The One-Village-One-Dam policy of the presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, ahead of this year’s presidential elections, will breed mosquitoes if implemented, Dr Henry Lartey, flag bearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), has said.
According to him, whoever suggested to Mr Akufo-Addo to adopt the idea for his campaign misled him because that is not what the farmers in the villages need at the moment.
Ahead of the elections, Mr Akufo-Addo has made two key promises which, in his view, will transform the economy of this country and create more jobs for the youth. These promises include the establishment of a factory in each of the 216 districts across the country and the building of an irrigation dam in every village in the three regions of the north to ensure year-round farming.
However, speaking in connection with these promises in an interview with Chief Jerry Forson, host of Ghana Yensom, on Accra100.5FM on Wednesday September 28, Dr Lartey said: “Nana Addo was given wrong advice. When they were in power for eight years, why did he not do it? [For] eight years they were in power with all the HIPC (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) money but they could not introduce the One-Village-One-Dam policy. He (Akufo-Addo) was in government and a Cabinet minister and it is Cabinet that makes decisions, yet they could not do it. They rather chose to do the Ayensu Starch Factory, which failed.”
He added: “It (policy) will breed mosquitoes, mosquito-infested dams are what he wants to provide. It will not work.”
“He is a lawyer, not a farmer, and so somebody has given him a wrong idea. He doesn’t know what he is saying. Give farmers feeder roads, seeds, and finance to engage in their businesses to produce. These are what they need, not the mosquito-infested dams.”
Source: AccraFM
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Since his father died he has been a supporter of the NDC and pretends He has a Party.. Watch all the NDC programmes u will find him there.. He always supports the views of the NDC.. One God will expose him like Bernad Mona and Akua Donkor..
He needs money from mahama to file his nomination forms,hence this loose talk.
Waaaaaaaaaa look, A whole Doctor
NDC WAS IN POWER FOR NINETEEN YEARS WHY DIDNT THEY DO ALL THE INFRASTRACTURE PROJECTS . MANAHAM WAS A CABINET MINISTER AND VICE PRESIDENT WHY ARE THEY GIVING US ALL THESE PRONISES THEY ARE PROMISING.
Another big FUUULLLL. Your father was doing far better for the party than you. When he brought the domestication idea, was he then a farmer. Massa bring on board what you have for Ghanaians and stop talking traaash! Your party is not known and you would not even get 000000.1%. Mark my words
Ebei DOC ooo, how come this staement? Do you know that your are lowering yourself? How come as a whole "doctor" making such f00uuulish statment? How about Akosombo, Akosombo and the Bui dams? Oh, money can destroy educated men as well.
Henry Lartey, when the Dam breeds mosquitoes, we will purchase knapsack for you, your family and your party faithfuls if any, to fumigate the dams periodically.
JM can pay all you guys to insult Nana, but we will vote him President come what may. Forking fake doctor.
WITH ALL YOUR DOCTORATE DEGREE, THIS IS ALL WHAT YOU CAN SAY! SO NANA ADDO IS YOUR TARGET NOT JOHN MAHAMAH.
i wonder if these title holders are schooled?cos the talk like they have never been to school.i think education is no more important cos commonn sensse is dead and buried in Ghana now.Dr without commonn sensee