Omanghana
A political analyst has criticized Ghana’s two leading political parties, the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party, for allegedly failing to preserve the transformative development vision of the country’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
Speaking during a live current affairs program on Monday, September 21, 2026, the analyst argued that successive NDC and NPP administrations had prioritized short-term projects over large-scale industrial development.
According to the analyst, some governments have presented relatively small infrastructure projects as major achievements, largely because such projects can be completed and commissioned within a four-year electoral cycle.
The commentator contrasted this approach with Nkrumah’s development program, which included projects such as the Akosombo Dam, Tema Harbor and the establishment of state-supported manufacturing industries.
The analyst maintained that those projects were designed to provide long-term foundations for industrialization, job creation and national economic independence.
By comparison, the NDC and NPP were accused of frequently focusing on road surfacing and small public buildings while failing to pursue a consistent national industrial policy.
The analyst also claimed that national development had increasingly become a political campaign tool, with projects sometimes rushed or poorly executed to coincide with elections.
According to the commentator, Ghana requires a long-term development framework capable of surviving changes in government rather than programs that are abandoned or redesigned whenever a different political party assumes office.
The analyst further argued that the decline of several state-backed industries established during Nkrumah’s administration had increased Ghana’s dependence on imported goods, foreign loans and international financial assistance.
This dependence, the commentator said, had weakened the country’s economic sovereignty and limited opportunities for local manufacturing and employment.
The analyst called for a national development plan spanning several decades, supported by the country’s major political parties and protected from partisan disruption.
Such a framework, the analyst said, should prioritize industrialization, local production, infrastructure, technology and the sustainable management of Ghana’s natural resources.
Source: Omanghana
