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Patronize made-in-Ghana goods, youth
told
Tema, Dec. 01, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Seth Evans Addo, Chief
Director of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Private Sector
Development (PSD) and the President's Special Initiative
(PSI) has urged the youth to cultivate the culture of
patronizing made-in-Ghana goods.
Mr Addo said the youth must develop a nationalistic attitude
towards buying Ghana's products as their small way of
contributing to the growth and development of local
industries.
He gave the advice in a speech read on his behalf by Mr Ntim
Donkor, Commercial Director at the Ministry during the
inauguration of patrons and executive members of the 'Green
Life Clubs' under the Abibimman Foundation, a
non-governmental organisation at Tema on Friday.
Mr Addo advised those who have developed the taste for
foreign products to change their perception of referring to
Ghanaian products as inferior, as it was not true.
He said to reverse the perception; the Ministry was
embarking on the 'Buy Ghana First Campaign' aimed at
implementing focused programmes in the promotion of Ghana
made products.
He said the campaign would also stimulate the demand for all
products with the made-in-Ghana labels, as well as promoting
the expansion of the Ghanaian industries.
Outlining the programmes under the campaign, he said a
National Product Galleries would be established on the
internet and at the Trade Fair Centre as well as in all the
regional capitals to showcase made-in-Ghana goods.
Mr Addo mentioned the promotion of the national Friday wear,
development of export trade houses, organization of
specialized trade fairs and exhibitions as well as the
establishment of a network of foreign trade and investment
representatives as other initiatives under the campaign.
He impressed on teachers and parents to inculcate in the
youth the spirit of patriotism by raising their commitment
to building positive values and attitudes on products of
Ghana.
Mr Kwabena Okai Ofosuhene, Chief Executive Officer of
Abibimman Foundation, an NGO promoting Livelihood, Peace and
Development, said, Green Life Clubs were established as the
youth wing of the foundation.
Mr Ofosuhene indicated that the clubs offered the platform
for the youth to actively participate in achieving national
development agendas especially the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG).
He said with that the Foundation has formulated a programme
dubbed 'Nkabom Journey for Development Programme' under
which eight schools in the Tema Metropolis would tackle one
thematic area each of the MDG.
He named the eight areas as career development, general
health education, HIV/AIDS related issues, environment, land
development issues, good governance promotion, preventing
drug abuse, motivation on general life issues and disaster
prevention and management.
Nii Adjei Kraku II, Tema Mantse inaugurated the 26 member
patrons and executives of the eight schools and commended
Abibimman Foundation for the initiative.
Nii Kraku charged the executives to become ambassadors for
national development and be committed to the aims of the
club to help implement state programmes.
GNA
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