By Benjamin Akoto, GNA
Koforidua (E/R), Jan. 23, GNA – Mr. Michael
Awuah, first Vice Chairman of the Japan branch of the ruling New Patriotic
Party (NPP), has called for Ghanaian voters to renew the party’s mandate in
this year’s general election.
They should return the party to power to
continue with its carefully considered and planned policies and programmes,
they were helping to transform the economy and the lives of the people.
He said programmes such as the “Rearing for
Food and Jobs” and the “Planting for Export and Rural Development” had the
potential to significantly increase agriculture production levels, diversify
and raise farmers’ incomes, as well as bring in more foreign exchange.
He made reference to the construction of the
25,000-hectare irrigation project at Pwalugu, dams and dugouts to ensure an
all-year-round farming, and said, this was a clear demonstration of the NPP’s
commitment to improving the agricultural sector.
He was quoted as making the call in a press
statement issued and signed by the Acting Communications Director of the Japan
branch of the party, Kwaku Adu, a copy of which was made available to the Ghana
News Agency (GNA).
It said, Ms. Sheila Yeboah, Chairperson of
Kanagawa Chapter of the party, applauded the agricultural reforms that were
making farming attractive to the young people.
She added that the various interventions by
the government had put the nation on the track to achieving the 2003 AU’s
Malabo declaration on agriculture.
The declaration forms part of Africa’s agenda
2063, where each country is expected to allocate at least 10 per cent of the
national budget to agriculture with the aim of achieving a six per cent
agricultural growth rate to end hunger.
The NPP Japan branch has scheduled Sunday, 4th
May, 2020 for its Congress and this will take place at the Akos Hall, Saitama
Prefecture, Tokyo.
GNA