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Independent Presidential Candidate in the 2024 presidential race, George Twum-Barimah-Adu has postulated that, the two political parties that have taken turns to govern Ghana under the 4th Republic have produced political party inclined presidents instead of national leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n He argues that the governments formed under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) always put the interest of their respective political parties above the common national interest which has slowed down the development of the country.<\/p>\n \u201cThe constitution says there shall be a President who shall be: Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana. These two parties since 1992 have replaced the Head of State with Head of Party\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n Mr Twum-Barimah-Adu explained that the raging galamsey menace in Ghana has not been successfully dealt with because of political partisanship.<\/p>\n \u201cSo you see this galamsey that everybody is talking about, one party will say because they will lose votes, they don\u2019t want to say anything about it. That is the problem with the political party system\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we want an effective positive change, it can only be done from a nonpartisan approach which puts the national interest above anything else. That is why I want to be President as an independent candidate\u201d George Twum-Barimah-Adu told Blakk Rasta on the 3FM Urban Blend show.<\/p>\n According to the independent presidential candidate, he will not govern as the \u2018Head of Party\u2019 but as the head of state. So he will not look at whether you are from party A or B, but whether you are qualified for the job and can you do the job.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the first time in history, Ghana will truly have a head of state who will not say because you didn\u2019t vote for me, I won\u2019t give you water, or because I will lose votes, I won\u2019t tackle an issue. Because it matters to Ghana and Ghanaians it shall be done. This is the main thing Ghanaians will get from my government\u201d he promised.<\/p>\n The presidential aspirant gave the assurance that the whole the economy is going to be reimagined, repurposed and redefined from Agriculture to Energy to Health and to everywhere to ensure that it is in the interest of Ghana, it is benefiting Ghanaians, and going to improve the well-being and livelihood of the Ghanaian.<\/p>\n He stated that his \u2018Agric for Wealth\u2019 policy is to bring wealth to every sector of the agric space, whether crop farming, fish farming, poultry, or animal husbandry by grouping farmers into cooperatives and reestablishing the Cooperative banks to offer loans as low as 5% interest to take of the finance cost for farmers. Also, every Cooperative would be assigned an extension officer to train the farmers on the best practices, and an additional commercial officer for agribusiness. It would be linked to school farming and to industry.<\/p>\n Unlike successive governments under the 4th Republic who largely pursued Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), George Twum-Barimah-Adu said he will pursue the policy of Domestic Direct Investment (DDI) where any industry whether Ghanaian or non-Ghanaian that uses at least 70% of raw materials from Ghana to produce the end product shall receive the same benefits as an FDI company.<\/p>\n He also mentioned that he will implement a \u2018District Contract Policy\u2019 that will ensure that every youth in the district gets a job to do because every contract awarded within the district will be executed by those locals who are qualified.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this policy, we will build capital in the district and the money will stay in the district. We will build wealth in every district, making everybody in the district wealthier. This is how we spread prosperity for all,\u201d George elaborated.<\/p>\n JB Danquah-Adu\u2019s murder: Somebody slept on the job \u2013 Elder brother bemoans<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nRead also:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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