Former Presidential Staffer, Kwadwo Adu-Asare has tagged the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a party which takes pride in couching programs, launching them and leaving them uncompleted, for which reason the Ghanaian youth cannot be entirely confident in their newly introduced Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) program.
President Akufo-Addo recently launched the NaBCo program which is designed to meet the pressing needs of the nation while providing jobs for the teeming youth who have received tertiary education but are struggling to find jobs. About 100,000 graduates who have completed their National Service according to Vice President Dr. Bawumia, are expected to be engaged under NaBCo this year.
Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Tuesday, Mr. Adu-Asare cited previous instances where government launched projects including the 1-District-1-Factory but failed to kick-start its implementation.
He observed that NPP’s track record only proves they enjoy inciting ‘false hope’ in Ghanaians by introducing programs they cannot complete.
“Before the NPP came into power, during the campaign in 2016, their slogan and manifesto had something to do with job creation. They hounded the NDC with the lack of jobs and the issue of unemployment so we also expected that as a new government, they will make good their promises when they come into power as regards job creation. NaBCo seems to be the first initiative that can be linked to job creation,” the former Presidential Staffer said.
He said, “If you take a look at the NaBCo modules, don’t you think it could be added to the YEA initiative and be managed properly? But NPP as a party, we know, they enjoy sloganeering, launching of programs, pomp and pageantry, creating logo’s and all that, they like to create all kinds of bars around the starting point, when it gets to the implementation, it becomes a problem. A case in point is the 1-D-1-F which was launched in the Central Region last year”
“One wanted to believe that once such a program has been launched, something good will come out of it. One year down the line, not even a single block, not even a single block on the site. When you visit the area, it’s still the big signboard welcoming the people that’s there, not a single factory, not for sewing clothes, not for blocks, not for soap nor powder, not a single factory anywhere on this planet, let alone a district,” Mr. Adu-Asare added.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
Name: Gabby Otchere darko Now some history : UGCC broke down in 1952... Busia then formed the Ghana congress party (GCP) and launched it at bekwai. In 1954 some ppl (including then otumfuo Agyemang Prempeh with his money worth seventy million pounds ) formed the NLM. When elections was held NLM had some seats and tho busia lost his seat,NLM offered him a seat. We had the Ga shefi mekpe (meaning the Ga youth),the togoland congress,Ghana muslims counsel--why Suame in Kumasi is so important in our history,the northern people's party.NLM was the Ashanti branch... The constellation of the above groups formed the UP. There was no UGCC and nothing like that at the time.UGCC is in no way connected to UP In the scheme of things,Ashanti and northern regions were not part of the colony...so all the people who claim they were fighting for independence were the coastal regions and greater parts of the eastern region who were under the then colony. Ashanti's joined the battle for independence after the Second World War when otumfuo went to Accra... It was then that he said they would join the euphoria to be part of the struggle for independence. So strictly speaking,Ashanti and northern regions were not part of the colony. 1947-formation of ugcc 1949-formation of cpp 1951-breakdown of ugcc /defunct 1952--formation of Ghana congress party by dr Busia and inaugurated at Bekwai in Ashanti 1954--formation of NLM (at manhyia but Baffuor Akoto spokesperson) 1957--avoidance of discrimination act by Kwame Nkrumah so formation of UP due to dissolution of all ethnic and religious based parties Name: Hajia Fati
819016
why do this I d I o o o otic f o o o u u later afraid of NaBCo program.... Time will tell