Government to deliver on its campaign promises

Kpando, July 18, GNA - Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Administration, has said that the Government was poised on fulfilling its campaign promises and operate governance style that would be unequal in the annals of Ghana s history.

He said "with the economic chips falling into rightful places after alleged eight years of reckless mismanagement by the Kufuor-led administration, a "Better Ghana" agenda was within reach."

Mr Afriyie-Ankrah gave the assurance at the inauguration of eight development projects financed through the District Development Facility (DDF), at Kpando, in the Kpando District.

He debunked the assertion that nothing was being done by the Government and said that a dormant leadership style could not have facilitated a drop from the 22 percent inflationary rate it inherited from the New Patriotic Party to 9.52 percent.

Mr Afriyie-Ankrah said it was obvious that a government that succeeded a debt portfolio of over 100 trillion regarding the Tema Oil Refinery, contributing about 41 trillion to the debt stock, would be described as go-slow.

He enumerated block farming, rice production, increase in the road fund, subsidy for fertilizer and distribution of school uniform and exercise books to school children as some of the achievements of government.

Others were one-time payment of the National Health Insurance Scheme, paying arrears of Ghana Railway workers, prompt payment of salaries of newly recruited teachers and nurses in addition to massive infrastructure development.

Mr Afriyie-Ankrah said government was on course called on the people to focus on the positive things rather than the few slips.

He said that it was becoming clearer that the leadership qualities of President Mills would propel the economy into the next level.