CPP government will reorder priorities — Nduom

THE flag-bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has assured Ghanaians that if voted into power, a CPP government will put in place a comprehensive plan to renew and spread basic social infrastructure such as water, schools, roads and housing throughout the country.
This, he said, would be done by reordering the nation’s priorities and raising the necessary funds from domestic and international sources, as well as finding the best people to implement the plan with a sense of urgency.
Dr Nduom, who is also the CPP Member of Parliament (MP) for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirim, was briefing the media after his first nation-wide campaign tour, dubbed “Community-based Campaign”, during which he interacted with key stakeholders and the general public to test the strength and appeal of the party.
He described as unacceptable the increasing rate of water shortage, which had made people in Accra always carrying buckets and containers looking for water, while many other communities in the country had not had access to good drinking water for years.
He said his administration would amend the Mineral and Mining Law to ensure that Ghanaians become the best beneficiaries of the mineral resources.
This, he said, would avoid the manner in which the extractive resources had been taken away for the benefit of foreign investors through a poorly defined sharing of revenue by the state.
Dr Nduom said his crusade to win the presidency would constantly focus on a positive campaign of ideas and solutions to problems to make the lives of Ghanaians better.
“I am the one who is actively looking forward for a debate with the other candidates so that Ghanaians can make a choice based on the ideas and solutions we are offering,” he said.
Dr Nduom said the key issues most people presented to his team during the tour were unemployment, corruption in the society and the need for the government to be seen to be caring about the people.
He attributed the lack of employment to the unrestrained access of the Ghanaian market to very wide imports that suppressed the nation’s ability to create jobs, although Ghanaian industries had the potential to produce other products that were basic and essential and could create jobs.
According to Dr Nduom, his priority would be the creation of jobs that would provide living wages for the youth and assured Ghanaians that just as he, as a businessman, had been able to create more than 500 jobs through direct employment in Tamale, Obuasi, Takoradi, Hohoe, Kumasi, Elmina, Techiman, Tarkwa, Kasoa , Accra and Tema, he as a president would create more jobs.
The National Chairman of the party, Mr Ladi Nylander, said the CPP was in the race to win power and not to play second fiddle to any political party.