Alan Created Over 10,000 Jobs

A leading contender in the NPP flagbearership race, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, has admonished that, job creation is critical to Ghana's economic recovery program and therefore, the diversification of the country's export base must be a topmost priority.

He added that, the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) on textiles and garments, palm oil, industrial starch from cassava and salt should be actively supported and massively rolled-out under the public-private partnership arrangements to open up the economy and also to create more jobs for the people.

Mr. Kyerematen's proven track record includes, reviving of the Oil Palm industry in Ghana. He was able to cultivate over 102,000 hectares of oil palm plantation, which saw a phenomenal growth in seedlings' supply from 250,000 seedlings per annum in 2001 to 4 million seedlings as at the end of 2004.

He built an $8.5 million state-of-the-art factory at Ayensu to produce high grade industrial starch from cassava for export to key markets in Europe, Africa and Asia. The starch from the Ayensu factory continues to supply organizations like the Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) among others.

Mr. Alan Kyerematen through this his initiatives has created over 10000 jobs for some Ghanaians across the country.

He is hopeful of leading the NPP to victory in other to bring to fore his wealth of experience and expertise in boosting private sector development and creating jobs for the people, which will bring prosperity to all.