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(6)
Towards the achievement of the objectives stated in clause, (5) of this article, the State shall take
appropriate measures to—
(a) foster a spirit of loyalty to Ghana that overrides sectional, ethnic and other loyalties;
(b) achieve reasonable regional and gender balance in recruitment and appointment to public
offices;
(c) provide adequate facilities for, and encourage free mobility of people, goods and services
throughout Ghana;
(d) make democracy a reality by decentralizing the administrative and financial machinery of
government to the regions and districts and by affording all possible opportunities to the people
to participate in decision-making at every level in national life and in government; and
(e) ensure that whenever practicable, the headquarters of a Government or public institution
offering any service is situated in an area within any region, taking into account the resources
and potentials of the region and the area.
(7)
As far as practicable, a government shall continue and execute projects and programmes commenced
by the previous Government.
(8)
The State shall take steps to eradicate corrupt practices and the abuse of power.
(9)
The state shall promote among the people of Ghana the culture of political tolerance.
36 ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES
(1)
The State shall take all necessary action to ensure that the national economy is managed in such a
manner as to maximize the rate of economic development and to secure the maximum welfare,
freedom and happiness of every person in Ghana and to provide adequate means of livelihood and
suitable employment and public assistance to the needy.
(2)
The State shall, in particular, take all necessary steps to establish a sound and healthy economy
whose underlying principles shall include—
(a) the guarantee of a fair and realistic remuneration for production and productivity in order to
encourage continued production and higher productivity;
(b) affording ample opportunity for individual initiative and creativity in economic activities and
fostering an enabling environment for a pronounced role of the private sector in the economy;
(c) ensuring that individuals and the private sector bear their fair share of social and national
responsibilities including responsibilities to contribute to the overall development of the
country;
(d) undertaking even and balanced development of all regions and every part of each region of
Ghana, and, in particular, improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally,
redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and the urban areas;
(e) the recognition that the most secure democracy is the one that assures the basic necessities of
life for its people as a fundamental duty.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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