CPP Flag-bearer meets AGI

Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom is the flag-bearer of the Convention People's Party in the December 2008 election in Ghana

By William Yaw Owusu

Friday May, 2008
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Flag bearer of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has called for the acceleration of development in the areas where there is oil and gas discovery in order to avoid the Nigerian experience.

“A CPP government will ensure that the people are the owners of the oil and gas resources. We will of ensure that the profits remains in the country in order not to make the affected communities agitated as it is currently happening in Nigeria and elsewhere,

Dr Doom said this when he took his turn at a programme called “Encounter with Presidential Candidates”, in Accra on Thursday.

The programme instituted by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) seeks to engage the Presidential Candidates for the 2008 elections in discussions that will lead to the growth of the industrial sector.

The deliberations then lead to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Candidates and the AGI whereby it will form the basis for engagement between candidate to be elected as President and the Association.

Dr Nduom said a CPP administration will ensure a per capita income of 5,000 dollars or more for Ghanaians and intensify acceleration of the industrialization and development of the service sector.

“For these to happen, it will require a leadership that will work with a sense of urgency and a CPP government has offered itself for this task”

The CPP Flag- bearer said the energy sector will receive “a critical attention under a CP government”, saying “the failure to solve the country’s energy crisis up till now have been the lack of leadership will to implement good policies formulated over the year”.

“I can tell you that as a country we do not have problems with formulating good policies. Rather we lack the leadership will to implement such policies”.

“We will deliver abundant energy resources to meet the industrialization and development needs of our country”.

Dr Nduom further said the continuous escalation of food prices is a reminder that the government should take bold steps to ensure food security, adding “A CPP government will intervene on behalf of Ghanaians by putting in place the right policies to boost food production”.

“I will implement a consistent and aggressive policies to support industries to achieve sustainable growth. I will use the purchasing power of the state to tell our people what to buy, wear and eat”.

He said a CPP government will review programmes such as the Presidents Special Initiatives (PSL’S) the National Youth and Employment Programme (NYEP) and improve upon them adding “we will modernize the silos and put them into good use.

Dr Nduom said the National Identification Programme should be pursued to combat crime.

Nana Owusu-Afari, owner of Afariwaa Farms and a Vice president of AGI who chaired the programme said the industrial sector needs total support of every government because it is the main avenue for employment and job creation.

Dr Nduom was accompanied by the party’s top executives and other stalwarts including CPP Chairman, Nadi Nylander who all took turns to answer questions from the AGI executives.