[ 2017-10-27 ]

President Akufo-Addo was joined by Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko (L) and E/R Minister (R)

Enforce Ghana’s laws without fear or favour – Akufo-Addo to law enforcement agen
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has
reiterated the commitment of his government
towards maintaining the peace and security of the
country.

Speaking at this year’s Ngmayem Festival, of
the Chiefs and people of Manya Krobo, President
Akufo-Addo stressed that “the application of the
laws of the land will occur, in the words of the
judicial oath, without fear or favour, affection
or ill-will, and without recourse to the
political, religious or ethnic affiliations of any
citizen of the land.

” According to President Akufo-Addo, “when you
fall foul of the law, you will be dealt with
accordingly, and the law enforcement agencies,
including the Judiciary, must ensure this is
done.”

President Akufo-Addo’s call comes in the wake
of disturbances in Karaga and Sissala West being
perpetrated by alleged supporters of the New
Patriotic Party.

Addressing the gathering of Chiefs and people of
Manya Krobo, the President indicated that the
Ngmayem festival is a celebration of Ghana’s
farmers, and the abundant harvest of ngma
(millet).

He noted that Ghana has the unique potential to
feed her growing population, meet the raw material
requirements of her processing industries, achieve
food security, and compete successfully as a
leading supplier to countries around us and
beyond.

“Through our flagship programme, Planting for
Food and Jobs, we have ensured the provision of
improved seeds, the supply of subsidized
fertilizers, the provision of dedicated extension
services, a marketing strategy and the use of
e-Agriculture. Under this Programme, 227.8
hectares of land were cultivated in the major
season, and 179.8 hectares for the minor season in
Manya Krobo,”

he said. In anticipation of a bumper harvest, the
President stated that the National Buffer Stock
Company Limited has been resourced to provide
ready market for farm produce.

“This will ensure that our farmers are paid
minimum guaranteed prices, to make farming a
viable venture. Agriculture remains the fuel that
powers all our activity in Ghana. We ignore it at
our risk.
My government will, certainly, not ignore it. I
give you my pledge that farmers, food crop
farmers, fish farmers and livestock farmers will
all have the support and respect they deserve from
my government”, he added.

Outlining some of the policies of his
administration over the last 10 months, President
AKufo-Addo noted that his government has been
working to grow Ghana’s economy and open up
opportunities for all her citizens.

His government, he said, has started the Free
Senior High School programme, guaranteeing
secondary education for all of Ghana’s children;
and is heralding the revival of the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Government, the President added, has also
abolished a number of nuisance taxes which were
stifling the growth of the private sector, and
introduced a number of policies aimed at
formalising the structure of the Ghanaian economy
– the National Identification Scheme; the
National Digital Property Addressing System; the
e-registration system to enhance business
registration processes; the paperless system at
the port, amongst many other initiatives.

“We are doing all of this because we want to
build a Ghana, which looks to the use of its own
resources and their proper management as the way
to engineer social and economic growth in our
country. We want to build an economy that looks
past commodities to position our country in the
global marketplace. We want to build a Ghana
Beyond Aid,” President Akufo-Addo said.

Source - 3news.com

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