The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, says the next NDC government would promote responsible mining and ensure compliance by small scale miners.
Addressing NDC supporters at Nkakaa in the Amenfi Central Constituency on Wednesday as part of the second phase of her three-day campaign tour of the Western Region, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said responsible mining is the way to go.
She said the next NDC administration would promote responsible mining by training small scale miners on how to mine without destroying the country’s riverbodies and forests.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said mining has come to stay and it is important that those who want to venture into it are properly trained to mine responsibly. “We know the youth of this country are in need of jobs and that is why the next NDC administration is promising a 24-Hour Economy to create jobs for all”, she said.
Prof Opoku-Agyemang also highlighted the NDC’s Women’s Development Bank and the Big Push as some of the policies that the next NDC government would implement to empower women financially and create jobs for Ghanaians.
She therefore urged the electorates to rally behind the NDC and vote for the party’s presidential candidiate, Mr John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming December 7 general elections.
She noted that a vote for Mr Mahama is a vote to stop corruption, poverty and hunger, and an opportunity to reset the country.
For his part, the chief of Nkakaa, Nana Kofi Mensah, endorsed the candidature of Mr Mahama.
He prayed for victory for the NDC in the upcoming elections and looked forward to the party providing the area with a decent roads a hospital, teacher training college and improving mobile telephony service in the town.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
