Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and overseer of Christian Action Faith Ministries Worldwide, has called the notion that any Ghanaian government can implement meaningful national transformation in a four-year tenure a “joke.”
He asserts that it takes a lot longer and calls for a vision that transcends political cycles to grow a nation and bring about meaningful change.
He gave the governments of China, India, and Dubai as examples, all of which have pledged to implement national development plans for the next 100 years that are unaffected by shifts in political power.
“India has a 100-year vision and they have 50 years to go. Just Dubai here, has a 100-year national vision. China has a 100-year national vision. Raising about 10,000 billionaires and 100,000 millionaires, it is a national agenda that all political parties, all stakeholders are compelled, and it is embedded in the constitution to follow that vision and direction,” 3news.com quotes him to have said.
According to Duncan-Williams, development proceeds irrespective of the political party in power since these long-term national aspirations are upheld by the law and backed by all political groups. He emphasized that every resource is focused on accomplishing a single, unalterable national purpose.
Ahmed Ibrahim’s visit was a part of an attempt to win over the Christian community when the current government reinstated the National Sanitation Day program.
To combat trash and dirt in the nation, the Ministry is collaborating with chiefs and religious organizations.
Using Ghana as an example, he criticized the four-year election cycle, claiming that it has actually become a three-year cycle because reelection campaigns take up a large portion of the third year.
“To be honest, this government has about two years and seven months to go. Because the third year is for party elections and the main national election. We really don’t have time,” he said.
Duncan-Williams also emphasized that Ghana must create a legally binding national development agenda that must be adhered to by all political parties and stakeholders, regardless of who is in power, if it is to genuinely safeguard the future of its children and grandchildren.
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