NPP to make Afram Plains ‘true’ breadbasket — Bawumia
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is considering a significant investment in the Afram Plains to make it a true breadbasket as part of the overall strategy to transform agriculture in the country.
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“This time. . . we are thinking of a big investment in Afram Plains to transform the area and make it a true breadbasket of the country.
“This new programme, God willing, under the next NPP administration, will see more investments in infrastructure like roads and agricultural inputs for the Afram Plains to support large-scale farming as well as social infrastructure like schools, medical facilities, electricity, potable and drinking water to make the hard-working populace here comfortable.
“We will make the Afram Plains the breadbasket of Ghana and West Africa. It will take thinking, investment and commitment and we are prepared and we have the capacity,” the running mate of Nana Akufo-Addo for the 2016 elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured.
He stated this when he toured the Afram Plains South and North constituencies last Friday and Saturday to interact with the chiefs, elders and people in various communities in the two constituencies.
According to him, unlike the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), the NPP will not abandon the people of Afram Plains, citing the record of the previous NPP administration to back his case.
Speaking at Ekye-Amanfrom in the Afram Plains South Constituency on Friday, Dr Bawumia indicated that he had noticed a deep feeling among constituents that the area and its people had been abandoned; some projects initiated by the NPP had even been brought to an abrupt end.
Dr Bawumia outlined the numerous development projects initiated under the NPP administration and stated that unlike the current administration, the next NPP administration would not abandon the area and its people.
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“Let me remind you of some of the projects we did from 2001 to 2008. We put up 129 classroom blocks in the Afram Plains, 96 three-unit classroom blocks and 33 six-unit classroom blocks. In Ekye Amanfrom, we built a three-classroom block and a six unit classroom block which you are all witnesses to. We also rehabilitated two 4-unit classroom blocks.
“With respect to roads, let me mention just a few. We constructed the Gallon Mmienu – Tribu Gallon Mmienu – Samankwae ,Asenyensu – Akatsi Road, Maame Krobo Junction – Asankansu – Prapra baabi daa, Tease – Faso Bator, Offinso Junction to Gudupe Road, the Kwamepon Nkwanta – Kwasi Mfanti, Maame Krobo Junction – Forifori – Tease and many more roads.
“You are witnesses to the fact that we even started others like the Dedesu-Donkorkrom road, which has been abandoned since the NDC took over,” he said.
Dr Bawumia aslso mentioned the numerous electrification projects, including the extension of electricity to communities such as Ntowaboma, Adiemmra, Bridge Ano and Amakwakrom.
At Bruben and Donkorkrom, both in the Afram Plains North Constituency, Dr Bawumia made mention of the Afram Plains District
Agricultural Development Programme, initiated in 2006, which saw the investment of US$32 million in the Afram Plains alone in furtherance of the vision to make the place the breadbasket of the country.