THE THOUGHTS ROOM

The 2012 presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom says he is not obsessed with being the president of Ghana. According to him, he finds fulfilment in contributing to nation building through the creation of jobs. He said on Joy FM Wednesday morning that “I don’t have to be president of the Republic of Ghana to be fulfilled …This is time for nation building so I’m devoting myself to help the nation build. If it comes time for politics, well we will do it”. "I’m doing work everywhere and I like what I’m doing…I am working in this country in a private capacity to help build the country and create job opportunities and in due course, I think the people of Ghana will get to know that I am not obsessed with politics, I am not obsessed with being in public office. I will continue to do what I need to do for the people of Ghana and for myself,” he added. Dr Nduom, who is the chairman of Groupe Nduom, however, did not dismiss th...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says he regrets not being able to provide a permanent solution to the Dagbon crisis which occurred during his tenure in office. Perhaps being the only regret he had as President of Ghana, he said, “there was one event that I have had the occasion to tell the world and I pray to God that it wouldn’t ever happen again. The Dagbon crisis, it shook me to my foundations and I pray that it doesn’t happen again. And I pray that there will a permanent solution so that that traditional part of our country will find itself restored to harmony.” The former president expressed these sentiments on Joy FM when he spoke on a range of issues following his retirement as the first gentleman of the state in 2008. Ex-President Kufuor noted that he achieved great heights during his tenure, citing the country’s attainment of a middle income status in 2006 and the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme. “The eight year period I was pri...