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President Mahama outlines interventions which have created 'hundreds of jobs'

By Myjoyonline.com | NSA
Politics President Mahama outlines interventions which have created 'hundreds of jobs'
MAY 6, 2016 LISTEN

President John Dramani Mahama has been outlining several interventions by his administration which he said have resulted in the creation of hundreds of jobs for Ghanaians.

Addressing staff and students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) as part of his ‘Accounting to the People’ tour of the Central Region, the President announced several employment opportunities created by government in various sectors of the economy.

He indicated that a project to achieve the production of 20 million broilers to reduce the importation of poultry products by 40 percent by the end of this year has begun.

“This will save the economy about $150 million per annum in poultry exports and this has created 8,150 direct and indirect jobs for poultry farmers,” he said.

“A similar project in rice production has succeeded in cutting down our rice imports from $392.3 million in 2013 to $215.23 million in 2014,” he added.

He said his administration’s direct support to local pharmaceutical entities to the tune of ¢51 million is also expected to reduce the country’s pharmaceutical imports.

To cater for the needs of basic school pupils, President Mahama said the Kumasi Shoe Factory is producing footwear for school children across the country as well as the security services.

The factory he said is “already employing about 200 people.”

He added that the savanna cement factory at Buipe has also employed 2000 young people to work at the factory.

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