said.
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri