The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has revealed that his next administration will deliberately build a Western Industrial Enclave that will see to the creation of more jobs on the Western corridor.
Speaking to the chiefs of Awutu traditional council, at Awutu Breku to climax the end of his Central region tour, the former President gave the firm assurance yet that he will immediately commission efforts to start a Western Industrial growth on that stretch if he is elected.
“If you look at our development, it appears all the factories as Kwame Nkrumah started are concentrated in the Tema enclave. So when you look at the eastern part, Tema, free zones area, and I have just realized that on the left when going to Aflao, a new industrial zone is emerging there. Meaning that the Western side, if it’s not Pambros and one or two businesses, it means no job will come to this side.
“So, it will be a deliberate policy of ours to bring industrial development to the Western part, because we cannot make all all the factories be concentrated at one place, we need to spread out so that our youth can also get jobs to do at this side of the country.
“I have spoken to Gizella Tetteh –your MP –that we need to start looking for land immediately, so that government will prepare the land before hand, extend water and electricity there. Once we do this, the private sector themselves will come for the land and build pharmaceutical industries, soap production factories, different factories, vegetable cooking factories etc. And so we must immediately prepare for that to happen and this perfectly fits into the 24-hour economy,” he elaborated.
John mahama has been campaigning in the Central region taking suggestions from people on the crafting of the People’s Manifesto.
He has met with chiefs, students , teachers, market women and the youth who have expressed confidence in his 24-hour economic policy suggestion.
On his part, President of the Awutu Traditional Council, Abokuade Agyeman Tettey Otabil III, lauded the erstwhile Mahama administration’s e- block education facilities as the best investments in education across the country.
Speaking at a durbar of chiefs at the instance of John Mahama at Awutu Senya advised the former President to continue his drive in investing in the education sector, and adding boarding facilities to the already existing infrastructure
The traditional council also pledged their support for the 24-hour economy policy, promising to make available, lands, to drive industrial growth.
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By Komla Klutse|TV3
