The presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo, has promised a significant increase in jobs to curb Ghana’s unemployment rate when elected to form the next government. He observed that the nation’s industries would be expanded with the necessary investments and the proper public-private-partnerships to generate hundreds of jobs for the populace. Nana Akufo-Addo made this known when he delivered a speech on industrialization and job creation in the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO). These jobs, Nana said, would be well paying jobs which would move the country forward into prosperity. To start with, Nana promised to set up a $1 billion Development Fund to help young people with great ideas to start something on their own. “To complement this, as I promised the Association of Ghana Industries in May, my government will pass an “SME’s CHARTER BILL” to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises,” he said. He urged the youth to get educated in preparation for jobs in the near future. The presidential candidate said the confidence level in the Ghanaian economy had grown significantly in part due to the sound macro economic policies and adherence to the rule of law by the Kufuor administration, which he hopes to continue. “This year’s foreign direct investment according to the Ghana Investment Promotion Council, will reach the 5 Billion USD mark for the first time in our history,” he said.