The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was on CNBC Africa
to talk about the impact of the digitalization agenda on Ghanaians.
The interview, hosted by CNBC Africa’s Arnold Kwizera, centered on how
the introduction of digital initiatives will serve as a major instrument
for economic transformation and also propel social inclusiveness.
According to the Vice President, leadership has tended to focus on crisis
management and hasn’t focused on the underlying system that drives
economic activities.
He said, “generally, the horizon is so short, you are in office for four
years. And if you don’t put the country ahead of your own political
exigencies, you will do what gets you elected. I will build the bridge and
I can point to a bridge or build a road and I can point to a road. And so
you’re in that type of mode of economic development.”
“But if you have to put in the systems for digitisation, that
infrastructure is soft infrastructure. You’re building a national ID,
building a digital address system. You’re doing all sorts of things that
may not be visible, but are more important in that mode, but it takes time
to manifest the benefits.”