Let us take advantage of policies to reduce poverty - Owusu Ankomah

Sekondi, Nov.14, GNA - Papa Owusu Ankomah, Minister of Education, Science and Sports has called on individuals, institutions and groups to take advantage of Government policies and programmes to create wealth and generate employment to reduce poverty.

He said some of the policies and programmes were support to promote private participation in the economy and credit facilities to expand medium and small scale enterprises to address unemployment one of the teething problems facing Government.

Papa Owusu Ankomah who is also Member of Parliament for Sekondi made the call when addressing an extraordinary meeting of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Polling Station Executives in Sekondi Constituency at Sekondi.

He advised beneficiaries of loans to repay them promptly to enable others benefit.

Papa Owusu Ankomah announced that Government was sourcing funds to undertake some development projects to improve sanitation and beautification in Sekondi.

He said these included dredging of Esee lagoon at Sekondi estimated at about one million Euros and the supply of 25 outboard motors to some fishermen to promote fishing industry in the area.

Papa Owusu Ankomah announced that he had personally donated 50 sets of street bulbs to improve street lighting system in Sekondi. He pointed out that Polling Station Executives were highly regarded in the Party's structures and urged them to continue the good works they had been doing to protect the image and invincibility of the party in Sekondi.

Nana Owusu Ankomah, Western Regional Chairman of NPP asked members to remain loyal and not allow the scheduled National Congress in December divide their ranks.