[ 2016-09-27 ]

Mismanagement, corruption cause of Ghana’s problems – Bawumia
The New Patriotic Patriotic Party (NPP) running
mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at
the governing National Democratic Congress over
what he says is the surge in hardships Ghanaians
face in the country.

According to him Ghana’s unending problems can
be blamed on mismanagement and corruption in the
Mahama-led government.

Dr. Bawumia made the comment on Monday in Nyanyano
Kakraba in the Gomoa East Constituency as part of
his campaign tour of the Central Regional.

“There is a lot of hardships in the country
today. In Nyanyano Kakraba, water is a problem,
paying for electricity is a problem, paying school
fees has become a problem, there are no jobs and
this is why there is the need for change.
Ghana’s economy has now been totally run to the
ground and that is what is causing these
hardships. But the problem is not a lack of
resources, this is a land of resources but the
real problem is that those who have been entrusted
with the responsibility of managing our resources,
mismanage and steal them, and this situation
cannot continue any longer,” he said.

Dr. Bawumia used the opportunity to highlight some
policies his party would implement if given the
nod on December 7.

“The one constituency, one million dollars every
year policy will ensure that, unlike the current
situation, our capital expenditure budget reaches
all parts of Ghana especially our towns and
villages and that the constituencies are directly
given significant resources to tackle their
developmental problems. So from 2017, Gomoa East
Constituency will have an equivalent of $1million
and this will come every year so that no one will
sit in Accra and send these monies to Burkina Faso
or Dubai and deprive you of the benefits that can
be gained from such an amount.”

NPP Manifesto will be all about Jobs

The NPP running mate also hinted that his
party’s soon-to-be launched Manifesto will
primarily be about job creation and also creating
a congenial atmosphere for private businesses to
flourish.

“Our soon-to-be launched Manifesto will be about
jobs. Today our youth cannot find jobs, this will
change under the NPP. We will introduce policies
that will make it easy for businesses to operate,
make profit, grow and employ. We will deal with
the high import taxes to make it easy for
companies to bring in raw materials and equipment
for production and we will reduce the high tax
burden on companies and traders,” he indicated.

Source - citifmonline.com

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