The Daily Graphic discusses the global financial crisis and the measures that government should take to safeguard Ghana’s economy. According to the paper, since most developing and emerging economies are linked to those of the developed world, the likelihood that developing countries will suffer most cannot be under-estimated. However, the paper says the remarks by the Breton Woods Institutions that Ghana’s economy is still robust and can withstand any likely difficulties from the fallout from the world economic crisis is a good news for all. In the view of the paper, the future of the economy rests on the government’s attitude to the country’s agricultural programmes to ensure that the country is self-sufficient all-year round. The paper hopes that the various safety nets to absorb the meltdown of the global financial crisis between now and next year be sustained to 2010 when the country begins to factor the oil boom and the West African Gas Pipeline Project.
The Ghanaian Times writes on the campaign promises by the Presidential and Parliamentary aspirants. According to the paper, the promises and manifestos of the parties are short on how the promises will be funded. The paper says many political promises are not fulfilled because those elected come to power only to realize that the national coffers are empty. The Times therefore urges the electorate to question the politicians their sources of funding for all the grandiose programmes they are promising especially in the light of the global credit crunch and the high probability that donor inflows may not be as forthcoming as in the past.
'E.C must be careful' is how the Chronicle captions its editorial. The paper says a week ago, the Director-In-Charge of Elections at the Electoral Commission, EC, Albert Kofi Arhin, went public with the information that his outfit has so far removed 5,000 names from the voter’s register. And However barely two days after, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan denies that such names have been removed from the register. The paper says it finds the pronouncement and counter-denial very dangerous and call on officials of the EC to be careful when making comments publicly. The paper says the E.C. officials must channel all such public comments through their Public Relations Department. The paper also urges the E.C. to harmonize their operations and not to feed the public with inaccurate information that would set the tone for politicians and the general public to doubt their sincerity.
