He observed that the affordable housing project started by the NPP, involving thousands of housing units across the nation, a majority of which are nearing completion, have been abandoned by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
In a statement issued by the NPP flag bearer to congratulate cocoa farmers for a record harvest, it added that ‘numerous road projects started by the NPP, including major commercial routes, such as Achimota-Ofankor road, Nsawam-Suhum road, Madina-Pantang road and the Sofoline interchange, just to mention a few, have all suffered from lack of funding under the NDC.
The cost of this deprioritisation of priority projects to the Ghanaian economy and to commuters should jolt us to focus on getting them done’.
Nana Akufo-Addo, however, indicated that the party was, nevertheless, glad to note that 15 months after the President, in his 2010 State of the Nation Address, directed the Ministry of Water Resources, Works & Housing ‘to complete all those housing projects’ started by the NPP, ‘to help alleviate the acute housing problem facing the country’, just last week, Government announced its intention to do so.
We hope that Government will deliver on this promise this time, the statement added.
He therefore warned that ‘This negative governance behaviour must not be encouraged and I urge Government to reconsider its position on such projects’.
To the cocoa farmers, Nana Akufo-Addo said the NPP, in its 2008 Manifesto promised to introduce a pension scheme for cocoa farmers and farm workers, noting that ‘On 19th May, 2011, COCOBOD said it was on the verge of establishing the first ever Pension Scheme for cocoa farmers to ensure that they do not suffer when they retire from active farming.
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