{"id":647591,"date":"2017-05-15T03:32:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T03:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/15\/official-promises-and-announcements-need-follow-up\/"},"modified":"2017-05-15T03:32:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T03:32:23","slug":"official-promises-and-announcements-need-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/15\/official-promises-and-announcements-need-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Official promises and announcements need follow-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

If President Abdel Fattah El Sisi needs one thing, it\u2019s a body whose sole mandate is to <\/strong>follow up on his directions and the government\u2019s promises<\/strong>, Seliman Gouda says in a column penned for Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. El Sisi often orders officials to take action on certain issues, but there\u2019s an accountability gap when ministers and state employees don\u2019t follow through. Gouda points to the EEDC in 2015 and the national youth conference held in Sharm El Sheikh as two events during which officials made big promises that have yet to materialize. He says that too much weight is being placed on these events simply taking place rather than tangible outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If President Abdel Fattah El Sisi needs one thing, it\u2019s a body whose sole mandate is to follow up on his directions and the government\u2019s promises, Seliman Gouda says in a column penned for Al Masry Al Youm. 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