According to him, the first batch of 51 districts for the implementation of the policy had been identified, and that the ‘Asempa budget,’ as approved by parliament, has earmarked $465 million for the
setting up of 51 factories.
“All I ask for is God’s wisdom, guidance and strength, and I assure you that by the end of my first term in office, each district would have a factory. Fifty-one out of 216 in my first year indicates that even before my first four years are over, each district would have its own factory,” he asserted.
President Akufo-Addo made the revelation during a courtesy call on the Omanhene of Sunyani, Nana Bosome Asor Nkrawiri II, at his palace.
The president told the chiefs in the area that the purpose of his trip to the region was to thank the people, and in particular residents of Sunyani and Dormaa for the support they gave him in the 2016 elections.
“Whether you voted for me or not, whether you supported me or not, I am going to be president for all, and I am going to work with each and every one of you. As president, I need the support of all the chiefs and traditional rulers across the country. This is the only way by which we can develop all parts of the country, and bring prosperity to all,” he said.
On the issue of galamsey, the president stated that his government had resolved to stop the menace, which is destroying lands and water bodies, stressing that “the Ghana bequeathed to us by our forebears is the same Ghana we must leave for the unborn generations.”
On the recent happenings in Kumasi involving the Delta Force, President Akufo-Addo stated that if the rule of law is to work in Ghana, then the law must be no respecter of persons, neither should it be a respecter of one’s political affiliation.
“If you, as a paramount chief, flout the law, the law must deal with you,” he pointed out.
Source: dailyguideafrica
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