For three decades now, the 4th Republic of Ghana has skirted economic disaster due to weak fiscal controls and poor public financial management (PFM).

Even more harrowing to note is that the collapse of each of the previous republics was preceded by an economic crisis.

It is as clear as noonday that Ghana's failure to curb its addiction to skating on the brink is tantamount to PLAYING WITH HELL FIRE.

To be honest, though, the country has not been short of theatrics, earnest proclamations, and acronyms in the seeming quest to redress the perennial public financial management mess.