The New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is sponsoring the candidacy of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for president, has said data collected under the current government would be made interoperable next year.
According to the NPP, it was for a good reason the Akufo-Addo-led government prioritised data collection through the digital address system, Ghana Card and others.
The National Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, who addressed a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 explained that the exercise was to set the foundation, which is now ready for merger.
“Implementing comprehensive data interoperability across government platforms to enhance transparency and streamline services. I have seen this being launched up and down where we have the citizens app, where once your data is captured with all the platforms that we have created so far.
“You are not required in applying for, or in accessing any government service to repeatedly provide your data. You’ll be captured, and this data will be interoperable for whatever purpose you need or for whatever service you need,” he said.
PLAN
The NPP Director of Communications trumpeted its manifesto for the December 7 general election. According to him, the 2024 NPP social contract is a comprehensive plan to revitalise Ghana’s economy and aid the nation towards sustained growth.
Leveraging the digital advancement, Richard Ahiagbah positioned the NPP and its candidate ahead of its opponent, saying the NPP provides superior economic proposals for Ghana.
“The NPP’s 2024 Manifesto offers bold solutions for jobs and business. Its ideas are forward-looking, aiming to stabilise and grow the economy, leveraging the digital revolution to make Ghana competitive,” Ahiagbah stated.
Referring to the fourth industrial revolution, he noted that the NPP’s economic strategies are designed to leverage the opportunities it presents.
“Dr. Bawumia and the NPP’s Bold Solutions for the economy have been widely discussed and found by experts to be relevant, workable and effective in sustaining the economic recovery and delivering a stable economy for Ghanaians in the immediate term,” he added, stressing the credibility and feasibility of the NPP’s proposals.
ECONOMY
In his address, Mr. Ahiagbah urged voters to focus on the economy in deciding on a candidate but stressed that the NPP offers the best policy option to drive growth and improve living standards.
He urged Ghanaians to support the NPP and its presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the upcoming December 7 elections.
“We should vote for Dr. Bawumia and the NPP to implement these widely accepted policy ideas to stabilise and grow the economy.
The economy is everything to vote for on December 7 and Dr. Bawumia and the NPP offer the right policy solutions to boost growth and prosperity for Ghanaians,” Ahiagbah remarked.
24 HOUR
He advised Ghanaians against voting for the NDC based on the 24-hour economy, saying that it does not offer “you any opportunity. It doesn’t.”
Describing the 24-hour economy as “an incidental policy,” Ahiagbah said, “it is not a primary policy. It’s not a policy you implement to result in something.
“You implement a certain economic policy that results in the ability to leverage a 24-hour economy. That is the fraud in the 24-hour economy that must inform our readers.”
