Ghana to re-examine foreign aid policy


  1. Kester Aburam Korankye, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Accra, Ghana
    Most of the aids Ghana and the rest of the developing world receive from the West are in one way or the other tied to specific projects of the donors' choice. This type of aids not only entrenches the culture of dependency of the developing world on the developed world, but also it denies us the opportunity of deriving the maximum benefits from these loans or grants by not being able to use them freely in sectors that are critical for improving the lives of the ordinary people.
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    With a Ghanaian as the UN boss, Ghana has a great opportunity to mobilize the rest of aids-receiving world to argue for more non-project type of aids/grants like the one Japan gave to Ghana recently. This type of aids/grants will give us the freedom to use aids/grants in areas that will give maximum benefits to our people. Most people are of the view that there is enough resources in the country that can be tapped to help iomprove on the economy rather than always going out for loans.

    Mr. Oteng, a student who spoke to this reporter said " it is a shame for our president to be going about for loans, because there is enough resources in the country. Meanwhile people in top positions in the Government are of the view that the grants are needed and if government do things in the right way the loans would be of great benefit to the country.MR. O.B.Amoah a paliamentarian and former minister of state in Ghaha,who spoke to this reporter said the government must look at how to manage these loans rather than how to get them.