Movement for Progress (MFP), a non-political movement, which seeks to provide a platform for the youth to engage leaders and influence national policies in their interests, has been launched in Accra.
The movement, founded by former President of the GFA Normalisation Committee, Dr. Kofi Amoah, would use social media as a tool to communicate the concerns of young people in all parts of the country to the leadership of the country.
Dr. Kofi Amoah renowned Ghanaian businessman, popularly known as “Citizen Kofi” is rumored to be nursing presidential ambition but it’s unclear his political persuasion even though he is more closer to the ruling NPP
Mr. Amoah said it was time for Ghanaians to have confidence, belief, and trust in one another and unite to build the nation saying: “A nation whose citizens do not have confidence in themselves but rather repose a great deal of their confident and trust in outsiders will struggle to succeed.”
He said, “not trusting in one another, not having confidence in ourselves, was very costly, detrimental for the development of the nation and must not be sustained.”
Dr Amoah stressed the need for Ghanaians to develop a sense of trust and do business with each other to preserve the inherent advantages of activities to themselves.
“Presently, Ghana owes over UDS 40 billion in debt and most of the loan funds just passed through our economy without much significant impact but with huge profits to foreign contractors and their home nations from where most of the materials and consultants for the projects originate.” Dr Amoah said Ghanaians must also have a mindset of change, embrace hygiene and orderliness as part of the initial building blocks of constructing modern civilization. He called on the youth to exude a culture of kindness, love and stressed the need for public policy on healthcare, education, housing, and affordable utility bills to be designed to provide the minimum threshold to everybody in a manner that would not the public purse bankrupt.
Source: GNA with additional files from Yaw Obeng Manu