Mr Prince Henry Anim-Owiredu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Okere Constituency, has announced plans to launch a microfinance scheme at the Asenema Market Centre, targeting key agricultural sectors.
The move aims at boosting the local economy and generating employment for the teeming young men and women in the Okere District, as well as providing financial assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises in the district.
Gari producers, cassava dough makers, and local farmers are the focus of this new financial plan, which aims to support these key agricultural sectors.
Mr Anim-Owiredu who gave the promise during a visit to Nana Edward Nyarko, the Odikro (Chief) of Nyensi Camp and community elders, said that the microfinance project would significantly help traders grow their businesses and create employment opportunities for young people in the farming area.
He also emphasised the NDC’s commitment to creating jobs for young people when elected to power in December.
Mr Anim-Owiredu highlighted that the largest opposition party’s robust plans to develop the Okere District, including continuing the construction of E-block facilities and building a new Senior High School in lower Okere.
It would also establish a district hospital and a nursing training college in Okrakwadwo, and create a polling station at Nyensi Camp to cater for the growing population.
Mr Anim-Owiredu said the next NDC government would provide more electricity poles to alleviate congestion and ensure a stable power supply, in addition to implementing a youth apprenticeship programme and agro-processing initiatives to create job opportunities for young people.
He urged the people of Ghana to vote for the NDC in both the presidential and parliamentary elections to rescue the country from economic hardship and corruption.
The Okere Constituency has been a hotly contested political battleground between the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party since the return of multi-party democracy in 1992.
The NDC has won the seat twice – in 1992 and 1996, with Fuzzy Dapaah Torbay as the parliament member; however, the NPP has held the parliamentary seat since 2000 with Mr Daniel Botwe representing the constituency.
The constituency’s status as a swing seat suggests that factors such as local development, candidate popularity, and economic conditions can significantly influence electoral outcomes in the upcoming December 7 elections.
