Exclusive Interview with Kwame Pianim on the next four years for Ghana | Point of View

Ghanaian Statesman and renowned Economist, Kwame Pianim spoke to Bernard Avle in this interview on Ghana's prospect in the next four years under President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Mr. Pianim also touched on the economy of Ghana amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
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[@nananick1]

Dr Pianim one of the best assets Ghana. He must be cherished. Long live Sir

[@nanaadwoa.9250]

Dr Andrew Kwame Pianim, is truly one of the best economists in Ghana. Please, let's hear from you more often.

[@christianamills9516]

Happy to se you &hear from you papa a great man in Ghana on talking point those days years ago God bless you again papa Dr A K P

[@mosesbaah6369]

Great man, full of wisdom. Listen leaders of today, its about innovativeness and creativity.

[@felixeshun2221]

This interview looks and feels so fresh. The current leadership and all those in positions in this country need to watch, understand Dr. Pianim and quickly make relevant commitments to get the country running. "THERE IS NO TIME"..... Dr. Pianim will say !!! Thanks a lot Bernard (Aloski)

[@patrickmireku6993]

Topic well discussed. Much respect for the statesman, Kojo Pianin and you, Bernard.

[@twumampong2303]

I have always loved this man!

[@Noble724]

Can this Elder have audience with the president please and can he be part of the special advise to the leadership !!!

[@alimi-yaoadam7838]

Aunty he is very honest and they don't like such a person. Uncle Pianim is very special. He grew up in Ghana under Nkruamha where leadership was all about service to man God and Country.

[@prindustv4377]

I have not wasted my time listening to him. Even though he is NPP, his deliberations have been neutral. Politicians like him are very few in Ghana.

[@dzormekuhkajolamaclean139]

My thoughts exactly.

[@osagyefoghanaba]

Thank you Mr Kwame Pianim....

[@akatamanso73]

Akufo Addo should listen this man, too- many ministers needs too many cars and Extra our economy can’t afford that

[@littlede-hebrew2064]

Mr. You have nailed it all. I remember Mr Newman and Dr Brobby those days as with radio eye.

[@myAfricanAffairs]

Citi Tube, please tell Mr. Pianim that he's over 80 years now and he should try to do his last best for his hometown Achinakrom before he leaves this earth. I am from his hometown but unfortunately I haven't got the chance to meet him. I wasn't in Ghana when he came there for his mother's funeral. I want to meet this man so bad.He mentioned Essienimpong near his village.....well, for those who don't know his village is Achinakrom (Achina).

[@julianatawiah479]

lol. Asemsebe!!!! our village

[@myAfricanAffairs]

@@julianatawiah479 Hahahahaha. How did you find this video? I had to let them know we have some folks from Texas here. Hahaha

[@sasusan1]

Inspiring!! Absolutely inspiring!!. All hands on deck. Inshallah, YiHāWuHā YiSWuA Hā MeSYiCH will accomplish it for us. Let's turn Ghana cum Africa into a global power within 25 years. We can do it.

[@babscoker4178]

Wow, Mr Kwame Pianim

[@truestory7341]

What we should do now is to renovate all the Nkrumah’s collapsed factories then add more to them 🏭

[@alibara4586]

The problem is they are,not update for competition.

[@baffourjah4319]

It will never happen...Nana Addo father's wasn't support Nkruma's ideas..

[@rikasante9956]

Hes part of the then NPP era who did well for Ghana during the Kuffours era not what we have now. I clearly remember him so well. U r blessed Sir

[@MegaAxim]

These were the NPP legends not the ones we have now who don’t know how to run a country.

[@aaronintuah1781]

Do u kno how to run ur family?

[@brobbeyamagyei424]

Badoo, that’s your opinion. However, 8 years of Kufour’s administration and the last four years of Nana Addo’s administration and going forward will continue to be the best among the best despite the coronavirus pandemic catastrophic effects not only on Ghana economy but the entire world economy. Any time NPP is in power, the economy does well. On the other hand, the opposite is true when the other party is in power.

[@diguiolainc7930]

@@brobbeyamagyei424 Nonsense! 4 more for Nana to borrow nyafu nyafu

[@brobbeyamagyei424]

@@diguiolainc7930 That’s obtuse comment meaning, if you can’t stand the truth or argue with facts, your only option is propaganda or throwing grenade.

[@richmondhayford3166]

@@brobbeyamagyei424 are you okay my friend... with all the deplorable roads and the mess in the country? Wake up my friend and reason well free of bigot.

[@wisdomsarbah1725]

Truly I don't know if this man had retired. if not i may say, he could be a great minister of economy. cos, listening at how he talks show that he has economical strategy skills & knows how to matrix it to growth 🏋️‍♂️👍.........🍁

[@midodzitay2446]

This was pleasing to the ear 👂 Thanks for this. It would have been great to have touched on the Air transportation industry in GH

[@georgetitus-glover6228]

This noble man has grown very senile n sound almost like ex president Kuffour. Live long, sir.

[@NanaKNOwusu]

WE DON'T HAVE TIME. Thank you, Daddy.

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

👌👌

[@amponsahaugustine2481]

Fantastic economist

[@rebeccaafola9057]

God bless you daddy

[@nketiahkofi3949]

Long life Dr.

[@johnakologo5928]

Mr Kwame Pianim you know much you should have become President. I salute you Sir.

[@samuelowusu4755]

@Car losy You know something about my brother . Good for you .

[@Kba864]

My man talking

[@lukmanadam8415]

This is the wisdom fases of 🇬🇭 Ghana and the fool's are on the top seats government and eating money 💰 of Ghana.God bless Jamasi ashanti. Tell them. There is facts 💯 👏. Search

[@kobokoiddrisu32]

Hmmm oh GH this was the person we insult years back , how can we move forward with out appreciating the good old G,God bless our home land GH.

[@dorisdeyfashions]

My dear, my first time of hearing from him. But he worked in UN ,he should have open his mind then and help the nation. But rather they depend on the loans.

[@alimi-yaoadam7838]

We should start the crusade now and force Mr President to appoint him as our finance minister.

[@andrewsbempah970]

To all nkrumaist and until the whole world knows the truth,ghana first president Nkrumah inherited a rich country in terms of natural resources,but lacking technological and managerial skills.However he became arrogant and embarked on gargantuan spending spree with no coherent strategies to replenish outlays from inherited assets. The all powerful almighty God who spoke and things happened didn't need six days to finish creation,he could finish everything one day or even a second,but just as in his usual humility came to earth and was brutally crucified on the cross,systematically finished creation in six days.Why six days?Maybe God is speaking to mankind to finish one major project at a time. Had first post colonial president Nkrumah,prioritised rural development and mechanized agriculture,before imports substituting industrialisation,ghana now would not be importing more food than export. Mechanized agriculture,including construction of canals to carry water to potential farming areas and for transportation,would eventually cause many farm workers to lose their jobs,since farm machines would replace human workers. Then large scale imports substituting industrialisation,would be a sound policy,since it would create employment opportunities for displaced farm workers and first time job seekers. The rush to imports substituting industrialisation,shortly after independence with a population of about six million when agriculture was manual and highly labor intensive,caused farm workers in remote areas without clean drinking water,electricity etc,to take newly created lucrative factory jobs in cities where all the modern amenities were concentrated. The root cause of urbanization problems and ghana losing her one time position as world leading producer and exporter of cocoa. It should be noted that,the United States didn't become industrial giant overnight,it has evolved from agriculture to industrialization and now information economy. The United States now a highly industrial country,still exports more beef than imports,due to strong agriculture foundation,while ghana a developing sub Saharan Africa country with vast arable land imports beef with no export, Paradoxically ghana has one of the highest unemployment rate in the world,with many people having barely enough food,

[@alfrankie2917]

I would like to know ,do you have a daughter or niece who is a Doctor ? Perhaps she might have done her intenship at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in N Y . She is also called Pianim. She did her intenship in around 1989 , please tell her Al. Say hello ( surgical intensive care unit) .Unit Clerk !

[@ericarthur6028]

Nana Addo reach out to John Mahama in 2017 to build up the nation and what was the out come. Nation building is about vision and how to run it.

[@truestory7341]

Kwame Nkrumah we miss you 😢. These NPP & NDC are not helping us. They think about their lifestyle alone. After Kuffour no better President in our era .

[@sunshinevg643]

What about the current president kwame nkrumah could not Brin free education ro whol Ghana Nana ADDO has done it. The one dustrict one factory one dam, ambulance in every district. I'm sure if you were at nkrumah'era you will still be ungreatful

[@richmondhayford3166]

@@sunshinevg643 what a joker

[@kdx1214]

Can we stop talking about America, what happened there is not the worse in their history, they have moved on, Gone!! The institutions worked well and some distinguished politicians like ex-vice president Pence put the nation before politics.

[@dorisdeyfashions]

Well not many of black people living outside or abroad have experience the coviod, what Ghana need now is what lay out you mentioned, building factories, use our Herbs and we'll be fine.

[@lawrencefiadzomor2545]

my

[@emilyappiah1505]

Great Words of Wisdom. Kudos Sir.

[@truthmarshall4512]

It’s very difficult listening to this. Oh Lord, open the eyes of our African leaders. Research more beyond what you hear and read. Plsssss

[@nyamedilangi-jetchri7842]

It is not personal issues

[@justone5404]

This man should be the president

[@yacouboumohammed2440]

Mr Pianim you are a great man why didn't you guys advise nana most young guys were disappointed in nana I like your objectiveness you are the state man the country need nana is steering the country in the wrong directions

[@johnakologo5928]

Mr Pianim you're too gud to be the Finance minister, I remember visiting you at your residence with late Victor Dunyo

[@Kba864]

Mr Pianim is beyond Finance minister Consultancy is all he can do

[@yawos9024]

Why do we love to draw parallels with Europe and America? These entities set the rules of the global capitalist system. The U.S dollar is global reserve currency backed up a behemoth military that ensures the U.S gets the biggest cut of the world resources at her own price. All these concepts of deficit financing and others are effective as the strength of your political economy. Let me be clear: Countries don't get to the top solely on economic policies. We need to eschew this unrealistic optimism. The Chinese are a permanent member of the UN security council. There are things they can get we can't. Japan and Korea are basically appendages of Pax Americana. Above all, Japan used to be an imperial power. We don't have any similarities with these countries.

[@Asoyaafoundation1941]

How can a country developed when all its citizens are expecting the minister to come to their family funerals and birthdays and wedding ceremonies because "We voted for you"!

[@kofiamoakosiawkasmow8889]

Ghana’s lost President! 🇬🇭

[@ericarthur6028]

The country needs to move forward, this is not a serious court case, and the petitioner knows that. What the nation needs to do is to tell John Mahama to cut the crap for the country to move on.

[@milkoansah-johnson8768]

Was the election stolen by vote rigging?

[@ericarthur6028]

@@milkoansah-johnson8768 No

[@milkoansah-johnson8768]

@@ericarthur6028 there was widespread vote rigging at polling stations & EC changed results several times. All her results have been assessed by a few statisticians as false results. Statisticians specialise in accumulating data & analysis. Based on the above, a petition is now in the SC. Considering that statistics is a branch of maths which is rigorous, there is 100% certainty that Akufo-Addo will lose his position as president then face disqualification bcos he relied on fraudulent results. Fraud is a crime so it is not safe for a criminal to be president.

[@ericarthur6028]

@@milkoansah-johnson8768 This is the reason why the NDC is in court, they need to produce the evidence to that effect and stop disturbing everybody.

[@milkoansah-johnson8768]

@@ericarthur6028 a court case has a procedure so that is ongoing. You will see the evidence during trial. Trial has not begun. For your information, the judges will try not to hear the trial.

[@yacouboumohammed2440]

No no no no the guy is not qualify

[@milkoansah-johnson8768]

After all the theft, Pianim thinks Ken Ofori-Atta should be finance minister. This means Pianim supports stealing so it is fair to suspect him as a thief.

[@dzormekuhkajolamaclean139]

I don't think you listened to this man clearly. He clearly gave a tongue-in-cheek response to the question, suggesting that he has his reservations.