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The running mate of the New Patriotic Party is mocking what he says is government's snail's pace approach in solving teething challenges facing the country.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said at this rate many of the unemployed youth in the country will reach pension age without fulfilling a dream of a gainful employment.

"It took four years for a temporary solution to dumsor. If it took four years to just give us a temporary solution to dumsor how long will it take for them solve unemployment? Many of you will reach pension age when they get to solving the problem of unemployment," he told students of the Holy Polytechnic, Thursday.

The NPP running mate stepped up his campaign gear with a call on the students to reject the governing party which he said lacked ideas to run the country.

He said an Akufo-Addo led New Patriotic Party government will run a "people friendly economy" that will make Ghana  most business friendly economy to investors.

Outlining some of the policies his government will introduce if voted into power, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana said there will be a massive reduction in Corporate Tax as well as a withdrawal of import duties on raw materials and production equipment.

Rather than taxing companies, importers for revenue, as the governing NDC is doing, the NPP vice presidential candidate said an NPP government "will make sure that when you bring in manufacturing equipment into Ghana for the manufacturing of goods, that equipment will attract zero duty.

"We are going to abolish import duties on equipment that is brought in for manufacturing. All these policies are policies that will make Ghana a business friendly economy in the face of Africa," he promised.

He said the zero duties will also affect on raw materials to be imported for production in Ghana.

Dr Bawumia pointed out that it only "makes sense" to  implement these policies because when there is increased production they can export and make money and employ people.

"We can get tax revenue from import taxes and corporate taxes," he noted.

He said despite the "economic mess" the government has plunged the country into, it keeps on taking measures that will make the Ghanaian employee even poorer.

He cited the withdrawal of the teacher and nursing trainee allowances, a policy he said was inimical to the development of the country.

He promised an NPP government will restore those policies.