Audio By Carbonatix
The 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) due to be launched at the Ghana International Trade Fair in Accra is titled “Agenda for Jobs.”
Functionaries of the party explained the content of the much anticipated document has been crafted to address the growing unemployment of Ghanaian youth, collapse of businesses due to the unfriendly climate and inhibitions to free secondary education.
Myjoyonline.com has put together highlights of the NPP 2016 manifesto which would be made public on Sunday at 2 p.m.
(a) The next NPP government will construct a new harbours at James Town and Keta.
(b) The next NPP government will provide Freedom Cards to the aged to have free access to all public transportation and other public facilities.
(c) The NPP government will restore in full Teacher and Nursing trainees allowances in the first quarter in office.
(d) The next NPP government will build an Accident and Emergency center in Takoradi.
(e) The next NPP government will abolish the payment of utility bills by students right after assumption of office.
(f) The next NPP government will pass a legislation to ensure that at least 20% of road contracts awarded to foreign contractors to be sub contracted to local contractors.
(g) The next NPP government will increase the amount of loans under the student loan scheme and restructure to streamline its administration to enhance recovery of the loans.
(h) The next NPP government will immediately right after assumption of office reduce taxes on electricity tarrifs to provide immediate relief to households and industries.
(I) The NPP government will establish factory in every district to create more employment tor the youth
(J) In the three Northern regions, one irigation dam for every district.
Latest Stories
-
‘The first game was weird’ – Sampson reflects on Black Princesses’ Ecuador defeat
30 minutes -
Charles Sampson demands more confidence in front of goal from Black Princesses
36 minutes -
‘We have shaken it up’ – Sampson says Black Princesses ready to redeem themselves
42 minutes -
Herbert Mensah takes Africa’s sports economy case to the UN General Assembly Week in New York
1 hour -
Parrott scores again as Betis beat 10-man Lille
4 hours -
Mbappe goes joint-fifth in the list as real Madrid beat Inter Milan
4 hours -
Police arrest suspects over murder, bank robberies, gold-related attacks
4 hours -
Pragyia rider gets three months prison term for biting Police Assistant
4 hours -
Palm wine tapper jailed for stabbing farmer
4 hours -
Travel and tour agent remanded over GH¢107,000 recruitment scam
5 hours -
Taxi rank executives arrested over alleged attempted murder
5 hours -
Galamsey operator who posed as pastor to defile student jailed 15 years
5 hours -
Court sentences pub owner, shop attendant for selling expired food, sanitary offences
5 hours -
Mac Allister ‘sad’ at no Liverpool contract offer
5 hours -
Ghana pays $3.5m to University of Memphis over scholarship debt
6 hours