[ 2016-08-30 ]

Bad governance leading to poverty – Addai Nimo
Member of Parliament for the Mampong constituency,
in the Ashanti Region, Francis Addai Nimo, says
the record levels of poverty among Ghanaians are
as a result of the poor governance under the last
eight years by President John Mahama.

Addai Nimo indicated that if Ghana is to move
forward and fulfill its true potential of being
the Black Star of Africa, then Ghanaians must
return the New Patriotic Party, under the
leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, back into Office.

“Ghana’s development rests with the NPP. Ghana
has enjoyed 59 years of independence. 27 years of
our independent life has been under PNDC/NDC. Let
us ask ourselves. What has this tradition done for
Ghana? We in the NPP have only been at the helm of
power for 10 years and 3 months, and our record
has been sterling,” he said.

Francis Addai Nimo, who is part of Nana
Akufo-Addo’s entourage touring the three
Northern Regions, made this known when he
addressed a rally at Bolgatanga the Upper East
Region capital, on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the
Bolgatanga Jubilee Park.

“It was under the 2-year and 3-month old
government of the late Dr. K.A. Busia that the
vast majority of teak used for the electrification
programme in Ghana were planted, which ensured
that electricity was extended to every part of the
country,” he said.

Again, he added that “the size of Ghana’s GDP,
in 2000, was $4 billion, at the time the party
took office. In 8 years, we moved it to $24
billion. This means that if Ghana is to have a
bright future, it rests in the hands of the
NPP.”

He therefore urged Ghanaians to give the NPP and
Nana Akufo-Addo “the opportunity to serve this
nation, to transform this nation, and improve on
the quality of life of every Ghanaian.”

Every government undertakes development

On the same platform, the NPP Campaign Sector
Committee Chairperson on Trade and Industry, Alan
Kwadwo Kyerematen, indicated that the most
important things required of any government are
the development of the nation, as well as the
improvement in the living standards of Ghanaians.

“In spite of the NDC’s singular message of
infrastructural development, 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 noted.

As per the NDC’s rhetoric of having undertaken
infrastructural development, Alan Kyerematen
stated that “if the task is all about how many
kilometres of road you have constructed, or the
number of schools built, then the NDC is no match
for the NPP.”

He stated that “in addition to providing
infrastructural development, we, in the NPP, will
give you jobs to do. That is why Nana
Akufo-Addo’s message everywhere he goes is that
he will help establish a factory in every
district, to create jobs for you.”

Recapping the NPP’s record of job creation in
Bolgatanga and in the Upper East Region, Alan
Kyerematen noted that President Kufuor’s
government “rehabilitated the Pwalugu Tomato
factory, and the Zuarungu meat factory. This
created thousands of jobs for the people. These
factories, under President Mahama, have all
collapsed. We are coming to revive all of
these”

He further assured that groundnut farmers in the
region will also be beneficiaries of the setting
up of a groundnut processing plant, when the NPP
assumes office in

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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