CPP guru urges Ghanaians to be self-confident

Accra, March 17 GNA - Dr Kwaku Osafo, an International Development Economist and member of the Convention People's Party (CPP) on Saturday called on Ghanaians to regain their self-confidence and the "can do attitude" in order to move the nation forward. He said no group of people have been able to develop their nation when they have lost their self- confidence and depended on donors to advance. Dr Osafo was speaking a forum organized by the Tertiary Students Charter TESCHART) of the CPP of the University of Ghana at Legon. The forum, which attracted CPP activists of the university, was on the theme: "After 50 years of economic opportunities, drawbacks and lessons, what are the actual economic policies needed for Ghana?". He said even though Ghana would need few assistance from outside from time to time, it was about time our governments shifted gradually to develop their own industries to provide employment for the teaming masses. He called on Ghanaians to start thinking as a people and come out with creative ideas on how to help the nation develop. He said the dependency attitude of Ghanaians for foreign assistance was increasing by the day and does not augur well for the future well-being of the nation. Mr Robert Wood, Chairman of the CPP Economic Committee said the strategy that Nkrumah used in the 1960's for the country's development was what the Chinese used and have now taken the world by storm. He called for concerted effort by the government to put in place measures to solve the current energy problems. Dr Edmond Delle, Chairman of the CPP urged the youth to sacrifice their energy and time for the rejuvenation of the CPP at the grassroots level. "The CPP believes in self-sacrifice and this is what some of you are lacking to help revive the party," he added. Dr. Delle also noted that the greatest legacy Dr Kwame Nkrumah left for the word was his works and this is there for everybody to see.