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NDC collapsed all factories in Ashanti region - Nana Addo
To the NPP flagbearer, this unacceptable situation has led to the hardships and suffering of the people of the region.
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Additionally, the NPP leader noted that the major industries and businesses in the region, such as the Anglogold Ashanti mines, breweries, logging companies and cocoa farmers, have also collapsed.
"The undeniable truth is that the Ashanti Region is home to a great deal of Ghana’s wealth – our cocoa, gold etc. However, the talk emanating from the region is not a good one. Everywhere I have been to, I am met with phrases such as ‘Nana come and save us’, ‘Nana, we are suffering", he said.
He said this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei tutu, as part of his five-day campaign tour in the Ashanti Region at the Manhyia Palace.
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According to Nana Addo, "the Inland Port at Boankra has been abandoned. The Kumasi Ring Road project has also been abandoned. The 8-lane Sofo-line Interchange, from Abuakwa to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, has also not been completed."
He added, "Every truthful person in Ghana will acknowledge that all is not well with our nation. I am not saying this to score political points. It is the sad truth. Everyone in Ghana is suffering. In such a situation, we have no choice but to find a way to take away the hardship from the Ghanaian people."
Nana Addo "indicated that there is no government that has developed this country as much as the Kufuor government did in our time. Every good policy in operation in Ghana was done by President Kufuor – the National Health Insurance Scheme, Metro Mass Transport, School Feeding Programme, Free Maternal Care, amongst others."
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It is against this background that the Nana Addo appealed for the support of the Chiefs and people of the region, to help bring wealth and prosperity to every part of the country, without discrimination.
"If the Chiefs and people of Ashanti hear my cry and give me their support, all the abandoned projects I enumerated will be completed during my stay in office. Of particular focus is how we are coming to create jobs for the people of Ghana. Our young men and women, in every part of the country, are all looking for jobs. Every country that has failed to create jobs for the youth has ended up with several social problems. It is therefore necessary that we find ways and means to create jobs for the people," he said.
Nana Addo stated that, "everywhere I go, my message is that we can help establish a factory in every district across the country to help create jobs for the people. Also, we plan to improve and diversify our agriculture, and halt the over-reliance on cocoa."
He indicated that there should be no difficulty, whatsoever, in helping to establish a citrus processing factories in many of the districts of Ashanti, as they would be profitable ventures, and would also ensure that the farmers can also get ready market for their produce.
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