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Akuffo-Addo pledges to
revamp distressed industries in Central Region
Mankessim (C/R), Aug. 24, Ghanadot/GNA - Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential
candidate, on Saturday pledged to revamp all collapsed
industries in the Central Region to generate more employment
and help revive the socio-economic status of the region.
The industries, including the Saltpond Ceramics, Komenda
Sugar Factory, Dunkwa Goldfields and the Pomadze Poultry,
have been a source of worry to the people in the region
because over the years, politicians made pledges to revive
them but failed to do so after securing power.
Nana Akuffo-Addo, who made the promise when he addressed a
large crowd at a rally at Mankessim in the Mfantsiman West
constituency, as part of his one-week tour to the region,
also repeated assurances to set up agro-based industries to
stem post harvest loses.
In his entourage was the vice presidential candidate, Alhaji
Mahamadu Bawumia, Ms Gloria Akuffo, former Minister of
Aviation, Mr Allan Kyeremanten, Mr Boakye Agyarko, former
Presidential aspirants, Mr Nkrabea Effah Darteh, MP for
Berekum and some regional executives of the Party.
He also declared that the discovery of oil in the country
constituted a major breakthrough that could help turn the
fortunes of the nation around for the better, particularly
in today's globalised economy.
He stressed that when given the mandate he would use
proceeds from the oil to develop all the socio-economic
facets of Ghana.
Nana Akuffo-Addo said the leadership as well as the
citizenry should be focused, hard working and dedicated to
facilitate the nation's progress.
The campaign tour also took the team to the
Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) and Ajumako-Anyan-Essiam
constituencies where they visited communities like
Anyan-Denkyira and Ajumako during which he addressed a rally
at Ajumako Methodist School Park.
Though the entourage got to the AOB constituency very late
the undaunted crowd, including the young, old and nursing
mothers, waited amidst cheers and singing along the road
side for the flag bearer and his team.
He later addressed supporters at a rally and assured them of
a better Ghana when given the mandate.
Some of the communities they later toured were Nwomaso,
Baako, Beedum, Brakwa and Odoben where the enthusiastic
crowd went wild and cheered, singing along Philipa Baafi's
"Go go high", the 2008 campaign song of the NPP as the flag
bearer got to those areas.
The parliamentary candidates for Mfantseman West, Mr Stephen
Asamoah Boateng, Ajumako-Anyan-Essiam, Mr Arthur Baiden and
Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Mr P.C. Appiah-Ofori, were introduced
by the flag bearer.
GNA
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