Draw plans to implement AU protocols — Most Rev Asante
The Chairman of the National Peace Council, the Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has stressed the need for the government to draw a national strategic plan to facilitate the implementation of African Union (AU) protocols.
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He said the bane of Ghana’s under-development was the unavailability of a national agenda, pointing out that Ghana had been operating on the basis of political manifestos.
“I do believe that as a nation we must have a national agenda. Ghana has been operating on the basis of political manifestos.
“Somebody comes with a manifesto for four years and when the person is out of the scene, another person comes and he is not going to continue what was started. What is our national agenda? How do we factor AU protocols into our agenda?” he asked.
Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership
The Most Rev. Prof. Asante was speaking at a discussion on the topic, “What real confidence does Ghana have in the AU in the area of strategic leadership?” at the launch of the Drolor Centre for Strategic Leadership at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) yesterday.
The centre has been established to nurture a global community of leaders who are willing to make a difference with their presence by creating and delivering value that goes beyond their time and or geographical boundaries.
It is to bring out leaders who understand the consequences of their actions and inaction on current and future generations and can act ethically in such a context.
Acknowledging that Ghana was one of the first AU member states to subject themselves to the African Peer Review Mechanism, the Most Rev. Prof. Asante regretted that the AU’s lack of presence and enforcement of its protocols, coupled with its inability to sanction states that failed to implement the protocols, posed a challenge to good governance.
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Leadership agenda
Speaking on the topic, “Can Africa drive its own development and leadership agenda?”, the Chancellor of the UPSA, Nene Drolor Boso Adamtey I, said what Africa wanted were genuine partnerships and not handouts.
He said Africa had great potential but the lack of proper leadership was affecting the continent.
He expressed the hope that with the establishment of the centre, some of such challenges would be addressed.
Nene Adamtey, who is also the Swapolor of the Shai Traditional Area, said if Africa had to make an impact and contribute to the benefit of the world, it would have to move away from outmoded structures.
Writer’s Email: severious.dery@graphic.com.gh