Mills to set up fund for industrial expansion

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof John Evans Atta Mills, has given the asurance that a government under his watch would set up a fund for industrial expansion, especially in the export sector.
Although he did not mention the amount involved, he said it would provide the youth with sustainable employment as well as enough foreign exchange for the country.
Addressing a mini rally at Ashaley Botwe in the Adentan-Kpeshie-Gonno Constituency as part of his campaign in some parts of the Greater Accra Region in Accra, Prof Mills said the youth of Ghana would also be encouraged to enter mainstream agriculture.
He said encouragement would also include technical, financial and service support as well as ensuring that they had ready markets for the produce.
Prof Mills also visited the Ashaley Botwe New Mosque and Adenta Trotro Station. Members of his entourage included, Dr Kwabena Adjei; NDC National Chairman, Madam Ama Benyiwa Doe; NDC Women Organiser and Mr Yaw Boateng Gyan, Deputy National Organiser.
He said another area that would receive attention from the next NDC government, and made attractive to the youth was bamboo and cane planting, for craft making, adding that this would serve two purposes, to provide employment for the youth and to replenish the depleted vegetation.
Prof Mills also pledged that his administration would provide financial support to tertiary students to further their studies in the area of medicine, accountancy, among others, to be able to sharpen their skillsin order to provide their best for the service of the nation.
He again added that his government would build 300 senior high schools.
This is to provide opportunity for about 60 per cent of junior high school (JHS) students who do not gain access to senior high school (SHS) as a result of the inability of the New Patriotic Party’ (NPP) to build more SHSs.
According to him, only 40 per cent of students from JHS gained admission to SHS, and added that during the eight-year administration of the NDC it was able to build 264 senior high schools, however the NPP had been able to build only 19 senior high schools.
Prof Mills added that his administration would build more technical and vocational school with adequate facilities and enhanced curriculum to provide quality skills for the youth.
Prof Mills also added that Ghanaian contractors would be given support to be internationally competitive in order to win contracts in the West African sub region.
He added that companies that would employ more youth would be given tax incentives as a way to encourage them to provide employment for the youth.
The NDC parliamentary aspirant for Adentan-Kpeshie-Gonno Constituency, Mr Kwadwo Adu-Asare, urged the electorate to vote for him and Prof Mills for the development of the area and Ghana in general.