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Professor Isaac Boadi, Dean of the department of Accounting and Finance at the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has called on Ghanaians to embrace Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s policy ideas, such as the digitalization agenda and other equally sound policy propositions than those proposed by John Dramani Mahama.
Professor Isaac Boadi made these remarks during ABCNews’ Economic Symposium, which was held in Accra on Monday, 2 December 2024.
“As we head for the polls, one key determinant for the electorate to cast their votes is the kind of policy ideas by the presidential candidates. Having listened to all that the two leading candidates have said, those from Dr. Bawumia stand out,” he said.
“Take for instance, the digitalization agenda of Dr Bawumia. This will create at least 4 million jobs in 4 years for the teeming youth. The youth are to be trained in various employable IT skills, and this is the way to go” Professor Boadi further stated.
“Former President Mahama is heard loudly propagating and promoting policies like nkoko nketenkete and youth wearing Wellington boots with polytanks in aboboyaa watering plants as means of generating employment for the youth. These ideas belong to the past, not even the present, let alone the future”
Appealing to the electorate not to fall for the gimmicks of the opposition NDC, Professor Isaac Boadi indicated that Mahama’s ideas are too run-of-the-mill or ordinary to make any meaningful impact in the lives of Ghanaians.
“How can giving nkoko nketenkete to unemployed youth lead to the creation of jobs on a larger scale? Which jobs can be created by giving Wellington boots to the youth who are to sit in aboboyaa with polytanks, watering plants? These policy ideas will never lead to the transformation of the economy” he said.
Underscoring the importance of digitalization in the times we are in and beyond, the Dean of Accounting and Finance at UPSA also said that Digitalization is what the 4th Industrial Revolution is all about and should be taken seriously.
“The 4th Industrial Revolution, as already espoused, is hinged largely on Digitalization. Economic growth is no longer based on agriculture again. Digitalization is what is driving the global economy today. Economic growth is driven by technological advancement now. It is, therefore, imperative that the nation focuses on digitalization, and that is exactly what Dr. Bawumia is heading towards” he further said.
He also mentioned the flat-rated duties at the ports, cancellation of E-levy, credit scoring system, expansion of the economy, amongst other policies by Dr Bawumia as worthy ideas that must be supported.
Professor Boadi also used the opportunity to extol the achievements of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration in the areas of the economy and education. Educational infrastructure, he mentioned, is one of the greatest achievements of the government.
Touching on the Free SHS policy, Professor Boadi had this to say; “No achievement by any president in Ghana’s history is greater than the Free SHS program. It is the single most important pro-poor policy ever to have been introduced by any administration” he said.
“It us upon this reason and many others that I am appealing to Ghanaians to vote for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to keep the momentum of the country’s development going. More importantly, let us vote for Dr Bawumia to protect Free SHS. His manifesto promises are life-changing, let us support him” Professor Isaac Boadi appealed.
