Transforming Lives,Transforming GhanaBuilding a free, fair and prosperous society

A PROGRAMME OF TRANSFORMATION

NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY (NPP) MANIFESTO FOR ELECTION 2012

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This year’s election is a historic mom

ent for Ghana. G

hanaians have a sim

ple choice to make in either m

oving forward w

ith the N

PP or staying with the failed policies and personalities

of the ND

C administration that have brought them

hardships and poverty.

We, in the N

PP have been in the forefront of Ghana’s devel-

opment and transform

ation agenda. Our record of achieve-

ment during our tim

e in government points to the fact that

we know

how to bring prosperity to G

hana and also make our

motto of developm

ent in freedom a reality for all.

Our education policy is the key to both individual and national

development, and w

ill be a priority of my Presidency. I pledge

Foreword

to extend free education to the Senior High School level, build

public Universities in regions w

ithout one and raise the quality of education at all levels w

ith more and better facilities, teach-

ing and equipment. O

ur education system w

ill equip our peo-ple for the jobs of the future.

Working in partnership w

ith the private sector, we w

ill make

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new m

arkets for Ghanaian products and services. W

e will give

new im

petus to value-addition. These will deliver the jobs that

the teeming youth of the country are yearning for.

In the next two decades, the population of W

est Africa, ie. ECO-

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HIS for all G

hanaians. We shall expand health facilities and

increase the training of health workers. O

ur priority is to train our m

edical professionals locally.

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ill modernise agriculture and ensure that w

e double the num

bers of farmers w

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I believe in Ghana’s destiny and potential. Today, w

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sibility to ourselves and to future generations to ensure we do

not continue to comprom

ise our future.

I believe in Ghana and in our ability to continue m

oving for-w

ard to a brighter future in which w

e will all share. Let us w

ork together for victory on 7 D

ecember so that together w

e can realise our dream

of a modern G

hana.

God did not put us on this rich land to be poor. It is bad leader-

ship that makes us poor. So let’s change now

and move G

hana forw

ard!

Nana A

ddo Dankw

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CHAPTER 6

Ghana in a W

ider World

Economic D

iplomacy

Dem

ocracy and Foreign PolicyM

ultilateralism in Foreign Affairs

Ghana and ECO

WAS

Ghana and the Africa U

nion (AU)

Ghana and The Com

monw

ealthSouth-South Co-operationG

hana and the United N

ationsO

rganizationG

hanaians Living Abroad

Moving G

hana Forward

Together

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Public Investment to

Provide Basic Amenities

and Support Job Creation TransportW

aterProviding Energy to accelerateEconom

ic Grow

th and Enhance Q

uality of LifeD

eveloping the North

Zongos and Inner CityRe-developm

ents Matter

Our Environm

ent Matters

Modernising our Agriculture and

Ensuring Food SecurityIm

proving Cocoa ProductionICT

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attersG

ood Governance M

attersAccess to G

ood Quality

Education Matters

Quality H

ealth and Safety Matter

Housing M

atters

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Economic Transform

ation for Prosperity and JobCreationPlanning M

attersIndustrialisation for Econom

icG

rowth and D

evelopment

A Trade Policy That Creates JobsG

rowing the Private Sector,

Grow

ing your BusinessStrengthening the Financial Sectorfor Econom

ic Transformation

Reforming Public Financial

Managem

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Foreword

Chairman’s Rem

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Our Transform

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A Disciplined and Safe

SocietyConsolidating and Protecting our D

emocracy M

attersN

ational SecurityCrim

inal Justice SystemN

arcotics and the Illicit Drug Trade

Working against Corruption

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Creating Opportunities

and Promoting Enterprise

Sports Matter

The Youth Matter and are the

Bedrock of our Nation

Arts and CultureW

omen M

atterChildren M

atterO

ur Pensioners and the Aged Matter

Persons with D

isability Matter

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Ghana is 55 years old now

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Yet, within that short period G

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itnesses to the com

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ellbeing of the Ghanaian above all else. The eight years rule

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ise to many of our people.

Sadly, that is not the case today. We live in desperate and

trying times, w

ith hope replaced by despair, and promise by

helplessness, desolation and hardships. Over the past three

years, Ghana has retrogressed under an adm

inistration that lacks purpose. Leadership is w

eak, the economy backsliding,

the cost of living rising at an unbearable rate, the standard of education falling, healthcare collapsing and unprecedented corruption being the order of the day. U

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youth of this country to a dangerously jobless, hopeless, and impoverished

future.

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ent of the economy has given w

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cost of living, rule by propaganda, and bungling and inept political leadership.

What G

hanaians have witnessed, under the late President John E A M

ills and Vice President John D. M

ahama is a failed leadership that has failed G

hana and has failed you. W

hat we have w

itnessed under the four years of the Mills-

Maham

a administration is an unprecedented period of squandered opportu-

nities under a weak, corrupt and incom

petent leadership.

My m

essage is simple: it has been four w

asted years and Ghanaians deserve

much better than this. But, on D

ecember 7, the people w

ill once again have the pow

er to rescue Ghana and entrust the responsibility of m

oving Ghana

and Ghanaians forw

ard together into the hands of those they can trust to deliver: the N

PP.

Our m

anifesto contains the vision that our party, under the purposeful and com

petent leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, has prepared itself to deliver as

your government. O

ur forefathers had the dream to transform

Ghana into a

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ana Akufo-Addo and his team have the

transformation plan to bring that dream

to reality.

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Our m

essage is simple: change is due.

We w

ill not achieve our aspirations and our hopes by doing things the sam

e way. After 55 years of independence, w

ith all our G

od given resources, the Ghanaian is still confronted w

ith w

idespread poverty and wallow

ing in an unacceptably low

quality of life. We are offering a transform

ation programm

e that w

ill put our dear country on the path of peace, oppor-tunity, and prosperity for generations to com

e. By transform-

ing the economy, prom

oting good governance, respect for the rule of law

and proudly serving you, the people of Ghana,

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forward. W

e need to transform G

hana into a good society that gives to the G

hanaian, a good life.

Our

Transformation

Programm

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Many of our people go about their lives everyday w

ith just too m

any challenges to enable them live a com

fortable life. Our

infrastructure is weak and incapable of supporting the proper

functioning of the country. Our lives are saddled w

ith unreli-able pow

er and energy supply, frequent water shortages and

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healthcare is limited to only those w

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We have one of the low

est savings rates and the highest bank interest rates one of the low

est in productivity. Our societies

and social structures are breaking down, threatening security,

safety and peace of our country. The structure of our econo-m

y, despite 55 years of independence, is fundamentally still

the same, lim

iting development. Fifty years after independ-

ence, we are still a third w

orld country despite having achieved m

iddle-income status. W

e work too hard for too little because

we haven’t changed the w

ay we do things since w

e achieved nationhood.

The world is rapidly changing and w

e are being left behind. It is clear that developm

ent does not happen by accident. De-

velopment occurs through w

ell-conceived and executed plans and policies that focus on the ever changing and increasing needs of people. It is about a dynam

ic response to the needs of the people, and about com

munities, cities and countries

that work. The w

ay things are going on in our country, devel-opm

ent has become a w

ish, instead of a clear vision. We can-

not make that clear vision realisable unless w

e change the way

we do things. It is that change that w

e so desperately need to m

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Our transform

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eans changing our sys-tem

s, processes and outcomes to that of a m

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century economy, one driven by know

ledge, value addition and industrialisation that w

ill create jobs. We w

ill also trans-form

our infrastructure so that it works for our people and

supports rapid economic grow

th and improves the quality of

life in our comm

unities. We w

ill modernise our agriculture to

increase productivity to feed our people and our factories. We

will transform

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y. We w

ill transform our healthcare to en-

sure a healthy population and an increased life expectancy. W

e will transform

governance such that it facilities the right attitudes and relationship betw

een government, the adm

in-istration and you the people. O

ur objective is to transform

Ghana into a m

odern nation with an attractive quality of life

and an economy that is business and developm

ent focused. This change requires strong vision and strong leadership.

Our vision is a free and fair G

hana that offers opportunities for our people, a vision every G

hanaian relates to. This vision is based on providing an environm

ent within w

hich Ghanaians

can achieve their aspirations.

The NPP has a proud history of providing value and com

fort to the G

hanaian people. Legislation and policies introduced un-der the Kufuor adm

inistration include providing free Compul-

sory Basic Education, the National H

ealth Insurance Scheme,

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the Livelihood Empow

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ocracy by strengthening our institutions of governance. Today, m

any of these gains have been rolled back and the country has been set back. W

e aim to reverse the retrogres-

sion and put the country back on track; set it on a new course

for a transformed and prosperous G

hana. This requires an overhaul of the w

ay we do things through a radical transfor-

mation and replacem

ent of many of existing policies w

ith in-novative and solutions-oriented ones.

We have in the N

PP the team of talented m

en and wom

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ent this programm

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ust change. We have this as our clear vision

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“(The party’s) policy is to liberate the energies of the people for the grow

th of a property owning dem

ocracy in this land, w

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the principles to which the G

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In this changing, competitive global environm

ent, good lead-ership, good governance and good policies hold the answ

er to the success of a nation. W

eak, ineffective and visionless leadership is a sure w

ay to become a failed state.

Our nation’s potential for greatness is im

mense. This potential

can only be harnessed and achieved with the right leadership.

The NPP sees the task ahead as tw

o-fold: transformational

leadership and, competent m

anagement of national affairs.

By tackling our leadership and managem

ent weaknesses, w

e w

ill unleash the talents of the Ghanaian people and build a

great nation.

Our leader and presidential candidate, N

ana Akufo-Addo, is com

petent, comm

itted, experienced, honest, and has a clear vision to lead the transform

ation of Ghana. O

ver the past three decades, he has been energising G

hanaians to overcome ob-

stacles to democracy and freedom

. He has com

mitted his life

to the cause of enhancing the life and dignity of the ordinary G

hanaians. Nana Akufo-Addo is determ

ined to identify the best people and develop new

talents from all w

alks of life to m

ove Ghana forw

ard.

The agenda of transforming G

hana requires a presidency that w

ill act as the force in driving the public sector and energising the private sector; a presidency that w

ill provide the vision, direction and inspiration for us, G

hanaians, to excel. What the

NPP is offering is a leadership that w

ill deliver. We w

ill gov-ern w

ith decisive action plans and timetables, and allocate

resources prudently. We w

ill develop and implem

ent policies, m

onitor the results and be prepared to take corrective action to keep the agenda on track. W

e will lead this country from

hopelessness to prosperity.

It is critical that there is a strong sense of leadership direction, w

hich will also inspire our people to act together for a com

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Nana Akufo-Addo, has declared his intention to lead by ex-

ample and com

municate strongly the values of responsibil-

ity, fairness and unity. We w

ill transform our leadership to one

that will serve all G

hanaians.

Governance not only m

atters, it is critical in ensuring a coun-try that w

orks. Our inability to break entirely the bonds of

poverty can be blamed on poor governance and how

we do

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The NPP has an enviable record of good governance. Indeed,

the principles of democratic accountability, rule of law

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spect for human rights, individual freedom

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of a market econom

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the leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, the N

PP will continue to

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e are comm

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of the Freedom of Inform

ation Act.

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me w

ill only be meaningful if

we strongly support a strengthened and truly independ-

ent judiciary to deliver justice to all to keep our democ-

racy intact. We w

ill support the Judiciary to expand its capacity w

ith training to enhance the dignity and integrity of the profession. N

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ill be constructed to bring justice closer to the people. W

e will also assist

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level of wastage is too high. Consequently, m

any of our chil-dren and youth are not w

ell prepared for the job market be-

cause they lack the requisite quality of education and skills. The current state of our education is sim

ply not acceptable. It is saddled w

ith lack of access, deplorable quality and limited

relevance to the job market. U

nless we seriously tackle these

problems, w

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ass of high quality hum

an resources to facilitate our transformation

programm

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Education will be top priority in an Akufo-Addo presidency

because it offers the best tool for social mobility and social

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society, where access to education w

ill not be determined by

the circumstances of your birth. Access to quality and values

based education for everyone is the basis of a successful econom

y, a successful society and a successful people. We

need to build a lot more schools and ensure good quality edu-

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ary and secondary levels is to get all our children to be functionally literate, num

erate, ICT com

petent, and equipped for the job market and/or further

education with greater sense of civic responsibility. At the

secondary and tertiary levels, we aim

to equip our youth with

analytical and competency based skills that w

ill be needed for the transform

ation of the economy. In this regard an em

pha-sis on science and technology is also critical as w

e transform

our economy. Additionally, w

e will aim

at drastically improve

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fers low esteem

primarily due to a lack of appreciation

of its importance in shaping the quality of our people

and lack of support.

It is said, “the quality of an education system cannot

exceed the quality of its teachers”. Our teachers are

paramount in our efforts to provide quality education

for our children. As a result, our Teachers First policy will

focus on raising the support and quality of our teachers through m

onitored and evaluated training, professional developm

ent, and improved incentives. Additionally,

there is a need to attract, train and retain more young

professionals into the teaching profession, especially in the rural areas. Accordingly, w

e will facilitate teacher

training nationwide, as w

ell as special incentives espe-cially for those w

ho teach in rural areas.

Our objective is to transform

our teachers to enable them

to lead the transformation of the quality of our

students. We expect that enhanced teacher training,

monitoring and evaluation w

ill result in better perfor-m

ance in school and students results. Additionally, we

will ensure that there is perform

ance evaluation right to the level of D

irectors in the education industry to enable us achieve value in their outcom

es

Arabic/Islamic Instructors in the Zongos and parts of

Northern G

hana were paid allow

ances under the Na-

tional Volunteer Service Programm

e in the Kufuor led N

PP government. W

e will continue w

ith the policy and additionally

support Arabic/Islam

ic instructors

with

training and other incentives to motivate them

to pro-vide good training to our children.

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A major incentive schem

e will be governm

ent support for teachers to acquire hom

es. O

ver half of Ghanaian children w

ho sit the BECE do not progress to secondary school. The situation w

here over ����

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Less than half our children are in secondary school.

To solve this problem w

e will extend free Senior H

igh School education to every child. W

e will also address

the problem of high dropout rates at the prim

ary and ?1/;:0->E�81B18?���-?5/�10A/-@5;:�C

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kindergarten up to and including SHS.

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mitted to m

aking secondary educa-tion free for every G

hanaian child. By free SHS w

e mean

free tuition, admission, textbook, library, science centre,

computer, exam

ination, utilities, boarding and meals.

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orkforce is a situation Ghana cannot afford. So N

PP w

ill prioritise and fund this expenditure using budgetary resources (including resources from

oil exports) in the interest of the long-term

growth of G

hana’s economy.

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rite or count and those w

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teachers through

monitored

programs

and assess-

ments. This w

ill ensure that basic education provides every G

hanaian with adequate literacy, num

eracy and basic ICT skills. W

e will w

ork towards providing every ba-

sic school with ICT infrastructure (in consonance w

ith the private sector) to enable ICT education. O

ur policy w

ill include meeting student needs of equipm

ent, con-ducive learning environm

ents, and implem

enting peda-gogy m

odels suited to values based education, and im

plementing perform

ance data to enable tracking and m

onitoring of teacher and school accountability.

)O

ur economy currently faces a problem

of lack of the requisite job skills, particularly at the technical level. W

e need a w

ork force that is skilled, creative and can “do things” such as skilled craftsm

en, artisans and techni-cians because they are critical to an industrialised econ-om

y.

We w

ill introduce and improve upon existing skills train-

ing programm

es to give our young people the practical skills they need to get a job as w

ell as to drive a new

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industrialised economy. In partnership w

ith the private sector, w

e will facilitate and support rapid developm

ent of skills, including apprenticeships training for graduates from

vocational and technical schools.

Additionally, we w

ill involve the private sector in design-ing our tertiary level courses to ensure our students graduate w

ith the skills they need to get a job and be productive in a new

industrialised economy. W

e will en-

gage and provide the business comm

unity with incen-

tives to facilitate work placem

ents, internships, indus-trial attachm

ents and volunteerism for students before

and after graduation. Our transform

ation programm

e w

ill create opportunities in industry to harness technical skills, especially from

our Polytechnics and other voca-tional institutions.

We recognise that our educational infrastructure is w

oe-fully inadequate, and developm

ent has not kept pace w

ith demand. W

e have serious capacity issues nation-w

ide, especially in the rural areas and many schools still

exist with inadequate basic facilities.

We w

ill undertake a major expansion and overhaul of

educational facilities and support provision of innovative form

s of education delivery and teaching aids, including m

odern laboratories and libraries. This will m

ake it pos-sible for the non-traditional student to acquire skills in w

eekend schools, workshops, com

munity supported

special classes. We w

ill ensure that quality education is extended to the rural areas by the use of technology.

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Recorded lectures would be m

ade available via the in-ternet to be accessed by school.

We w

ill foster and improve partnership w

ith religious and non-state bodies at the prim

ary, secondary and tertiary levels in the provision, supervision and m

anagement of

education. We w

ill promote com

munity ow

nership and involvem

ent in our schools. We believe it is im

portant to engage religious and non-religious bodies in our efforts to im

prove access to good quality values based educa-tion.

Arabic/Islamic English Schools, w

hich have been main-

streamed into our educational system

, do not have the required infrastructure to train our M

uslim children. U

n-der our school infrastructure program

me, w

e will target

such schools and support them w

ith infrastructure and m

ake teaching and learning effective.

Science, technology and innovation are the foundations of the m

odern economy. They also provide the m

ost im

portant pillar on which econom

ic development de-

pends. Nations that have m

ade major strides in im

prov-ing the lives of their people have integrated science and technology into their developm

ent planning. We m

ust, therefore, put a high prem

ium on science, technology

and innovation in our education modules to enable us

train more scientists and technologists w

ho can bring innovation into the real econom

y through research.

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Other areas of focus and initiatives in education include:

effective implem

entation of universal enrolment at

the basic level upgrade all technical and vocational Institutions to state of the art facilitiesaccelerate the provision of technical and vocational insti-tution in every districtm

ake english and maths integral parts of the technical

education curriculum to m

ake sure that every

graduate has a full complem

ent of comm

unication and num

eracy competencies in addition to their

technical skillsprom

ote the Open U

niversity system to enable w

orkers and adults w

ho missed out on educational opportunities

in their youth have a chance to educate themselves

expand access to further education at the district level for both full-tim

e and part-time adults

continue with the policy initiated by the N

PP government

of providing a modern library com

plex for every district, w

ith modern ICT facilities

special needs education will receive critical attention to

ensure that no child is denied an education because of a disability. W

e are comm

itted to the building of a modern

Disability Assessm

ent Centre and the promotion of regu-

lar checks on children for early detection and manage-

ment of disabilities

accelerate the implem

entation of providing one public university per regionC;>7�C

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areness of the crucial nature of reading and func-tional literacy for the individual, as w

ell for the develop-m

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hanaians die, needlessly. Currently, access to good quality health care is poor and too expensive. G

ood =A-85@E�41-8@4�2-/585@51?�->1�21C

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e are also faced with the scourge

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ost important of these

being the NH

IS. We have a record of care and achievem

ent. W

e expanded the training of health personnel and established the College of Physicians and Surgeons, w

hich has led to a dram

atic improvem

ent in the retention of doctors. Unfortu-

nately, the scheme has deteriorated and, needs urgent and

competent attention to survive.

Our focus w

ill be to ensure, in partnership with the private sec-

tor, nationwide access to affordable basic prim

ary and quality healthcare delivery. Additionally, w

e need to solve the prob-lem

of inadequate health facilities and personnel. Some of our

policy initiatives will include the follow

ing:

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and continues to take its toll on the nation’s morbidity and

mortality w

ith its associated economic im

plications. We are

going to refocus on tackling the causes of this and thereby ?53:5L/-:@8E�>10A/1�@41�59

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The cost to the nation from the scourges of com

municable

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sanitation and public health managem

ent has led to sporadic and endem

ic cholera outbreaks, even in the urban areas. The problem

s of public health all hinge on good sanitation prac-tises. Accordingly, w

e will do the follow

ing:

review and enforce sanitation law

s (including enforce-m

ent of the work of sanitation w

orkers)

construction of more w

aste treatment and m

anagement

facilities

introduce sanitation education into the school curriculum

facilitate and support the growth of a vibrant pharm

aceu-tical industry in G

hana, including the establishment of a

bioequivalence centre to research and certify the manu-

facture of quality anti-malarial and other m

edicines in G

hana

ensuring that District Assem

blies create a task force of sanitation inspectors.

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cannot be allowed to fail. U

nder the ND

C government it faces

collapse with a perilous lack of care and poor m

anagement,

compounded by uncertainties over the fate of the proposed

one time prem

ium paym

ent. The NH

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HIS and offer better m

anage-m

ent to make it sustainable. Additionally, w

e will encourage

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other health insurance schemes and private sector participa-

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Our m

aternal and infant mortality rates are still very high.

We w

ill revive the implem

entation of the original Kufuor policy of free m

aternal healthcare and free healthcare for less than ��E1->?�;80��*

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ent of midw

ives countrywide. W

e w

ill prioritise maternal and adolescent reproductive health.

The NPP w

ill enhance the National Fam

ily Planning Pro-gram

me to ensure voluntary access by all couples and indi-

viduals who need it. W

e shall also examine the feasibility of

funding the program through the N

HIS and other sources.

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ill be addressed with w

ell managed education and

service programm

es.

Life is hard in Ghana today and there is deterioration in the

psychosocial cushions our societies provide, leading to in-creases in m

ental health issues. Drug and alcohol abuse are

also menaces w

e need to curtail in our comm

unities.

In building a society of opportunities, we w

ill pay more atten-

tion to mental health and help people w

ith mental diseases to

return to good health and contribute to society. For a nation of ;B1>�� �9

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atrists is a travesty. We w

ill increase and improve the m

ental health facilities and train m

ore psychiatrists, clinical and social psychologists, and other m

ental health professionals.

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Many of our com

munities, especially those in the rural areas,

lack any form of prim

ary healthcare facilities and many of our

people needlessly see their health deteriorating, because they do not get any advice or access to basic prim

ary health care.

We w

ill ensure that every deprived comm

unity will have a

Comm

unity Nurse. These N

urses, with a sm

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unity.

We w

ill ensure that good quality health facilities are available in every region by ensuring that existing regional clinics and hospitals are upgraded. Additionally, w

e will w

ork with the

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ell as the West African

region under our medical tourism

strategy.

We w

ill also construct Health Centres, Com

munity H

ealth Training schools, nursing and m

idwifery training schools and

two new

schools of Hygiene.

The NPP believes that every G

hanaian should aspire to own

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inner city dwellings, uncom

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kiosks and other unsuitable structures. Availability of land and land title is also a m

ajor problem for developers

To address these key challenges, the NPP policy on housing

has three objectives i) to improve affordability and access to

decent homes for all w

orking Ghanaians and their fam

ilies in new

modern com

munities, ii) develop social housing pro-

grams to address the housing needs of vulnerable and m

ar-ginal groups iii) provide im

proved infrastructure and the qual-ity of life in our existing com

munities.

Accordingly, we w

ill, i) promulgate the N

ational Housing Pol-

icy, which w

ill provide the overall policy framew

ork for the industry, ii) establish a H

ousing Agency dedicated to facilitat-ing the role of the private sector players (e.g. G

REDA) in deliv-

ering both social housing and low and m

id-income housing

schemes across the country iii) encourage the private sector

to partner with M

etropolitan, Municipal and D

istrict Assem-

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In recognition of the fact that a majority of G

hanaians who

desperately seek decent accomm

odation may not necessar-

ily be in the position to purchase a house, the NPP w

ill intro-duce a paradigm

shift in solving the accomm

odation needs of G

hanaians across the length and breadth of the country. We

will seek to increase the national housing delivery to at least

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o-pronged policy approach.

Firstly, we w

ill build affordable housing units for rental across G

hana in a partnership between the proposed

Housing Agency, M

etropolitan Municipal and D

istrict As-sem

blies (MM

DA) and the Private Sector (e.g. G

REDA) in

public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements. W

e will

encourage MM

DA’s to set up a dedicated “D

istrict Hous-

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fund allocation to provide infrastructure for social housing schem

es. Rents collected shall go into a revolving fund at the district level for the m

aintenance and expansion of the housing stock. Secondly, through the H

ousing Agency, we w

ill sup po

rt the provision of affordable housing for G

hanaians eager to buy their ow

n houses by partnering the private sec-tor operators like G

REDA and others. W

e will further assist

private sector operators by providing secure land banks, 5:2>-?@>A/@A>1��@-D�-:0�;@41>�5:/1:@5B1?��L:-:/5:3�-:0�guarantees, for them

to deliver affordable housing so that all G

hanaians can have the opportunity to gradually meet

their aspirations of homeow

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other countries.

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The Housing Agency to be established by the N

PP Govern-

ment shall be dedicated to developing new

comm

unities and tow

nships. This agency shall be responsible for acquisi-tion, developm

ent, managem

ent and disposing of land banks for housing developm

ent. It will also raise funding from

local and international sources for housing infrastructure develop-m

ent in new and existing housing developm

ent areas through sources such as housing bonds, pension funds, loans, and oth-ers and w

ill partner and provide guarantees to the private sec-tor to deliver affordable housing. O

ur housing delivery strat-egy w

ill extend beyond the cities to planned new settlem

ents in the districts in line w

ith our objectives of developing growth

poles to support our industrialization strategy. This strategy w

ill involve removing all institutional, infrastructural and other

bottlenecks and using local materials in construction.

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er and totally abandoned by the current government to

provide accomm

odation for our teachers, nurses, civil serv-ants and security agencies am

ong others.

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rity of title, we w

ill do the following:

accelerate implem

entation of the Land Title Registration -:0�@41� -:0��09

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develop a regulatory framew

ork to enable government

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ide to facilitate access to land with se-

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“God did not put us on this rich land to be poor.

It is bad leadership that makes us poor”.

Nana A

ddo Dankw

a Akufo-A

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Economic Transform

ation for Prosperity and Job Creation

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Ghana’s econom

y is structured around the export of raw

materials. W

e still export our gold, cocoa, fruits and our new

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cept economic grow

th that does not create jobs and employ-

ment opportunities.

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anufacturing and agricul-ture sectors, and the corresponding rise in unem

ployment

are clear signs that the productive sector of our economy is

labouring. We im

port so much of w

hat we consum

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port chocolate, we export our w

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products. Our people cry for jobs. W

e cannot bring prosperity to our people just by exporting raw

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ill transform the structure of our econom

y. O

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odernise our economy and fully

realise the full value of our natural resources. Transforming

our economy w

ill mean that instead of just exporting m

ostly natural resources and agricultural com

modities; w

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cess and add value to our raw m

aterials; we w

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ove into higher value exports; we w

ill grow our econom

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e will include m

ore science and technology in our econom

ic activities; and we w

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ment and com

parative advantage to de-velop export oriented high grow

th and employm

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ent to make this transform

ation happen. Governm

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ill also help to create jobs through public investment pro-

jects such as reforestation, road construction and infrastruc-tural developm

ent.

Ghana has the natural resources, the hum

an resources and the potential to succeed. O

ur strategy is as follows

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ajor impedim

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growth and developm

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consistently implem

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mes.

Additionally, most of our developm

ent projects and pro-gram

mes are not an integrated and coordinated fram

ework

and, therefore, our infrastructure in many aspects is fragm

ent-ed. Poor, fragm

ented or no planning in our cities and towns

has consequently resulted in arbitrariness in our development

efforts, resulting in poor distribution of resources, poor social structure, huge econom

ic and business costs and a conse-quent low

quality of life.

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PC) and use it as an organ for plan-ning our econom

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We w

ill harmonize and regulate all law

s on land use planning, provide for sustainable developm

ent of land and human set-

tlements through a decentralized planning system

, ensure ju-dicious use of land in order to im

prove quality of life, promote

health, safety and regulate national, regional, district and lo-cal spatial planning, and generally deal w

ith spatial aspects of socio-econom

ic development.

We w

ill restructure and enhance the capacity of existing plan-ning agencies in order effectively to prepare and provide for spatial, land use and hum

an settlement planning com

po-nents of the national developm

ent system as m

ay be required by governm

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me w

ill in-clude establishm

ent of economic grow

th poles or “economic

clusters” to fertilize integrated business growth and job crea-

tion. We shall undertake com

prehensive mapping of the entire

country with the objective of im

proving the planning and land tenure system

s, bringing all lands under the formal sector, com

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sustainable titling programm

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support our economic transform

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information to support the planning needs of the country. It w

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ic condi-tions in the country. There is scarcity of data on em

ployment,

industry, agriculture, living standards and many other critical in-

dicators. We w

ill address the capacity challenges of the Ghana

Statistical Service and support it to achieve its role as an inde-pendent agency that collects and provides tim

ely and reliable statistical inform

ation for all stakeholders.

The current government has done very little to address the

challenges facing our manufacturing sector and industrial

growth has declined. This has been due to a lack of vision and

lack of clarity on a long-term national developm

ent objective.

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agricultural raw m

aterials.

Key to success of our dramatic shift to industrialisation w

ill be:i.

improving access to quality education, especially in

science, technology and research

ii. increasing agricultural production and adding value

to our products through agro processing

iii. supporting and prom

oting our businesses to be

export-oriented and globally competitive

iv. supporting and prom

oting our industries, especially

small- and m

edium scale entrepreneurs and busi-

nesses, to be com

petitive in import substitution and

exports

v. developing and adding value to our natural resourc-

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promoting high-value services, including penetration

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ith our transform

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ent have made m

any of our businesses globally uncom-

petitive. We im

port much m

ore than we export and w

e have a tariff regim

e designed to maxim

ise revenue, but which, in fact,

damages local industry and as a result, G

hana’s economy. The

short-term revenue gains from

such taxes are attained at the expense of long-term

production and jobs. Consequently, many

of our SMEs are trade oriented, selling im

ported goods, and not in production and industry, w

here they can and should be.

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The objective of our trade policy is to improve com

petitive-ness in dom

estic and international markets. W

e will im

ple-m

ent a trade policy that works for G

hana in creating jobs and is attractive and reassuring to the investor. G

overnment

and the private sector will establish a consistent dialogue to

identify and address better the needs of our businesses and the econom

y. Our governm

ent will rem

ove obstacles that prevent cheaper technology acquisition, discourage the im

-portation of capital inputs and lim

it production and access to m

arkets. We w

ill also focus on comm

ercial diplomacy to open

up markets for our goods and services. W

e will transform

the Tariff Advisory Board into an independent G

hana International Trade Com

mission to deal w

ith international trade issues, in-cluding tariff and unfair trade practices.

Ghana needs a tax regim

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aximum

advantage from our natural resources.

We w

ill review tax law

s to reduce costs of equipment and im

-ported raw

materials for m

anufacturing, health, ICT, housing, and other critical areas of the real econom

y. Furthermore, w

e w

ould implem

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e will reduce the overall cost of doing business

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hana attractive as an investment opportunity by

streamlining bureaucracy, achieving m

acroeconomic stability,

enabling (in partnership with the friends and allies of G

hana) access to affordable credit, reliable infrastructure and a sound regulatory fram

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overnment w

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our private sector and make it the bedrock of our econom

y. This w

ill enable our people build capacity and capital to grow

their businesses and be competitive. Additionally, w

e shall em

brace organised labour as partners in our transformation

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ing our econom

y. For too long, Ghana has suffered from

the loss of m

any of its skilled people to other nations. We m

ust reverse this trend and m

ake Ghana a country w

here everyone wants

to do business so we retain our good people. W

e will encour-

age Ghanaians abroad to contribute skills and other resources

to enhance our transformation program

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transparency in the award of contracts. W

e will strengthen

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be critical for our economic and developm

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anagement of the public

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tax base in G

hana is the highly informal nature of our econ-

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ents.

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NPP adm

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mitted to the com

pletion of the Single Spine Salary Structure initiated by the Kufuor adm

inistration to ensure fair-ness and equity in the public sector. In addition, w

e will vigor-

ously pursue measures to stream

line the government payroll

system to elim

inate the phenomenon of ghost w

orkers.

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ill be cheaper than the cost of the current alternative of a largely uneducated and unskilled w

orkforce that retards our developm

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As a nation we have not invested w

isely and enough in infra-structure. W

e have also accumulated a stock of incom

plete and neglected infrastructure projects, w

hich have proved a w

aste of scarce resources. Lack of coordinated and integrated planning m

eans that investments have been sporadic, not

synchronised and not thought through enough. As our popu-lation has grow

n, our infrastructure has not kept pace with the

increasing demand, drastically im

pacting on the quality of life and the cost of business and econom

ic activity.

In order for Ghana to have sustained grow

th we need sus-

tained investment in our infrastructure, and in an integrated

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ajor fulcrum.

We believe that this can be done by w

orking with the private

sector, using innovative funding strategies and ensuring we

get value for money.

Our focus w

ill be to invest prudently in public works in the

following areas:

Our current transportation netw

ork is not integrated and is inadequate. Accordingly, w

e have not optimized the linkages

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endations of the National

Transport Policy that was put together during the Kufuor ad-

ministration, and seeks to optim

ize our national transporta-tion netw

orks. We w

ill expand and maintain the nation’s trans-

portation infrastructure and service. We w

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road has been added to the road network. This sham

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ply not acceptable. In compari-

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ensure prudent and judicious disbursement of the Road

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safety and upgrading of minor roads in order of priority.

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maintenance, upgrading and m

inor rehabilitation has resulted in undue delays in honouring paym

ents to contractors and a consequent huge accrued interest burden. W

e will look beyond the traditional sources of

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sure that all economically active areas are connected

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estern Corridor roads, Wa –Tum

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la road, a four-lane Accra-Kumasi highw

ay that will

reduce travel time betw

een our two largest cities to tw

o hours. Additional w

e will also look at expanding the Ac-

cra – Tema m

otorway from

a two lane road to a four

lane road.

Road safety is of great concern to us and our policy will

also deal with the problem

by improving road use and

enforcing laws and discipline on our roads. To enforce

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discipline on our roads, the NPP w

ould undertake the developm

ent and integration of data of the DVLA, po-

lice, courts and insurance companies on vehicles, vehi-

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ith our integrated infrastructure devel-opm

ent under our transformation program

me, w

e will,

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od-ern rail netw

ork that will have strong econom

ic linkages. W

e will link the N

orth to the South (through the Eastern corridor, Accra through Akosom

bo to Kumasi and then

to Paga) to facilitate the exploitation of our iron ore and other m

ineral reserves in the North. W

e will develop the

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Western corridor rail from

Takoradi to Ham

ile to facilitate the exploitation of our m

anganese deposits, and then develop the East –W

est Line to facilitate exploitation of the bauxite deposits at N

yinahin and Kibi. These will

open up the hinterland, create opportunity, and link the nation w

ith our neighbouring countries.

We w

ill work w

ith the private sector to continue the ex-pansion and m

odernization of the Tema and Takoradi

Harbours; and link our railw

ays to the ports by construct-ing the proposed Tem

a–Akosombo rail link to Buipe and

Boankra inland ports.

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portant that we develop facilities to

accomm

odate the growth. Also, our regional airports

are in dire need of upgrades. As a country, we have a

great opportunity to position Ghana as a transport and

aviation hub for West Africa region.

We w

ill extend the roles assigned to the Civil Aviation Au-thority and the Airports Com

pany to make them

more

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ith the private sector, establish Ghana as a hub

for air travel in West Africa w

ith the vision of building a new

international airport. In partnership with the private

sector, we w

ill upgrade and expand facilities at our do-m

estic airports, including the provision of a new airport

in the Western Region, w

hich is a major econom

ic zone.

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ith inadequate supply of potable water in both

urban and rural areas. Our urban w

ater system is antiquated

and saddled with frequent breakdow

ns in supply and needs serious investm

ent. Many rural com

munities have no access

to potable water at all

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ill implem

ent a strengthened National W

ater Policy, w

hich will greatly im

prove supply, hygiene and sanitation. Our

goal is to ensure that every Ghanaian has access to potable

water. W

e will continue the program

me of the Kufuor govern-

ment, w

hich undertook major w

ater systems im

provements

nationwide including Cape Coast, M

ankessim, Koforidua, Ku-

masi, Kw

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terconnection and Tamale. The program

me led to the com

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water treatm

ent plant in the lower Volta basin and ensure

more G

hanaians have access to potable water.

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ill ensure the water sector gets the investm

ent it needs, by dram

atically cutting down on non-revenue w

ater losses, and em

powering the PU

RC and the CWSA to oversee effec-

tively the water delivery system

in the country to ensure Gha-

naians get value for money.

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plementation of m

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ents and m

emoranda of understanding for m

ore thermal as w

ell as w

aste-to-energy plants have sadly been abandoned by the N

DC governm

ent. The net effect of this ineptitude on the part of the N

DC M

ills-Maham

a government has been poor quality

and supply, shown by the frequent pow

er cuts and the con-sequent slow

ing down in the grow

th of the non-oil economy.

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ment and expansion efforts w

ill fail and hinder our ability to transform

the economy.

i. Power Sub-sector

Our energy problem

s range from inadequate and poor

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managem

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capita consumption of Energy, according to the M

inistry 2;>��:1>3E��C

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peting in the global econom

y if we have not been able to provide

reliable power for our businesses and our hom

es. Our

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generation there is no reserve to meet dem

and and we

are faced with persistent blackouts.

Our priority is to bring stable reliable energy supply to

consumers, and to provide the energy to drive industri-

alization. In that regard, we w

ill complete the generation

expansion program started in the previous N

PP era to >1-/4�-�31:1>-@5;:�/-<-/5@E�;2����9

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the problems of neglect and m

ismanagem

ent of our en-ergy resources to ensure that there is adequate energy to drive business productivity and developm

ent and also m

eet the needs of our domestic users for cooking,

lighting and other uses. We w

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e will w

ork with the private sector to

increase output and will re-open negotiations w

ith inter-ested partners to develop and com

plete the mini-hydro

power projects such as Pw

alugu, Juale, Pra, Ankobra and Tano. W

e will also w

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stitutional autonomy and ensure transm

ission reliability and security.

ii. On Petroleum

Sub-SectorToday, G

hana is an oil producing country as a result of the N

PP’s reform of the governance structure in the pe-

troleum sub-sector, w

hich led to the discovery of oil in /;9

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C government has failed to take effec-

tive measures to ensure that G

hanaians gain from the

discovery of oil. The failure to implem

ent the national <;85/E�;2�IF1>;�M->5:3J�2;>�;A>�3-?�/;?@�@41�:-@5;:�-.;A@�(&��� �.5885;:�.E�@41�1:0�;2����C

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produced fertilizer to improve agricultural production.

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C government’s deliberate contravention of

provisions of the Petroleum Revenue M

anagement Act,

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er and m

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affected the image of the nation in term

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sector will be to focus on

the continued exploration for more reserves and, trans-

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outputs. We w

ill enact a law that w

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regime for petroleum

exploration, production and ser-vices, and enhance G

hanaian participation in the oil sector. W

e in partnership with the private sector w

ill ac-@5B18E�<A>?A1�@41�<;@1:@5-8�;2�.A5805:3�-:;@41>�>1L:1>E�and processing plant in G

hana.

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ent will m

ake the Western Region the

hub of the oil and gas industry. This will enable us to

develop services and institutions related to the industry in the region. The oil and gas industry currently does not create m

any direct jobs. We w

ill introduce an ‘’Acceler-ated O

il Capacity Developm

ent Programm

e’’, which w

ill target training of G

hanaians in high job creating sectors, including fabrications and installation, m

anufacturing of equipm

ent and construction of oil and gas infrastruc-ture.

We w

ill also pursue the development of sources of re-

newable energy to diversify as w

ell as ensure sustain-ability of our energy sources. W

e will, therefore, reform

the governance arrangem

ents in the sector and pursue strategic partnerships that w

ill help to exploit actively G

hana’s renewable energy potential from

sources such as solar, w

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The Northern regions in G

hana still remain relatively under-

developed after 55 years of our independence. Even though @41�->1-�4-?�.11:�501:@5L10�-?�@41�<;@1:@5-8�.>1-0.-?71@�2;>�the entire country, its developm

ent has been very limited.

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illion hectares of potential agricultural land C5@4�3;;0�?;58��;:8E�-.;A@��

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practices are very elementary and obsolete.

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tance, such as iron ore, manganese and gold. Yet, the regions

still remain am

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ver the last three years, the Savannah Accelerated D

evelopment Authority

(SADA) has failed to im

pact any meaningful developm

ent in the regions. The resources prom

ised by the ND

C administra-

tion have barely been met and SAD

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ceptive and failed promise by the N

DC. W

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nancing for the northern development program

.

An aggressive irrigation programm

e will be introduced in the

North to ensure all year round agriculture.

Governm

ent intervention will include provision of technology

to boost production and productivity in the sheanut, sorghum

and cotton industries Private operators in this sector will be

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PP Governm

ent, we started the upgrading of

the Tamale Airport to an international standard w

hich enabled A?�@;�4;?@�5:@1>:-@5;:-8�9

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s landed at the Tamale Airport. The upgraded

facilities have supported the growth of the dom

estic aviation industry. The Tam

ale Airport has imm

ense comm

ercial value especially in prom

oting trade between G

hana and her Sahe-lian neighbours. W

e will continue w

ith the upgrading of the Airport and develop the com

mercial activities at, and of the

airport to increase trade and create jobs for people.

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<;>@-:@�@;�01B18;<�@41�savannah regions to bridge the developm

ent gap between

north and south, and ensure that the whole country can share

in the opportunity for wealth creation.

We w

ill improve the roads in the N

orth and develop a railway

system to open up the regions to facilitate exploitation of their

mineral and agricultural resources and enhance their invest-

ment and econom

ic attractiveness. We w

ill provide incentives to businesses to establish or relocate to the northern regions and enable them

compete effectively, w

hich will also gener-

ate considerable employm

ent. We w

ill also develop the three public universities (w

e intend to expand the two U

DS cam

-puses in W

a and Navrongo into autonom

ous universities) into academ

ic centres for excellence for agriculture, ICT and lan-guages, attracting students from

Ghana and beyond.

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The various “Zongos” and “inner city comm

unities” around the country are seriously underdeveloped and lack basic infrastructure such as roads, w

ater, toilets, good sanitation, schools and health facilities. Very often they seem

left behind in any developm

ent especially in the urban centres.

We w

ill work w

ith the comm

unities to upgrade and rebuild their infrastructure, and im

prove the lives of the residents. We

will support residents of deprived and neglected areas, and

give them the dignity that they deserve, im

prove their health and enhance the value of their properties. W

e will set up a

Zongo and Inner City Re-development Fund to target basic

comm

unity infrastructure problems.

Unbridled exploitation of G

hana’s resources poses an environ-m

ental challenge and a threat to health. The scourge of non-biodegradable plastics, pollution of our beaches and coastal w

aters, recklessly poor practices of miners, destruction of our

water bodies, and poor m

anagement of our forest reserves

are a source of considerable concern. Over the years, w

e have 01?@>;E10�;A>�1:B5>;:9

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sion is to restore and sustain it.

We w

ill encourage the use of biodegradable plastics. We w

ill invest in environm

ental conservation and rehabilitation to

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hen available.

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e and w

ealth. Our policy is prim

arily to tackle the interventions to increase production both in cash crops and food crops and encourage processing of our products. W

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ing whilst assisting sm

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our farmers.

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ill target development in all four of G

hana’s breadbas-kets to enhance productivity and production in selected food crops (m

aize and rice) and high value cash crops (horticultural products). W

e shall adapt the integrated approach to the agri-cultural sector that w

e proposed and was executed under the

Millennium

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approach recognizes that the transversal interventions or key constraints affecting the sector w

ill have to be tackled simul-

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itigate their over-reliance on rain-fed agriculture through irrigation, provide them

with quality and affordable

fertilizer and improve land tenure and acquisition.

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ill encourage private sector investm

ents into large-scale comm

ercial agriculture that also support cooperative, sm

all and out-grower farm

ers. Comm

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ill be underpinned by sustainable production.

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mitted to

completion of the restructuring of the Land Title Registration

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resources. Furthermore, to enhance the ability of G

hanaian farm

ers to acquire the relevant technology to make them

com

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ers at subsidised rates. We w

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farm-gates and m

arket centres to mitigate post-harvest losses

and ensure availability of foodstuff to consumers. Additionally,

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e intend to expand ir-rigation coverage nationw

ide, especially in the Afram Plains

and in Northern G

hana. We w

ill develop and facilitate com-

munity-ow

ned and managed facilities like dam

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and improved m

ethods of agricul-tureassist farm

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enable them to raise productivity

encourage and facilitate the use of ICT, especially mobile

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estic production will com

pete with

imports, w

ith the aim of replacing im

ports over time and pro-

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icro, small and m

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centres across the country to provide mechanisation services

to farmers at com

petitive prices. We w

ill also supply power

tillers and other appropriate technologies to smallholder op-

erations, annually.

We

will restructure agricultural research institutions to build on

the high yielding crop varieties and technologies already de-veloped and provide greater support to farm

ers.

The use of fertilisers is low, and less than

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owing to cost and lack of easy availability. W

e will restore and

improve the fertilizer distribution system

that existed during the Kufuor adm

inistration and streamline the fertiliser sub-

sidy system and ensure that fertilisers get to the farm

ers on a tim

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We have not succeeded in developing a livestock industry.

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our nation, it will be im

portant to ensure good nutrition for our people by ensuring that w

e have a sustainable source of protein. This m

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hile resuscitating our collapsed poultry industry.

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plement the

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of challenges it faces from im

ports from N

orth and South Am

erica and Europe within the broiler m

arket.. This has led to shift of production from

broiler to egg production and also w

itnessed the collapse of farms in the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo

and Greater Accra Regions of the country. The key challenges

are high cost of feed due to dependence on importation of

key ingredients, such as soya bean and cake, and high cost ;2�8;/-88E�<>;0A/10�9

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s. Due to high cost of operational produc-

tion, the farmer is faced w

ith lower m

argins and the inability to m

ake new investm

ents.

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e bound import tariff

and non-tariff measures to assist poultry farm

s to address cheaper feed ingredients in collaboration w

ith farmers and

processors. Our key policies w

ill be the following:

short-term m

easured tariff increases that will result in

relative high price for broiler meat w

hilst providing assis-tance to poultry farm

s to make them

competitive

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addressing nutritional needs of Ghanaian children. W

e will

initiate policy for pupils in secondary institutions to be fed an egg a day as part of their protein supplem

ents.

Ghana has great potential in developing her non-traditional

exports, especially in the agricultural sector. How

ever, due to the problem

s facing the agricultural sector, not much pro-

gress has been achieved in developing high value cash crops. Recent trends in global m

arkets, however, suggest that our

horticultural sector could become a m

ajor economic grow

th pole, as G

hana is already highly competitive in som

e horticul-tural products.

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iDA m

odel under the MCA program

me, w

e will fo-

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include sheanut, pineapples, mangoes, bananas and vegeta-

bles. In collaboration with the private sector and local author-

ities, we w

ill aim to increase productivity and provide m

arket support services to m

ake our products competitive. W

e will

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ell as access to afford-able credit.

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ill continue to provide incentives in our cocoa industry through high producer prices, bonuses, cocoa scholarships,

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mass spraying and extension services to im

prove productiv-ity and production. W

e aim to consolidate production around

one million tonnes per annum

, while im

proving the welfare

and infrastructure of cocoa farming com

munities.

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e, incentives (such as special credit arrangem

ents and tax-breaks) will be put in

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The NPP still has a keen aw

areness of the critical role of infra-structural developm

ent in cocoa growing areas. In our adm

in-istration, the Cocoa Roads Im

provement Project (CRIP) w

ill be restructured. The project w

ill be expanded to cover the remot-

est areas in the cocoa growing districts.

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encourage and support the private sector to facilitate af-forbable nationw

ide broadband access. This will enable

speedy access to the internet and enhance our capability for ebusiness and ebanking, and participate m

ore effec-tively in the global inform

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policy to enable and ensure that all MD

As have connec-tivity and w

ill automate and com

puterize processes with

general public and citizenry

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government business and inform

ation relating to services to the public to be com

puterized and put online

tax incentives for local and indigenous technology con-tent, and m

edia designers, and manufacturers to enhance

development of a local industry

as a means of increasing ICT access, w

e will w

ork towards

affordable access to mobile com

puting devices

support private sector to provide infrastructure, which

will enable a cashless econom

y such that the payment of

bills, taxes, and applications for permits and licenses can

all be done online.

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A Disciplined and Safe Society

“I am proud of w

hat we have so far achieved in

political and civil rights. The next struggle is for econom

ic progress”.

Nana A

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ocracy, human rights, the rule of law

, and social justice represent our core values.

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stitutional democracy in the transition from

military dictator-

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ur party continues to carry on the Danquah-D

ombo-

Busia tradition of protecting democracy, hum

an rights, rule of law

and the development of the m

arket economy.

We are com

mitted to a peaceful, stable and dem

ocratic Gha-

na. This begins with peaceful, free and fair elections. W

e shall continue our enviable tradition of advocating the enhance-m

ent of the integrity of the electoral process and calling for public vigilance to protect the ballot of every G

hanaian. We

have been successful in our uncomprom

ising push for a bio-

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station. As has always happened in the past, w

e will play our

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There is a growing sense of insecurity in our com

munities.

In our newly developing settlem

ent areas and on our high-w

ays, Ghanaians are living under siege from

armed robbery

and other crimes. There is a deep and profound yearning for

a greater sense of personal and public safety, and security for all G

hanaians. Our ability to enjoy our developing dem

ocracy depends upon our ability to protect it. The goal of our national security policy m

ust be the preservation of our independence and sovereignty, our territorial integrity, our constitutional or-der and our public safety.

The security policy of a new N

PP government w

ill be to pro-tect the rights of all citizens, regardless of gender, tribe, eth-nicity, language, religious or political beliefs. All citizens are equal before the law

. We w

ill also seek the solidarity and co-operation of all citizens in defence of dem

ocratic values. O

ur party will continue to prom

ote and protect fundamental

human rights and secure the freedom

and safety of comm

u-nities across the country by increasing resources to prevent, detect, apprehend and prosecute crim

e.

The security agencies protect us against external and internal threats. They w

ill receive the appropriate incentives to enable them

to respond effectively to our growing security challeng-

es. Incentives for the Police, Military, Fire Service, the Im

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gration Service, Prisons Service and Customs D

ivision of the G

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ore duty post accom-

modation, and the prom

otion of home ow

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Career development and progression w

ill be prioritised.

We w

ill ensure that the Armed Forces possess the capacity to

engage effectively in their core function of defending the ter-ritorial integrity of the country. H

owever, the discovery of oil,

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ent. The number of m

ilitary and civilian vehicles and trucks, and adequate kits w

ere also provided. In that respect, w

e will continue to build their ca-

pacity to meet these challenges.

We w

ill provide appropriate remunerative packages to sol-

diers and civilian employees of the Arm

ed Forces. It was for

instance, the NPP governm

ent of President Kufuor that insti-tuted a new

realignment of salaries and a pension schem

e for the arm

ed forces. We w

ill continue to provide the Armed

Forces with adequate and m

odern resources to enable them

to meet their peacekeeping obligation, provide hum

anitarian services, including m

edical evacuation, and to participate in disaster relief

We are com

mitted to ensuring every G

hanaian feels that there is security of life and property. O

ur economy and soci-

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cient criminal justice system

.

Our police policy w

ill be to enhance professionalism

through better training, better resources and enhanced conditions of service. W

e will increase police num

bers and m

ake the service more responsive to the public rather

than the powers that be. W

e are comm

itted to increas-ing police num

bers towards m

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e prevention. We w

ill undertake the following m

eas-ures;strengthen the Crim

inal Intelligence Unit of the G

hana Police to enhance intelligence-led policingm

ake our streets and highways safer w

ith street lights, CCTV, increased street policing and better m

eans of mo-

bility and equipment.

enlist the public to cooperate with the police and

report crim

e.

A society of opportunities requires a safe and secure Ghana.

The impact of a lack of safety and security on the econom

y cannot be over-em

phasised. The criminal justice system

will

be reformed to respond to the increases in crim

e.

The Akufo-Addo government w

ill expand the “Justice for All Program

me” initiated by the N

PP. We w

ill review and enhance

the existing Remand Review

Project and introduce three oth-er projects: The Sentencing Policy Project, the Prosecutors

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The disparity in sentencing in our courts and the uncertainty of punishm

ents are wrong. W

e will im

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ill amend the Crim

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Act to introduce non-custodial sentencing such as comm

u-nity service.

This Project will focus on enhancing training and facilities for

public prosecutors from the M

Inistry of Justice and all other agencies of governm

ent who have been given the right to

prosecute by the Attorney General. G

uidelines for prosecutors w

ill be implem

ented. Apart from law

yers, the right to prose-cute w

ill be conferred individually and not on institutions as is now

the case. We w

ill re-introduce special courses for pros-ecutors outside the M

inistry of Justice at the Ghana School

of Law. W

e will continue to allow

for private prosecution of lesser offences. A Code of Conduct w

ill be developed for pros-ecutors and violation of this Code w

ill lead to the withdraw

al of the right of the person to prosecute. The aim

of this Project w

ill be to ensure speedy but fair trials. From

arrest to detention or imprisonm

ent and post imprison-

ment, all aspects of our crim

inal justice system are in need of

urgent review. The forty-eight hour rule after w

hich a person, w

ho has been detained, must be presented to court is sub-

ject to frequent abuse. This Project will exam

ine all aspects of the crim

inal justice system. It w

ill examine the procedures

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to imprisonm

ent and post-imprisonm

ent to en-sure that G

hana’s laws are not breached in the process. In par-

ticular, the rights of the victim w

ill be given attention under this Project. A high level task force, m

ade up of all the rep-resentatives of institutions involved in the delivery of justice, such as the Police, the M

inistry of Justice, the Prisons Service and representatives of civil society, w

ill be set up to undertake a com

prehensive review of our system

s and procedures in the delivery of justice, and to m

ake recomm

endations within six

months of its establishm

ent.

Increased use of, and trade in illegal drugs are a major threat

to Ghana and our youth. It is also an issue of national security

as our nation is used as a transit point.

We w

ill introduce a robust and comprehensive anti-narcotic

drug and anti-organised crime policy and plan. This policy and

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ill develop a comprehensive inter agency prevention

policy aimed at preventing hard drugs from

being imported

into Ghana and also preventing G

hana from being used as a

trans-shipment point. This policy w

ill also target the domestic

cultivation of cannabis and the processing of all forms of nar-

cotic drugs.

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ill strengthen our detection systems and institutions,

and enhance collaboration with our regional and international

partners.

A thorough review of the existing sanctions regim

e will be

undertaken. This will prioritise stiffer punishm

ent and the im

provement of the legal regim

e relating to recovery of pro-ceeds of crim

e. This review w

ill make the drugs trade an in-

creasingly unattractive and personally hazardous venture.

EducationA com

prehensive anti-drugs education policy will be de-

veloped and implem

ented. This will be targeted at youth in

particular and the public in general. The youth educational policy w

ill highlight the hazards of narcotic drugs and organ-5?10�/>59

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e will defeat the drug m

enace.

Only by tackling drug addiction, w

ill we reduce internal de-

mand for drugs. W

e will expand co-operation w

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e will re-

view the legal and institutional fram

ework; inter agency co-

operation, and the current status of international co-opera-tion in order to enhance law

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There is intense public anger over the unprecedented levels of corruption the nation is w

itnessing under the ND

C gov-ernm

ent. Among the m

ajor corruption issues are deliberate crim

inality, bad public sector governance, poor managem

ent practices, w

eak law enforcem

ent, payments of dubious judg-

ment debts and questionable settlem

ents. The wide spread

corruption is also the result of low levels of com

mitm

ent to high ethics and integrity, as w

ell as ineffectual policing and investigation of corruption.

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Our policy w

ill be to tackle corruption head on through pre-ventive, detective, corrective and punitive m

echanisms. O

ur anti-corruption policy w

ill be based on three key pillars. These pillars are institutional reform

, legislative reform and attitudi-

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I. INSTITU

TION

AL REFORM

At present, both the Comm

ission on Hum

an Rights and Ad-m

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pendent anti-corruption agency. We intend that the Attorney

General delegates the right to prosecute to these agencies.

In government, w

e shall support an enhancement of par-

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against corruption. Further more, w

e shall require the Attor-ney-G

eneral to report to parliament on the potential liability

of the State arising out of claims against the State. The AG

shall also report on judgm

ent debts paid and those due and ow

ing. This report shall be made every six m

onths..

The Akufo-Addo government w

ill implem

ent an effective As-sets D

eclaration Regime by fostering a w

orking environment

for asset declaration that includes the following elem

ents:a.

effective monitoring of asset declaration by am

end

ing the law to require the Auditor G

eneral to publish

periodically the list of all persons so required under �

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b. a list of appointees w

ill be made available to the

Auditor G

eneral. c.

sanctions regime for non-declaration w

ithin the

stipulated timefram

e will include forfeiture of ap-

pointm

ent, in the case of political appointees. d.

Parliament w

ill be called upon to revisit promptly the

issue of public disclosure.

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We shall im

prove governance and managem

ent practices in the public sector to elim

inate bad internal managem

ent practices, w

hich are linked with corruption. W

e shall support and provide all institutions, w

hose mandates cover anti-cor-

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engage and retain a large number of technical personnel to

investigate and educate against corruption.

II. LEGISLATIVE REFO

RMThe legislative reform

pillar will generally review

the legal, regulatory and institutional fram

ework for anti-corruption to

ensure that the necessary legislative reform to support the

anti-corruption programm

e is undertaken. In particular, the follow

ing will be done;

amend the relevant sections of the Crim

inal and Other

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ruptionintroduce legislation to im

prove prevention, detec- tion, reporting, investigations and prosecution.

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Creating Opportunities and

Promoting Enterprise

“Together we w

ill transform G

hana and use all the blessings that the Alm

ighty has bestowed on us to

bring prosperity to our people”.

Nana A

ddo Dankw

a Akufo-A

ddo

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We currently face deteriorating standards in alm

ost all areas of sports. Poor leadership in m

anagement and adm

inistration, inadequate legal fram

ework and lack of funding retard sports

development and prom

otion in Ghana. Predictably, this has

resulted in low m

orale among sports m

en and wom

en.

We w

ill pass the Sport Bill, prepared during the last NPP gov-

ernment.

In partnership with the private sector, w

e will provide stable in-

vestment in sports through a Sports Fund and establish sports

colleges for academic and professional studies in sports. In

schools and colleges, we w

ill invest in equipment, sports halls,

modern pitches and m

ulti-purpose courts, and identify and train and provide incentives for talented sportsm

en to pursue higher education. W

e will also increase spending on sports

education to improve the quality of our sports developm

ent.

We w

ill build on the achievement of the Kufuor G

overnment

and continue to build stadia in the remaining six regional capi-

tals - Cape Coast, Ho, Sunyani, W

a, Bolgatanga and Koforidua. W

e will seek private public partnerships in executing this pro-

gramm

e where possible.

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ill encourage the development of sports infrastructure,

including the hosting of events and the delivery and manu-

facture of sports-related services, and work to attract private

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Ghana’s population is young and grow

ing, but the labour mar-

ket is not able to absorb young graduates and non-graduates. Youth unem

ployment is increasing, and m

any of our youth do not have the skills they need to com

pete in the job market.

We understand that the youth are our country’s future. That is

why w

e are comm

itted to giving them the opportunities they

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their ability to achieve their aspirations, and be successful and prosperous.

We cannot over-em

phasise the importance of quality educa-

tion for our youth. This will also prepare them

to acquire em-

ployable skills. The youth employm

ent agenda will focus on

breaking into new frontiers of jobs, w

ith higher-level skills that give young people a w

ide range of exportable services and skills.

The transformational econom

ic programm

e will create op-

portunities for wide range of know

ledge-based jobs, for exam-

ple in research and development, and inform

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We w

ill build on the success of past programm

es, such as Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Program

mes (STEP) and

the National Youth Em

ployment Program

me (N

YEP), to en-sure that our young people have access to the opportunities they deserve. Additionally, the follow

ing programm

es will be

embarked on to strengthen the positioning of our youth in

our development agenda.

We w

ill set up a well-coordinated and w

ell-funded programm

e for the youth under the N

ational Youth Developm

ent Author-ity (N

YDA). It w

ill combine the N

YEP, national youth policy and the Youth Entrepreneurship program

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onised and consolidated to the national youth fund w

ithin the NYD

A law

.

The NYEP, w

hich has been poorly managed in the last four

years, will be strengthened to offer m

ore job opportunities for the youth and provide them

with skills training. The N

YEP will

work alongside the transform

ation and industrialisation agen-da of the next N

PP government to get young people involved

in public works, agriculture and construction.

NYEP w

ill have medium

to long term skilled based pro-

gramm

es for different levels of youth from non-literate to the

university graduate, so that appropriate levels of skills can be developed so that young people can access new

job frontiers.

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ill engage in public-private partnerships to promote

and create new enterprises that provide job opportunities for

the youth. W

e will w

ork with stakeholders, especially in the private sec-

tor, district assemblies and com

munity based organisations,

to harness the creative talents of Ghanaian youth and develop

their entrepreneurial spirit. We w

ill provide incentives for the private sector to provide internships and skills developm

ent for the youth.

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industry was a m

arginalised sector of the Ghana econom

y. This w

as evident in the lack of patronage and support from

government, as w

ell as the little attention given to organiza-tions operating in the sector.

How

ever, the cultural dimensions of national developm

ent need to be recognised and enhanced, as cultural dissem

ina-tion and prom

otion are vital to national unity and cohesion. G

reater awareness, understanding and appreciation of cul-

tural diversity in our nation by our people, and by the foreign com

munity, provide a strong foundation for cultural develop-

ment and national pride. In addition to these, the contribution

of Arts and Culture to the economy of G

hana needs to be ap-preciated, particularly in the areas of tourism

and job creation.

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through job creation and wealth creation.

The previous NPP governm

ent crafted a Cultural Policy for G

hana. The policy sought to initiate and formulate develop-

ment policies, plans, projects and program

mes that w

ill en-sure preservation of our cultural values and heritage, our Arts and Culture institutions and architectural heritage.

We w

ill increase budgetary allocations and needed support to the M

inistry of Chieftaincy and Cultural affairs in order to;preserve, sustain and em

ploy the traditional and cultural values, as w

ell as practices to accelerate wealth creation

and social harmony for total developm

entsupport traditional leaders w

ho are the pivot and custodi-ans of our culture and active catalysts in the m

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stakeholdersprovide m

echanisms, institutions and infrastructure for

the development and prom

otion of cultureprom

ote good governance in Arts and Culture

i. The Arts

The Arts are an important aspect of our culture and can be

described as the soul of our society. The Arts are a powerful

medium

for a country’s social history, cultural tradition, politi-cal values and changing civilisation and preserve our heritage. D

espite the recent dynamics of urbanisation and change in

our societies, the Arts give us our identity and have the poten-tial to create jobs. M

oreover, the Arts are a critical medium

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teaching our children various aspects of our culture. How

ever, a num

ber of problems in the sector have not augured w

ell for its developm

ent. These include lack of strong database on na-tional creative cultural assets, inadequate funding, poor infra-structure and lack of w

ell-equipped theatres and museum

s, and poor m

arketing for creative cultural goods and services.

We w

ill create a department under the M

inistry of Chieftaincy and Culture to oversee the developm

ent of all creative indus-tries and the developm

ent of a national creative development

plan. Additionally, we w

ill encourage the integration of Arts and Culture in all school curriculum

s and also integrate Arts and Culture into the transform

ation programm

e. We w

ill build and support m

ore museum

s and libraries, and promote a sys-

tem of netw

orking and linkages among m

embers of the artis-

tic comm

unities.

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rts

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easures to uplift the Per-form

ing Arts industry;

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build a multi-purpose theatre in Kum

asi for the northern sector.encourage educational institutions and support artistic cultural projects.prom

ote regional and district literature, music, dance and

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orks by Ghanaian

artistes

Music plays an im

portant role in society. The industry has im-

mense potential for accelerated national developm

ent. How

-ever, the m

usic industry is bedevilled with num

erous chal-lenges. The copyright sector of the industry is challenged w

ith piracy, inadequate technical and professional know

ledge, lack of enforcem

ent of existing laws, inadequate infrastructure as

well as lack of docum

entation.

The music industry under the N

PP government w

ill be given a boost because of the potential it has to create jobs and w

ealth for G

hanaian talent. We w

ill support and enforce anti-piracy law

s for the industry to protect our musicians.

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istrict Assemblies and Advisory and Public Boards.

The NPP has a proud record in advancing the cause of gender

equality and in unlocking the potential of our wom

en to ena-ble them

to contribute to the transformation of our econom

y through their various econom

ic activities.

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ents include: appointing cabinet minister in

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ill introduce programm

es that will encourage and bring

wom

en into the mainstream

of economic and political activi-

ties, in particular;

reduce maternal and child m

orbidity and mortality through

the revitalisation of the NH

IS, the Free Maternal Care Policy

and Ghana School Feeding Program

me (G

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others at w

ork places, markets and com

munity centres in cities

and towns

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en from such

oppressive and discriminatory practices as ostracisation of

so-called witches in special villages and w

idowhood rites.

Our children are our greatest assets. Research show

s that many

of our children suffer the effects of poverty, such as, inadequate access to food, safe drinking w

ater, health and lack of quality education. Several are subjected to physical, em

otional and sex-ual abuse. In m

any of our rural comm

unities, children with dis-

abilities still suffer neglect, denial of access to education and in extrem

e cases, elimination by parents and the com

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birth, have greater potential for devel-opm

ent and are protected from harm

and exploitation.

We w

ill place a considerable premium

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een agencies and step up education to change obsolete societal and com

mu-

nity attitudes.

Our pensioners hold a special place in our country, having

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deteriorate and restore them from

a depressed, inactive state. W

e will w

ork with pensioners’ associations to protect their

welfare and enhance their living standards. Pensioners and

the aged will be able to enjoy the exem

ptions they are enti-

tled to from paying prem

iums under the N

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the Metro Bus.

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ill be incomplete if our

government fails to address the needs of the disabled or the

physically challenged.

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ent will actively encourage all disabled per-

sons to aspire to become econom

ically active and independ-ent. W

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“People create societies, by joining together and working

for the comm

on good with the help of dem

ocratic insti-tutions that support their rights and freedom

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elfare and wellbeing of the people of G

hana that should drive the vision, program

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ill prioritise the development of econom

ic opportunities in our foreign policy. W

e will open up m

arkets abroad for Gha-

naian goods and services and attract foreign investments.

We w

ill support our diplomatic m

issions abroad to strive to link our businessm

en with foreign counterparts in strategic

alliances and partnerships to develop the private sector and portray G

hana as a country whose private sector is a form

ida-ble agent of econom

ic growth.

The NPP is a party that is proud of its dem

ocratic identity and w

e will support dem

ocracy and the growing trend tow

ards dem

ocratisation in all parts of the world and Africa especially.

We w

ill support improvem

ents in democratic governance,

rule of law, civil rights and political freedom

s everywhere.

We w

ill remain im

placably opposed to tyranny and authoritar-ianism

. We w

ill make certain that our core dem

ocratic values are an integral part of our security concerns in all parts of the

world. W

e remain com

mitted to our m

embership of the ECO

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AS, the African Union, N

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. These organisations champion the cause of dem

ocracy, good governance, hum

an rights and the rule of law.

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PP, will im

prove our stake and role in ECOW

AS and AU

with the view

to strengthening our leadership role.

International organisations provide opportunities for the world

comm

unity to come together to discuss and take decisions on

global challenges that require coordinated action at the inter-national level. It is on such occasions that sm

aller countries, like G

hana, contribute on an equal footing to the setting of the rules of international security and the global econom

ic order. W

e will w

elcome such opportunities at the international level

to demonstrate in its diplom

acy that a smaller country like

Ghana can defend its national interests, m

aintain its sovereign independence, and yet take decisions w

ith its more pow

erful friends, partners and allies w

ithout deferring to them.

West Africa has experienced m

ore than its fair share of coup de etats, political and social upheavals, w

ars and instability in recent tim

es. The next NPP governm

ent will play a positive

role in promoting peace and political stability to ensure the

economic and social developm

ent of the countries in the re-

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gion and the security of our people. We w

ill promote dialogue

and negotiation as a means of settling disputes and resolving

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tra-regional trade and economic co-operation, w

e will w

ork tow

ards the realisation of all the objectives of the ECOW

AS, notably the free m

ovement of people, goods and services. A

strong and vibrant ECOW

AS will not only be a stim

ulus to our national developm

ent, but will also serve as a springboard for

the realisation of an African Economic Com

munity. The N

PP governm

ent will encourage all groupings w

ithin the region to harm

onise their objectives and operations with a view

to fa-cilitating eventually the achievem

ent of a united and strong W

est Africa.

The NPP believes in the Africa U

nion (AU). W

e will do all in

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its peoples.

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ent will, am

ong other things, champion the

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African countries towards the realisation of Africa’s develop-

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mental objectives. W

e will w

ork within the fram

ework of the

AU for the rapid attainm

ent of the African Economic Com

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unity.

Ghana’s ties to the governm

ents and peoples of the Com-

monw

ealth are based on shared democratic values; history,

language and comm

on interests and we w

ill not waver in up-

holding the tenets of the Comm

onwealth of N

ations... As a sys-tem

of consultation and cooperation among form

er mem

bers of the defunct British Em

pire, the Comm

onwealth has proved

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eration and enhance international peace and security.

The promotion of co-operation am

ong countries of the south has been given further im

petus by the activities of the South Com

mission. O

ur government w

ill promote m

eaning-ful South-South trade and other form

s of co-operation. Our

diplomatic m

issions in countries of the south, will, accord-

ingly be empow

ered to pursue vigorously economic-oriented

contacts that will facilitate co-operation in trade, investm

ent, science, technology and culture. The experiences of South-South nations in oil exploration and developm

ent will be

tapped to serve our national interest.

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hanaians living in the diaspora, as w

ell as people of African descent and m

ake them feel at hom

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government w

ill reserve a special welcom

e to those endowed

with special skills and resources, w

hich can contribute to the econom

ic and social development of G

hana.

The granting of dual citizenship has now restored the basic

rights of Ghanaians living abroad, w

ho for one reason or an-other, had to adopt the citizenship of their host countries, and thereby lost their G

hanaian citizenship. Ghanaians living

abroad are a critical part of the skills base that is needed for econom

ic transformation. Rather than treating diaspora G

ha-naians as second-class citizens, the N

PP would put in place

a policy framew

ork that would encourage the G

hanaians in the diaspora w

ho may or m

ay not have acquired other citi-zenships to bring their skills (and those of their children) back hom

e to assist in the development of our country. W

e shall expand further the opportunities that w

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Moving G

hana Forw

ard TogetherThis docum

ent has laid out our vision for the future trans-form

ed Ghana.

We believe that w

e need change now to m

ove our country forw

ard together. We ow

e it to our children and grandchildren not to throw

their future away, but be strong and develop a

country of which w

e can all be proud..

On 7 D

ecember you w

ill have a choice.

A choice of four more years of poor policies and failed leader-

ship, which have failed G

hana and failed you. Four more years

of corruption, lies, deceit and propaganda. Four more years of

broken promises.

Or a choice for the chance to m

ove Ghana decisively forw

ard. A choice for leadership and the vision to m

ake this country great. A choice for building a society of peace, opportunity and prosperity.

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