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Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang begins Phase 2 of Central region campaign tour

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2024 NDC flagbearer’s Running Mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang is back in the Central Region for the second phase of her campaign tour.

According to her itinerary, Prof Naana Jane, who begun today Monday, August 5, 2024, is expected to visit ten constituencies including Awutu Senya West and Gomoa East constituencies where she will be pay courtesy calls on traditional leaders, market women, address mini durbars and engage various groups.

 

Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang who accompanied by part executives, Members of Parliament candidates is also billed to embark on door to door campaign during which she will explain the 24-hr economy policy proposal and the opportunities it brings as well as the Womens Development Bank and other programmes intended to improve the lives of the people.

 

Her return is aimed at consolidating support and building upon the momentum generated during her first visit.

Last week, she recieved the blessing of the Central Regional House of Chiefs, when she was formally introduced to them by John Dramani Mahama as a daughter of the region”

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NDC has never abandoned the Central region – Mahama tells chiefs

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The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has assured the Chiefs and people of the Central region that the NDC, has its track records have proven, will never abandon them.

The former President who was speaking before the regional House of Chiefs bemoaned the neglect of some critical projects including the Komenda Sugar Factory which was designed to create at least 7,000 direct jobs after its expansion and to create other opportunities for development.

“NDC has never left the central region out when we have been in government, I would not say we made the central region a heaven but we left significant additions to the infrastructure of this region”. – he emphasized

“We built the Komenda Sugar Factory that has been recklessly abandoned under this administration”.
He also cited the Cape Coast Sports Stadium, the Elmina Fish Processing Plant, emphasizing its role in enhancing the livelihoods of fishermen and women in the region as well as the reconstruction of the Elmina Castle Bridge, a significant infrastructure improvement that connects the Elimna township through Bantuma to the Western side of the KEEA district.

Additionally, John Mahama spoke of the connection of several communities to the national electricity grid.

On other social interventions, he highlighted the establishment of a water treatment plant to provide clean drinking water and the construction of new secondary schools particularly emphasizing the importance of the E-Blocks initiative that aims to improve educational facilities.

He concluded by referencing numerous road projects that had been commissioned, stating that improved roads lead to better economic opportunities and enhanced connectivity for commuters in the region.