SUPPORT GOVT TO DELIVER AGENDA — DAKURA (PAGE 12, OCT 9, 2010)

THE Upper West Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Eric Dakurah, has said the ‘Better Ghana’ agenda set by Professor Mills’ government is not meant for a selective few but rather the entire Ghanaian populace.
He has, therefore, called on all to give the government the total support in its quest to deliver on its promises.
He said instances where some people dissociated themselves or undermined programmes and projects being undertaken by the government was an affront to the total development of the country and its people.
Mr Dakurah, who was speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa, expressed concern about reports of shortage of materials and other logistics for the ongoing national population and housing census and said, “I suspect some saboteurs who are at work to ensure that the exercise does not succeed.”
He described the situation as worrisome, saying the staff of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) are professionals who are on top of their work and therefore, it was surprising that there are reports of shortage of materials.
“It is the will of God for the NDC to be in power and so once we are in power, I expect all Ghanaians irrespective of ethnic, political or religious background to support President Mills’ government to deliver,” the NDC regional secretary stated.
Commenting on Presidents Mills’ recent trip to China and Japan, Mr Dakurah said considering the support from the two countries, it was an indication that the ‘Better Ghana’ agenda of the NDC government was on course.
That, he explained, was because the total amount to be derived from the President’s trip would facilitate a massive infrastructure development, as well as a drastic improvement in services in the country.
Mr Dakurah further mentioned in particular the support the Upper West Region and the whole country had enjoyed over the years from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in the area of training and capacity building for health workers and commended the two countries, Japan and China, for continuing to forge a closer relationship with Ghana.
He expressed optimism that with the kind of assistance Ghana was enjoying from its international partners, the mandate of the NDC would be renewed by Ghanaians come the 2012 general elections.
That, he said, would be based on the works of the NDC government which would be a testimony for all to use as a yardstick to measure the performance of President Mills’ government.