[ 2016-11-20 ]

NPP to build sports centres in all regions
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will ensure
youth development and the provision of sports
centres in all the Regions in partnership with the
private sector if elected into power in the
December 7 elections.

In its 2016 manifesto copied to the Ghana News
Agency, the NPP promises that ‘’each centre
will house a fully-equipped library, ICT hub,
social hall, multi-purpose pitches and courts".

The manifesto also outlines the completion of the
construction of the University of Ghana stadium
started by the Kufuor-led NPP administration and
pursuing the vision of providing modern
multi-sport stadia for the regions currently
without one, including the Brong Ahafo, Eastern,
Upper East, Upper West and Volta.

The manifesto also promises the development of "a
Youth in Sports module to support young sportsmen
and women and to create job opportunities for
them’’ adding that "sports also has the
potential of creating thousands of jobs,
contributing significantly to our GDP and boosting
the image of Ghana internationally’’.

According to the NPP manifesto, this initiative
will galvanise the youth to appreciate nationhood
and patriotism, noting that "nothing unites
Ghanaians more than sports’’.

It will partake in establishing three sports
colleges, in collaboration with the private sector
and will focus on building cordial relationships
with the various sporting associations, whether
autonomous or semi-autonomous and ensure increased
and dedicated funding for sports, it said.

The NPP also affirmed its commitment to creating
an enabling environment that will provide the
right incentives for Public Private Partnerships
(PPPs) in sports.

The party said it would establish a special unit
at the Sports Ministry to develop and promote
sporting disciplines other than football, and to
concentrate on the revival of school sports.

The publication of the NPP manifesto is captured
under the “GNA Tracks Election 2016 Project”,
being funded by GOIL, the foremost indigenous oil
marketing company and CIMG 2015 Petroleum Company
of the year.

The project seeks to sensitise the electorate on
the various issues raised by political parties,
the elections management body and other governance
institutions.

It aims at ensuring gender and social inclusion in
national politics and to provide a voice for the
youth, vulnerable groups, opinion leaders and the
broader spectrum of the society, and to contribute
to the achievement of peaceful polls.

Another objective of the project is to create a
platform to dissect the manifestoes of all
political parties and provide in-depth analysis of
each thematic area to the electorate to enable
them to make an informed judgment.

Source - Joyfm

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