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I will reduce number of ministers-Dr Mahama
Pelingu (UE), Feb 25, Ghanadot/GNA– Dr Edward
Nasigri Mahama, presidential candidate for the People’s
National Convention Party (PNC), said he would reduce the
number of ministers and deputy ministries in government from
88 to 40 if elected President of Ghana in the 2008 Election.
He said the expenditure on the ministers was too much and
that could be re-channelled into developing sectors of the
economy.
Dr Mahama was speaking at a press Conference at Pelingu in
the Upper East Region, to throw more light on the PNC
manifesto and to seek the mandate of the people in the
forthcoming election.
He said “most of the ministers are redundant and their roles
could be performed by few ministers.”
Dr Mahama said he would focus on farmers, women and the
youth, the engine of growth of the economy.
He said a PNC government would equip farmers with
agriculture inputs and loans to enable them to undertake
intensive farming to feed Ghanaians.
Dr Mahama said ‘Operation Feed Yourself,” that was practiced
under General Acheampong’s regime, would be re-introduced to
increase food production and create jobs.
He said women, managers of families, would be assisted with
packages including soft loans to enable them to go into
viable economic ventures.
Dr Mahama said a PNC government would ensure that shea
butter which was abundant in the northern part of the
country was processed and exported.
He expressed worry that the country’s roads were in bad
shape making it difficult for many farmers to transport
their produce to the urban centres and cited roads in
Bandai, Kate krachi in the Volta region and parts of the
Northern Regions, which produces much yam for the country.
Dr Mahama assured the people that a PNC government would
repair bad roads and appealed to the electorate to vote for
him in the 2008 Election to enable him to the development
the country.
GNA.
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