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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Still 1 district, 1 factory. You can go to hell if you have doubts. Nana Addo had always explained it was a PPP project. Against are happy for Apraku's comment. The battle is still the LORDS'.
Where was Apraku when Nana made the promise? Masa no excuses, not this time.
Massa; DON'T BE A DONKEY!!!!!!!!! ; BESIDES YOU CLAIM TO BE A MINISTER IN THE KUFFOUR GOVERNMENT ; DID KUFFOUR REALLY EMPLOY YOU AS A MINISTER OF STATE : WHAT WAS KUFFOUR THINKING WHEN THE OLD MAN EMPLOYED YOU !!!!!!!AND WHAT DID YOU ACHIEVE BECAUSE THE PROJECT OF ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY CAN EASILY be ACHIEVED ; JUST GO TO CHINA AND IT IS THERE !!!!!!; HOW DID YOU THINK CHINA DEVELOPED THEIR HUGE INDUSTRIES ; THEY STSRTED FROM SMALL FACTORIES ; WHY DO we HAVE these CANNOT do doomsday PEOPLE LIKE THIS FULL APRAKU THINKING IN SUCH NEGATIVE WAY; THINK ABOUT THIS ; EACH REGION CONSIST OF DISTRICTS WHICH ALREADY HAS DIFFERENT SMALL COTTAGE FACTORIES ;WHICH CAN REORGANISED AND TURNED INTO MEDIUM SIZE FACTORIES BECAUSE FACTORIES NEED NOT BE THESE HUGE BUILDINGS THAT YOU SEE ; FACTORIES CAN SMALL MEDIUM SIZED MANUFACTURING BASES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ANYTHING AND EXPORTED : THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF INFLATED INFRASTURE PROJECTS THAT JON MAHAMA USED TO DUPE GHANAIANS : IF ALL THESE MONIES WERE SAFED WHY CANNOT A FACTORY BE BUILT IN ALL THE DISTRICTS : THIS WHAT CHINA IS DOING EDIOT APRAKU !!!!!!COME AGAIN APRAKU THE NON THINKABLE DONKEY MAN !!!!!
Apraku, Nyaho and Author have never liked Akufo-Addo and I hope they wish for his failure, but God will help him success to their shame just like he helped him win the election to their shame. Their hatred won't succeed.
You can't come and tell us the country doesn't have money because our economic magician Bawumia said we have the money over here in this country. He said we will not borrow but we can achieve all the promises. We voted for you because we believe you were telling us the truth. We don't want any excuses. You made your promises because you know you can deliver.Don't come and tell us the country is broke because we will not accept that. No excuses for so ever. We are waiting for all the good times that is bringing money into our pocket
We don't need Lie's in Ghana, so Nana Addo seat up
we Ghanaians are just waiting to see all those promises to happened if not hmmmmmmmmm, mmmmmmm. we hate lies and later excuses. fix the problems and stop complaining. We ghanaians can on wait just 24 months before we decide what to do. Nana Addo please just pray that you perform more than JM within this your four years. if not hmmmmmmm. we are watching Nana Addo and tha NPP.
Do not take Apraku serious. He is not going to be a member of the core team anyway. At best, he will get an ambassadorial position that will take him far away from the government. He is one of the guys who thought Nana was never going to be president. Nana will deliver even more than he promised. The battle is still the Lord's.
Reality check!! We will VOTE out the NPP if they are not able to fulfill thier promises. If they think we are ***barred word*** 2020 is there waiting ..
Back tracking already before you guys are sworn in, Onaapo wahala