Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress government will replace the One District, one factory programme to staple processing zones.
That, he said would encourage farmers and investors to pump in more resources into the processing sector as they would not be restricted by political demarcations.
Former President Mahama who was interacting with Journalists in Accra said the current one district, one factory was not plausible as not all districts were endowed and resourceful enough to come out with workable and sustainable factories to create jobs.
He explained that creating the staple processing zones would ensure a constant supply of raw materials to the factories, as the suppliers would not be limited by political demarcations as in the case of one district, one factory policy.
The Former President said under the staple processing zones, the government would identify areas that had a comparative advantage in the production of certain staple foods and establish factories that would rely on a constant supply of raw materials and create wealth for farmers.
He also gave the assurance that his next administration would revamp the cocoa industry, which he said was taking a nosedive since 2017.
The revamping, he said would be hinged on regular and timely supply of inputs, free fertilizers, rehabilitation of cocoa-growing areas roads, revamp the Produce Buying Company and equip them adequately to take over the buying of cocoa and other indigenous produce, to eliminate the monopoly of foreigners in that sector.
“We shall provide correct inputs to achieve the right outputs. ‘If you pretend to be giving more inputs, outputs will expose you.”
He said before his administration left office, they managed to supply about 60 million cocoa seedlings to farmers as part of the revamping exercise, ’unfortunately, production started declining as soon as we left office, and when I come back I will make sure that we go back to those policies, including; the rehabilitation of cocoa area roads that have been terminated for some years now.”
On the collapse of banks in the past years, the former President said it was not possible for the current administration to pay all depositors in full within one year, although the government announced so.
“How can they pay all depositors in full, when that was not catered for in the budget delivered by Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance in the last fiscal budget? Government is being clever is saying they will pay all depositors, after all there were no timelines given.”
He said his administration would have classified the banks into Class A, Class B and Class C with different benchmarks rather than collapsing them.
Source: GNA
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Mahama does not even understand the whole 1D1F concept, yet he is saying he will replace it. Amazing!
By alluding "staple" processing zones, Mahama assumes wrongly that all the factories must be agricultural-based. There are ceramic, bricks, salt ect factories that are not necessarily staple crops, requiring fertilizers and other inputs. He waits for someone to do the heavy-lifting in generating original ideas, then he jumps in to offer unneeded "ammendments". It's a pity to see on a daily basis the low level of mental rigour and intellectual inadequacy that the NDC as a whole continues to demonstrate. If Ghana ever makes the mistake of the century to hand over this country to them ever again, then we'll need angels to come rescue us from their inevitable mess into which they'll plunge all of us. NDC, NEVER AGAIN!!!
Ghanaians are not asking copying someone's idea and changing it to your own. Tell us what different thing you(Mahama) can. My uncle Mr Mensah-Nunoo was right. Mahama is berate and his NDC are berate of ideas. They have absolutely nothing for Mother Ghana.
This man koraaa why you let my NPP people over me on braggig rights? 1D1F processes and you also talk about processing. Whats the difference? Abeg go rest wai
So what new thing will you do when voted into power? Why do you even think of changing what someone has begun? I don't get it?
In the 2020 elections, Mahama will be 'erased' by voters. He does not have any alternative ideas to what Nana is doing.
O JDM, try and be original 'small'. You'll either review or replace everything NPP has accomplished through Nana Addo. Can't you think of your own programs and projects? With this kind of mentality how can you rule our dear nation, Mr. Copy CAT? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if you don't replace your name with Nana Akufo Addo Mahama...hehehehe
JDM replaced Northern Development Authority with SADA and the outcome was corruptions gallor
Mahama the policy parasite ... I pity you ...