The Patrons for Peace and Democracy, (PPD), has taken a swift swipe at the former Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr Ekwow Spio- Garbrah over his recent comment that the Mahama administration built 1000 factory, describing it as “irresponsible” and should be ignored.
“We consider Dr Spio Garbrah’s comments are a desperate one with no iota of truth and we are calling on all well meaning Ghanaians to treat it with the contempt it deserves,” it said.
According to a statement issued by PPD, made up of eminent people in the country, in Accra and signed by the group leader Dr Richard Danso, has challenged the former Minister to list the 1000 factories he claimed the Mahama administration has established, what are their locations, how many people have these factories employed, which power generation were these factories using, what conducive environment did they create for these factories to strive on.
“He should stop throwing dust into our eyes, because If you claim you have built 1000 factories, that should automatically scale down the unemployment situation we have in this country, but what do we see now….
“It is interesting to note that, how can you create 1000 factories in the wake of persistent power outage, where most businesses collapsed especially small scale enterprises; ie. barbering shops, hair dressing saloon, among others. This even lead to massive job losses in the country. How did these 1000 factories survived under this power crisis,” the statement said.
“We consider his comments as irresponsible, because if you claim you have built 1000 factories, then the country should not be at where it is now.
“After spewing lies that they created 1000 factories he could as well told Ghanaians how many factories they have collapsed”.
The statement also sought to know what they used the EDIAF now EXIM bank money on during the eight years period that they were in power.
“What is he trying to achieve with this unsubstantiated comments, is it because we are in an election year or what…,” the statement said.
Former Minister of Trades and Industry Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under John Dramani Mahama built more factories than known.
He cites how most of the factories secured funding and support from government agencies like the National Board for Small-Scale Industries, Export Development Bank as well as Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).
He said the New Patriotic Party’s One-District One Factory Programme pales in comparison to the over 1,000 factories created under former President Mahama.
“If you are trying to look at whoever built factories and employed people, we did far more than anything the NPP has done so far,” he told 3news.com’s Komla Klutse on the sidelines of the 31st December commemoration in Winneba, Central Region.
Source: Charles Nyarko
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YES IF THE NPP SAY THEY ARE BUILDING 1D1F WHICH THEY KNOW IS NOT TRUE. THE NDC BUILD MORE THAN THOUSAND FACTORIES WHICH IS A FACT. BY WHAT CRITERIA. THE NPP TURN PEOPLE OWN FACTORIES TO 1D1F WITH PLACARDS. IF IT IS THE MATTER OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL WITH CAPITAL THE NDC DID MUCH BETTER WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL, RECORD TRUE. SO THE NDC BUILT MORE THE 1000 FACTORIES BY THAT CRITERIA. THE NPP CAN NOT ***barred word*** US THIS TIME, AND IN 2020 WE GO SHOW NANA
Spio is suffering from menopause to say this blatant lie.....
STOP THIS EKOW,, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS. AD3N TI?
Is this N D C people serious at all? they talk as if they are not responsible, How can you tell such lies, when one thinks this man was not long ago a minister, God save us
Don’t mind this ***barred word*** fFuuuuuuuuuul.
Eeeeeeiiiiiii NDC, when will they come to realisaton that Ghanaians are far awake to the truth now.
I THINK SPIO'S COMMENT WAS A SLIP OF TONGUE. I THINK HE WANTED TO SAY ONE(1) AND THE EUPHORIA MADE HIM SAID ONE THOUSAND (1000). HE WILL COME BACK TO APOLOGISE SOON. THE ONLY FACTORY THAT THE NDC BUILT WAS THE NOW DEFUNCT KOMENDA SUGAR FACTORY.
Interesting read
This man is out to worsen the woes of John Mahama with this irrezponsible utterance just like John himself sometimes does. The Party should stop these utterances and get to their best brains who will assess their SWOT situation and design their communication strategy that can in the first place bring credibility and eventually be considered as an option in the forthcoming Parliamentary and Presidential Elections come December. Eitherwise, the current posture is too Misappointing, to say the least
NDC Politicians are all f..0000ls. Spio is only trying to be relevant when he is not relevant.