Reforms Targeted At Realistic balance Of Policy And Resources - Rawlings

Accra President Jerry John Rawlings has said government reforms are carefully targeted at a realistic balance of policy and resources to make way for fuller implementation of development programmes. This, President Rawlings said, was critical and needed consensus on the best way to cement the platform to address the issues involved.

President Rawlings said this at the opening of a workshop on "Strategic leadership and coordination of public sector reforms" in Accra. In a speech read for him by the Vice-President, Professor John E. Atta Mills, the President said for government policies and priorities to be sustainable, they must be formulated within a capable system that is equipped with the relevant expertise, structures and remuneration packages. "For reforms to succeed in this country, certain basic ingredients must be present," President Rawlings said, citing clear and transparent decision-making process, unflinching ownership and commitment and accountability. President Rawlings also called for the empowerment of leadership to take up reform challenges. Gri