By Augustine Agyapong
Kukuom, (Ahafo), Jan. 15, GNA – Some electorates at Kukuom in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region have revealed that the 24-hour economy policy influenced them to vote for President John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 General Election.
They said their hopes in the implementation of the economic policy remained higher, anticipating that President Mahama would expedite action and implement the policy to create more jobs for them.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Kukuom, the electorates noted with concern that growing unemployment situation in the district had influenced some of the teeming unemployed youth into unproductive and unhealthy activities.
Mr Asamoah Agyemang, at the Kukuom Presbyterian Primary School also reminded President Mahama to fulfil his Election 2024 campaign promise of reshaping the poor roads in the area.
He said the deplorable condition of the Kukuom town roads had remained a major concern, urging the government to do something about it immediately to sustain the confidence on the people in the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“The President came here during the electioneering and promised the people of more jobs through the 24-hour economy, and we highly anticipate the implementation of the policy”, he stated.
Another electorate, Mr Osei Kuffour, a native of the town said, “we also remember and expect the President to fulfil his campaign promise of improving health infrastructure and road networks linking various communities here”.
“We also expect the President to fulfil his promise of advancing agriculture by providing farm inputs and agro-chemical to the rural farmers too,” he stated.
Mr Osei said peasant and mix-cropping remained the source of livelihood to many of the people in the area and called on the government to support the farmers to engage in commercial farming to improve their economic activities.
Some of the residents also expressed concern about poor healthcare delivery due to lack of standard health facilities.
GNA