We won't take rush decision - says Aliu on HIPC

The Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has emphasized that the government will not rush to take any decision on the country joining the Highly-Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), reports The Ghanaian Times.

He explained that a Technical Committee has been constituted to examine the HIPC critically to enable the government to take a decision that is in the interest of the country.

Alhaji Mahama said these when he received a 16-member business delegation from the West Africa Enterprise Network (WAEN), which called on him at the State House in Accra. The Vice-President gave the assurance that the government will adopt a very careful approach to the issue, because it had the interest of the nation at heart, and would only go for the best for Ghana.

On private sector development, he re-stated the government's commitment to develop the sector and open it up for business.

In doing that, he said the government was ready to seek support and partnership from business groups such as WAEN and others, to share ideas.

Alhaji Aliu said that the issue of regional integration was being viewed with seriousness by the government and that explains why a separate ministerial portfolio had been created to make the concept workable for Ghana.