Former President John Mahama says he made a mistake buying tractors for farmers when he was in office.
“I realised some of the things that we did, we made mistakes, we imported tractors and agricultural equipment, and we gave it to farmers,” Mahama said at a Munich Security Conference.
Adding that, “the Farmer does not need the tractor, he does not need the agricultural equipment, he needs the services of a tractor.”
“So, somebody who knows how to maintain that tractor must have a service centre, where he provides the services to the farmer. But we gave the tractors to the farmers, and in a year or two the tractor had broken down because he [farmer] doesn’t know that every six months you must change the engine oil, you must change the filters, you must grease the tractor, he [farmer] doesn’t know that. So, we will approach it differently.”
The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from 17th to 19th February 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. Dubbed the Davos of Defense, the Munich Security Conference attracts heads of state, generals, intelligence Chiefs and top diplomats from around the world.
The conference provides a platform for high-level debates “on key foreign and security policy challenges.”
The Tana Forum in collaboration with Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) on Saturday, hosted a side event, an MSC Regional Breakfast on “Africa’s Place in a multipolar world: Moving from strategy to action.”
The session was opened by President Mahama as Chair of the Tana Forum and addressed by the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, and Wolfgang Niedermark of BDI, the Federation of German Industries.
South Africa’s Minister for Defence, Thandi Modise, delivered the keynote remarks.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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He just wanna recycle PNDC 92’ constitutions into a Y generation constitution so milking Taxes will meet the norms of indiscipline Ghanaian Youths and also change the four year terms to 5years to stay on till 2033. In other news someone should kindly inform Nana Dee that he should make GDame the Chief Justice. #GDameForChiefJustice
You just an incompetent bitch leading incompetent masses with no judgement, and currently supported by hypocritical CIVIL SOCIETY. As for Mahama, you are just incompetent.
You betray yourself as not having the best judgement. You had your chance, let others have theirs. Ghana is full of potential leaders.
I don't think it is a wrong move only our farmers need more education .Farming is the first occupation Ghana can restart it's industrialization. Larger hacker of farm products that can supply the whole country and the world
You had your opportunity and you blew it, so you cannot say "...we will approach it differently" as if you are back in power. You won't even say that when given the opportunity, we will... , but stating emphatically as if the 2024 elections are done and you are in office. Please, move on and find something else to do as an ex-president, and stop thinking of coming back to power.