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Ex-serviceman praises President
Sunyani, July 2, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr. Steven Owusu, an
ex-serviceman and resident at Duayaw Nkwanta in Brong-Ahafo
Region, on Wednesday commended President John Agyekum Kufuor
for the able manner he has steered the affairs of the
country since the New Patriotic Party came to power.
He was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency
at a well attended party organised by the Regional
Coordinating Council at the residency in Sunyani to honour
senior citizens on Republic Day.
Mr. Owusu said he spent 10 years in the United States on a
course while in active service and had been overwhelmed by
the drastic transformation and extent of the country’s
development especially in the area of infrastructure on his
return.
He stated that “unlike the Rawlings regime where people were
under slavery, the NPP government has promoted freedom of
expression by the repeal of the criminal libel law and has
been sensitive to the plight and welfare of the people as
demonstrated by President Kufuor’s announcement of the
recent economic relief package”.
The ex-serviceman said with the discovery of oil in large
commercial quantities, the nation was going to stop if not
reduce the use of hard currency to import crude oil, which
would bring great relief to the country’s economy.
Mr. Owusu appealed to Ghanaians to compare the performance
of the NPP and the NDC governments and vote for the NPP so
President Kufuor’s successor could continue to build on the
good foundation laid.
He appealed to the police and other security agencies to
keep up the good work in apprehending armed robbers and hard
drug peddlers and users.
Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister,
said it was important to commemorate the Republic Day in
honour of those who contributed and sacrificed their lives
in the struggle for independence and the development of the
nation.
He said the occasion also allowed the youth to learn from
the experiences of senior citizens and help in the
development process.
The Regional Minister paid tribute to the late Dr. K. A.
Busia, Prime Minister in the Second Republic, whom he said
gave his best in the quest to develop the country and urged
the youth to follow his example.
Mr. Baffour-Awuah said a bust of the late Premier would be
unveiled at the Jubilee Park in Sunyani on July 11.
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