DPP To Launch Its Manifesto In July

By William Yaw Owusu

Thursday, 26 June 2008
The Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) is to launch its manifesto for the December general election in mid July.

Mohammed Salisu Sulaimana, the DPP general secretary who disclosed this in an interview with the Times yesterday said "we have almost completed putting our manifesto in shape and it has very positive programmes for the people of Ghana."

He said the manifesto which has the theme: "Progressive and truthful change", will focus on security, education, health, agriculture and energy.

He said when the DPP gets the nod to govern the country, they will review the structures within the police service to position the personnel to be more responsive to modern methods in policing

"The DPP will bring policing to the doorsteps of the people by introducing community policing where police officers will always live side by side with the people."

Mr Sulaimana said the move will boost the effort by the police to bring the upsurge in crime under total control.

He also said a DPP government will remove all bottlenecks in accessing students loan to pursue higher education saying "the current government has attempted some kind of a review but a DPP administration will make it more flexible for every student to enjoy".

The DPP general secretary further said the manifesto will also place emphasis on the need to motivate teachers by providing them with the necessary incentives in order for them to give of their best and help raise the standard of education in the country.

He also said the DPP will train more health professionals and provide them with the needed incentives to retain them in the country.

He said the DPP will encourage private participation in agriculture and also invest in nuclear energy to augment the current energy initiatives of the country.