Volta Region could remain in political limbo for many years-Dzamesi

Kpeve, July 20, GNA - Mr Kofi Dzamesi, the Volta Regional Minister, has said the region could remain in political limbo for many years to come if the people continued to hold doggedly to their old political inclinations.

He said there was every reason for at least some of the people to see the good results from the policies being implemented by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and join hands with it or at least pay cognisance to the achievements.

Mr Dzamesi was addressing a durbar at Kpeve as part of his two-day official duty tour of the new South-Dayi District.

"The rational thing for people in the region is to walk in step with the rising sun and not cling to the sun that had long set," the Minster said in reference to the continuing strong attachment of the people in the region to the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC). He said the government's strategy for economic growth was to pursue policies that would ignite the creative capacities of Ghanaians to start or expand businesses to speed up growth.

The Minister said government was also pursuing interventions such as the Capitation Grant, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and free meal a day for school pupils to increase access to education and health.

Mr Dzamesi said the government would not countenance any dubious deal with the feeding programme that is at the pilot stage. He expressed disappointment at the low turnout at the durbar and wondered if it was out of spite for the government that had carved out the area into a district for it to develop faster.