Ghanaians urged to keep duty bearers on their toes-Prof Karikari

The Board Chairman of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, Professor Kwame Karikari, has called on Ghanaians to put duty bearers on their toes and not shy away from holding them accountable.  

He said citizens   are becoming too accommodating of policy makers making them take the citizenry for granted. 

Professor Karikari said this at a two-day capacity building workshop for the media and civil society organizations in Ho on the fight against inequality in Ghana.

Prof. Karikari said the situation has fuelled growth inequality across the country and even though there has been visible economic growth, the poverty bracket is expanding. 

He called for a conscious awakening of the citizenry to fight for their rights and help minimize the gap between the “haves and have nots”.

The Programmes Manager, Inequality Programmes Ghana, OXFAM, Zakaria Sulemana, bemoaned the creation of inequality through disparity between income groups and regions in accessing basic healthcare even though Ghana has made progress in the Millennium Development Goals. 

He said a child born to one of the wealthiest homes in Ghana is three times more likely to make it past the fifth birthday as compared to a child from a poorer home. 

Mr Sulemana appealed to the government to expand the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty to tackle extreme poverty, and improve redistribution of interventions.

SOURCE: GNA
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