I will lead this country into a prosperous future - Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto

Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has stated that he is the best candidate to lead this country into prosperity when elected as president of Ghana.

He said this on Monday, June 19, during the submission of his nomination forms to contest the flagbearer election of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the party headquarters in Accra.

Dr. Afriyie Akoto who reassured his commitment to the development of agric sector said the expansion of the agric sector will save the economy and create enough jobs for the youth.

"I was able to bring agriculture to the front line of the economy during my turner as the minister of Agriculture and will again continue if voted into office as flagbearer of the party," he said.

Dr. Afriyie Akoto after successfully submitting his nomination forms for the NPP presidential race urged the delegates to vote for him in the super delegates congress.

" As you can see the support is massive, I did not bus people to the party office to support me as some members of the NPP did. I, therefore, believe my hard work at the Ministry of Agric will fetch my votes.

"During the 6 years leadership of Akuffo Addo government and my tenure as a minister we laid a foundation in terms of programs, legislation, intellectual capacity, and many others to build Agriculture which will provide the finances of both foreign and local to finance our industrial development, education, health, infrastructure," he argued.

Dr. Afriyie Akoto becomes the third aspirant to file his nomination forms.

Already, former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten and Vice President, Dr. Mahamud Bawumia have both filed their nomination forms.