BEFORE MY TENURE ENDS, I WILL FULFIL MY CAMPAIGN PROMISES – AKUFO-ADDO
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President Nana Akufo-Addo
has indicated that his administration so far has witnessed the fulfilment of a
number of promises he made to the Ghanaian people in the run-up to the 2016
elections.
President
Akufo-Addo said many of the pledges he made to the Ghanaians, prior to the
December 2016 elections, were described by his political opponents as lies and
impossibilities.
“They
told you that Free SHS was a lie. They said I could not restore teacher trainee
and nursing trainee allowances. They said the revival of the National Health
Insurance Scheme was also impossible.
"Nananom, right before your very eyes, and in the eyes of all Ghanaians, I
am fulfilling these promises one after the other. Before the end of my tenure
in office, I would have fulfilled all of the promises I made to you”, the
President said.
“Free SHS
is now a reality. In September this year, the Free SHS policy will cover new
entrants, in addition to those who will then be in SHS 2. By September 2019, it
will cover all students in Senior High Schools across the country.
"Teacher
and nursing trainees are also receiving their allowances. We have also retired
a large chunk of the NHIS debt left by my predecessor, and the NHIS is
working.”
President
Akufo-Addo was confident that with the fulfilment of his promises, “Ghanaians
will know that I am an honest person who did not deceive them in order to win
their votes in 2016.”
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday when he addressed a durbar
of Chiefs and people at Busunya, in the Nkoranza North constituency, on day one
of President Akufo-Addo’s 3-day tour of the Brong Ahafo Region.
Touching
on one of his government’s flagship projects, President Akufo-Addo noted that
the Programme for Plating for Food and Jobs has resulted in the Brong Ahafo
Region receiving 15% of farming inputs of the programme, thus becoming the
largest recipient region of inputs for the Programme in the country.
“Last
year 200,000 farmers, nationwide, were beneficiaries of the programme. This
year, we are increasing the scope to 500,000 farmers. By 2020, one million
farmers will be beneficiaries,” he said.
New Regions
On the
proposed creation of new regions, President Akufo-Addo noted that the Justice
Brobbey Commission, which is inquiring into the need for the creation of new
regions, will, by the end of June, present its report.
The
President told the gathering that if he receives the recommendations from the
Commission, and they are positive, he will send the matter to the Electoral
Commission to organise a referendum in the areas of the demand for the creation
of new regions.
He
explained that the referendum will require that 50% of all those registered in
the area of the demand come out to vote, with 80% of those who come out to vote
must vote ‘Yes’ for the new region.”
DKM
With 90%
of refunds made to victims of DKM and other scams, President Akufo-Addo urged
residents of the Brong Ahafo Region, and, indeed, all parts of the country to
be wary of unlicensed microfinance institutions.
He urged
residents to demand from microfinance institutions, into which they intend to
deposit monies, their license from the Bank of Ghana before undertaking any
transactions with them.
Regional
Tours
On the
rationale for his regional tours, the President stated that “I cannot stay in
Accra and know what going on in the country. If I do not leave my office and
come to you in your regions, I will not know what is truly happening on the
ground. So, every year, I will visit every region in the country to know what
is going on.”
President
Akufo-Addo also commissioned the new Techiman Divisional Headquarters of the
Ghana Police Service in Techiman, and also cut the sod for the construction of
a new District Hospital at Nkoranza.
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