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I was sabotaged – Mahama
Dr. Mahama who is contesting for the fifth time is the first presidential candidate to appear before the IEA’s Evening Encounter series for Presidential aspirants from the various political parties.
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Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News, Wednesday, Dr Mahama said the event was supposed to be live on Metro TV and GTV but these television stations failed.
He lamented that there have been other instances where he has been sabotaged just so Ghanaians do not get to know the plans he has for the country.
“I think there was an attempt to sabotage the program because it was supposed to be live on Metro TV. My house girl was watching Metro, she waited and gave up. GTV interviewed me the day before and said they will be there; I didn’t see them. I have always known that people say ‘you are running and running’ but sometimes, there is a sabotage in getting my ideas to the people,” he said.
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Meanwhile, Dr Mahama has said his party is developing a detailed manifesto which will provide solutions to issues of corruption and other economic problems in the country.
Below are policies the party intends to implement if voted into power:
Agriculture
Agriculture has become a non performing agriculture sector growing at zero per cent. The rather slow pace of agriculture modernization and low level of participation in an otherwise productive sector is unfortunate. The PNC is convinced that if the government programs are properly planned and executed the youth can get into agriculture as happened in the operation feed yourself policy under the Acheampong regime. The PNC will adopt a climate smart approach to agriculture by making use of irrigation projects.
Sanitation
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Ghana is the second dirtiest in the world according to research. The PNC sees this as an unfortunate development. If it wins power, the PNC will turn waste into resource and add value to it in a way that can create jobs. Other products can be derived from Municipal waste and the PNC will explore that opportunity. Waste will be tackled under PNC in three different ways including generation and collection. Under generation there will be levies to entities whose activities lead to waste generation in the country. For the collection the PNC will provide incentives for private participation in waste collection; there will be the national sanitation guard programme that will recruit men to police sanitation programs.
Youth Unemployment
Youth unemployment is rising at fear provoking pace. The youth have been excluded in the socio-economic transformation of the country. The youth are assets to the country but if you have an asset and you don't look after it they reduce in value. PNC will provide up to date data on labour and engage the youth in jobs.
Corruption
Ghana is one of the worst performing countries in the fight against corruption. Much has been lost in the last five years through the abuse of Public Procurement Act. Sole sourcing has become the norm and that is the beginning of the corruption. The mode of appointment to the board of the Public Procurement Authority is problematic. The PNC will decouple the office of the Attorney General and the minister of Justice and appoint an independent prosecutor. The PNC will also resource agencies like EOCO CHRAJ to empower them to lead the fight against corruption. Beyond the institutional reforms is the issue of attitude- leadership by example. When Liman was removed, not a single one of his ministers were prosecuted for corruption. What happened when NDC one gave way to NPP in 2001? The finance minister, his deputy and other ministers of state were prosecuted and jailed under causing financial loss to the state, another way of defining.
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