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PNC ensures farmers of good prices for their produce
WA, Nov. 1, Ghanadot/GNA –
The People’s National Convention (PNC), would ensure that
farmers, particularly those in the Upper West, Upper East
and Northern Regions receive appreciable prices for their
produce, if the party wins Election 2008.
Dr Edward Mahama, PNC presidential candidate, who gave the
assurance, said such a move would make farming attractive,
especially to the youth, to prevent them from migrating to
the cities for menial jobs.
He said these at Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, during
a campaign tour of the region on Saturday.
Dr. Mahama cited that when he was a rice farmer in the
Northern region, there was no migration of young girls from
the area to the cities to become head porters or “kayayei”
because jobs were available on the rice farms for them to
do.
He expressed regretted that subsequent governments had
allowed the rice industry to collapse compelling most young
people to drift to the Southern part of the country.
Dr. Mahama said “I will bring back profitable production of
rice and farmers would be encouraged to cultivate crops such
as maize in large quantities to feed the populace and
provide feed for the poultry industry.”
The CPP presidential candidate stressed that if elected as
president, he would ensure with large production of poultry
so that school children would be fed with chicken at least
once a day.
Dr. Mahama urged Ghanaians to vote for the PNC to enable him
to implement good plans for the country.
He said the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the
School Feeding Programme, being implemented by the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), were his ideas which he made public
as soon as he entered politics while the National Democratic
Congress (NDC) also adopted the GETFund, which was his
initiative.
Dr Mahama said the NHIS was laudable and he would implement
it better than the way the NPP government was doing.
He said some presidential candidates for the polls had their
turn in to govern the country and did not perform well to
the expectations of Ghanaians.
Dr Mahama said it was his turn to be voted for and Ghanaians
would not regret for making him their leader.
GNA
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