The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress has promised not to abandon President Nana Akufo-Addo’s projects if voted into office in 2020. Speaking in a Facebook live video, John Mahama said a potential NDC government would complete all the projects although they would revise them if necessary.
On the government’s flagship One District One Factory policy, Mr. Mahama said if voted into power, his government would complete the projects once there is evidence of the factories existing. “We can’t even see the factories,” he slammed, adding despite the government’s claim of many of the factories being completed, there is little proof of such.
He said his government would not put up factories in every district just for the sake of scoring political points. “What we would do is to set up what we call staple processing zones,” he said.
Explaining the initiative, Mahama said his government would access communities and table these staple processing zones specific to the crops grown in the community. He said if there are two Districts who typically grow the same crop, a factory would not be put in both Districts just for political points but these processing zones would be used to buy the farmers’ produce and add value to them. President Nana Akufo-Addo and his appointees have, meanwhile, been lauding the success of the ‘1D1F’.
Recently, Ekumfi Pineapple Factory in the Central Region started producing pineapple juice which are available on the market. The factory was the first to be started under the programme in 2017.
Speaking at the last media encounter for 2019, President Akufo-Addo said 58 factories are operational under the 1D1F. This, Mahama dismissed, arguing some of the listed factories were in operation before the advent of the 1D1F policy.
He said the government’s justification of offering financial assistance to the said factories is not tenable.
Source: JFM/Ghana
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HOW MANY DID YOU BUILD IN YOUR 8 YEARS?YOU COMMISSIONED A SUGAR FACTORY WHICH COULD NOT PRODUCE SUGAR FOR EVEN LORDINA'S HOUSEHOLD AND YOU HAVE NO SHAME TALKING ABOUT FACTORIES
The same nkwasiakeka noaaa from a ***barred word*** who couldn't think outside the box.Their policy is "Review"
The former president is asking the NPP 'where are the factories'?? He said if the NDC comes to power, they will complete the npp's lied programs if there is any. Building one or two little processing factory does not fulfill the npp's promises. You people must open your eyes and think out of the box, these npp guys are just a naked liars and some of you ghanaians are blind and hypnotized by the word npp))
One of the factories is behind your hotel in Dubai.It was built purposely to provide Ghana juice drink at your hotel. Lordina Mahama is now the manager of the hotels.Ghanaian journalist should ask Mahama where is Lordina now?
The NPP and the NDC are all the same.liars.
JDM please where are polices and programmes? If something is not yours how do review it? You can only review your own Polices and programmes not someones own. Please give us your own programmes and polices so that we can compare to that of the ruling party and make a decision. This talk of reviews won't work because I will rather prefer a party/Persons who think out programmes and implement them to the party/person who will want to review someones thought out policies and programmes.Ghana needs a thinkable leader. and not a leader who will come review what others have implemented.
Anumdwa man even incompetent in opposition Only western Togoland citizens will vote for JDM hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Arent you 11ashamed of yourself. Mahama must be medically tested kpokpobiribiri is catching up mon him
This Mahama guy is seriously incompetent.... How can you continue with the factories that you are claiming does not exist? Tell us any new thing you will do. You have no vision. Go and hide somewhere with your incompetency.....
JM the factories have flew to Burkina