Former NEPAD and Regional Integration Minister in the erstwhile President Kufuor’s administration, Dr Kofi Konadu Appraku has said the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will face a difficulty implemening its much trumpeted “1 district 1 factory” campaign promise.
Now President-elect, Akufo Addo then Flagbearer of the opposition party in the run-up to the December 7 general elections, announced the policy during a campaign tour of the Central region on Sunday, June 19, as part of efforts to win votes in the polls.
He told a gathering of party supporters that “we want to help the private sector to flourish, and we will help establish factories in every district to help create jobs for the people.”
Critics mostly from the outgoing governing NDC party have sought to condemn the policy from varying angles including the fact that it is not feasible. However the NPP maintains the project is doable.
Speaking to Joy News on the sidelines of the NPP Thanksgiving Service at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, Dr. K.K Apraku stated that an Akufo Addo’s government will require a lot of effort and considerable time to make the project a reality.
“We’ll do our very best to achieve most of our promises, most of them are very realistic. You talk about the “$1m per constituency the money is already in the budget, it’s just setting up a committee or a group of individuals to manage the money or the resources so that is very easy to do. Perhaps one that will be challenging and might take a little bit of time to get started is the “1 district 1 factory” promise.”
He added: “Because we’re going to rely on the private sector, it means we need to mobilize international resources from international investors as well as domestic investors. We’ll provide the environment that will be so conducive and attractive such that foreigners will want invest in our country, then we’ll give the various incentives to make it easier. We’re going to push it as a very important aspect of our whole agenda for the next four years.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Mr. President-Elect, please be wary of people like Kofi Konadu Apraku. Do not let him come anywhere near your Cabinet, else you will live to regret. Do not entrust any of your programs to him. He is a vision killer. Jealousy is witchery.
...NPP folks, be realistic, even the so called advanced countries whom we go to burrow money from do not have one 1 district 1 factory...be practical in life and stop the "unrealistic die-hard attitude"...
NOW I CAN SEE WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE NOW . WE DONT THINK FAR WE HAVE A MAYOPIC MIND SET WE HAVE LIMITED OUR SELF. WITH ALL THE NATURAL RESOURCES GOD HAS GIVEN TO US WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN THINK OUT SIDE THE BOX TO ADD VALUE TO OUR RESOURCES. INFACT I AM DISAPPOINTED THE WAY WE GOING ABOUT THIS ISSUE . WE ARE ENJOYING THIS TECHNOLOGIES / SOCIAL MEDIA , DIDNT SOMEBODY STARTED BY TRY AND ERROR BEFORE GETTING TO WERE IT IS NOW. A JOURNEY OF A 1000 MILES START WITH A STEP OH PLEASE GIVE A BREAK.WE ONLY WANT ONLY WANT BRICKS AND MORTAR GOVERNMENT CHANGE AND THINK BIG
Do not compare us to China. The work ethic of the Chinese is not our work ethic. Our attitudes must change
This their one district one factory do they think putting up a factory is like that of a grinding mill?
who at all invited Dr Apraku... where was he when NPP were making all those promises...Masa if you cant offer anything,kindly shut your mouth.
Nana should watch out for people like Kwaku Konadu Apraku.They all never supported Him but now they want to take charge.He should never be given a position otherwise He can sabotage the incoming administration