Dr Alhaji Mamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic
Party (NPP) Vice Presidential Candidate has appealed to the people of Central
Region to vote massively for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and parliamentary
candidates to help reverse the brittle economy.He said the government
under President John Dramani Mahama had received GH 248 billion as loans and
taxes in eight years but yet Ghanaians are facing economic hardship.
Dr
Bawumia, made the appeal when he addressed supporters of the Party at rallies in
Gomoa East, Asikuma-Odoben –Brakwa and Ekumfi constituencies as part of five
days tour of the Region.
He said as a result of corruption and bribery
practices by the government, the living conditions of Ghanaians have stagnated
and asked them to vote the National Democratic Congress from power in the
December 7, general election.
He said NPP government under ex-President
John Agyekum Kufuor used GH¢ 20 billion to create the Capitation Grant, Metro
Mass Transit (MMT), Youth Employment, Ghana School Feeding Programme, National
Health Insurance Authority and MASLOC and other interventions to alleviate the
suffering of Ghanaians.
He stated that when Ghana was under HIPC
condition during President Kufuor’s administration allowances of nurses and
teacher trainees were being paid to cushion the students.
The NPP Vice
Presidential Candidate said the government under NPP would create a Coastal
Development Fund to cater for the welfare of the people in the Region.
Dr
Bawumia said a law would be promulgated to make it obligatory for the government
to release the one million dollars to all 275 constituencies to facilitate
development programmes as promised.
He said the money could be managed
and used by the people to undertake the projects of choice.
He said under
NPP government would give 20 per cent as the capital budget of the National
budget to 216 districts to fight poverty.
He said the one district one
factory policy promised in the NPP manifesto would be implemented when voted to
power to create jobs and wealth for unemployed youth.
Dr Bawumia
accompanied by Mr Robert Kutin, Regional Chairman of the NPP called on Nana
Obeng Wiabo, Chief of Gomoa Nyanyano and Nana Tweiku VIII, Chief of Gomoa
Potsin.
At Asikuma, Odoben-Brakwa, Dr Bawumia called on Nana Efuah
Kyerewaa, Queenmother of Odoben, Nana Amoakwa Boadu, Omanhene of Breman Asikuma,
Nana Kweku Nkunguah, Regent of Brakwa and Nana Kweku Essuon, Chief of Breman
Badum.
The chiefs appealed to the NPP to assist them in the areas of
education, health, roads, jobs and others if offered the nod on December
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