[ 2016-11-20 ]

Create jobs; any gov’t can construct flyover – Alan


Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan
Kwadwo Kyerematen, has asked President John Mahama
not to boast with construction of roads, flyovers,
and schools, because every government since
independence has executed development projects as
part of a social contract with the people.

He said infrastructural development can therefore
not be the trump card for any government defending
its record in office or basis for Ghanaians to
renew its mandate.

The former minister of state said this when he
addressed residents of Akim Swedru as part of the
campaign tour of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)
presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo in the
Eastern Region, on Saturday November 19.

President Mahama and his appointees have been
trumpeting their achievements in infrastructural
projects ahead of the December 7 polls, especially
the recently inaugurated Kwame Nkrumah
interchange.

They are using the projects as campaign tools and
asking the electorate to give them another
four-year term in office.

But Mr. Kyerematen pointed out that, the most
important duty required of any government is to
create a vibrant economy that will create jobs for
the people and not just simply borrowing money to
execute projects.

Governments, he added, should also be able to
improve the living standards of Ghanaians and not
blowing their horns about execution of projects.

“Their message is that, in the last 8 years,
they have been able to construct roads, school
buildings and hospitals. It is a good thing. But,
let me ask you one question. Have you seen any
government, in Ghana’s history, which has never
constructed roads, schools or hospitals?” he
quizzed.

Mr. Kyerematen said inspite of the NDC’s
singular message of infrastructural development,
Ghanaians are saying the Mahama administration has
made life unbearable for them.

“Ghanaians are saying that their living
conditions are worse off. Ghanaians are saying
they cannot make ends meet; they cannot afford to
live in these hard times. This is clearly a sign
that the NDC has failed. Ghanaians are saying they
want Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP,” he said.

Mr. Kyerematen has therefore urged the electorate
to vote massively for the NPP in the December 7
polls, to ensure massive job creation in the
country.


“Nana Akufo-Addo’s message everywhere he goes
is that, he is coming to create jobs for all
Ghanaians. The creation of jobs is what Ghanaians
must look at before voting.”

Source - Citifmonline

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