10:09Mahama: Ghana is in a cross road, one leading to violent and destruction, and the other leading to progress and prosperity. He is ready to follow the path of the latter to lead Ghanaians as a sincere leaders and not a leader that will say “do as I say and not what I do”. He will improve youth improvement and all projects would be done with Ghanaians in mind and not the money that would come out of it.
10:01 Dr. Nduom closing remarks; need new leadership, transformational leadership. After years we still have malaria, cholera, bad roads so there is the need for new leadership.
10:04 Prof closing remarks; fellow country men and women thanks for listening.
Want an opportunity to serve
Country is moving in wrong direction
NDC pays attention to the marginalised
Ghana needs humble person
will not president for only NDC but all Ghanaians
We need to see ourselves as one people
changing the label on the bottle does change the content
Power not tainted
10:10 Dr Mahama closing
Nation at a cross roads; one leads to violence one leads to progress
will offer real change and real progress
aged will not be marginalised
Youth unemployment unacceptable
Believes in Ghana
Have a choice
10:12 Nana's closing arguments
Nation has made substantial progress in economy
Came into politics to serve people
For 30 years has worked to ensure that rule of law works
Want to serve Ghana honestly
9:59 Dr Mahama on security
Must strengthen judiciary
Chieftaincy issues must be dealt with by chiefs and criminal issues dealt by the security agencies
Big politicians should not cover up little politicians for crimes
last words
9:58 Prof Mills on security; must fight drugs
Sometimes one feels there is complicity because the fight against drugs is not tough enough
Conflicts are caused by injustice
9:52 Nduom on security;
Must identify people properly so that criminals can be easily tracked
Attorney-General' office must be separated from Minister of Justice
Leaders must not sit in Accra when there are disturbances
9:50 how will you ensure security? Nana
Must support organisations such as peace council
Must beef up security services so he will double police numbers which will be close to the figure of UN acceptable figures
Must collaborate with others authorities in the sub-region.
9:50 third session ends
9:31pm: Dr. Mahama: Proper education for women is what a Mahama presidency would advocate if given the nod.
9:32pm: Dr. Nduom on Energy for domestic use: In four years Ghana would become a net exporter of power
9:38: Mills on Energy: Energy crisis could have been avoided; NDC initiated alternative measures like the Aboadze plant, Osagyfo barge and West African Gas Pipeline to boost Ghana's energy supply those initiatives were not properly taken into consideration by the succeeding government. Create other avenues like wind energy, traffic lights powered by solar. Believe question of leadership has caused the energy crisis.
9:39 Prof. says social practices that discriminate against women will be dealt with
40% of women will be ministers and other political appointments
Will give women micro credit
Agree with proponents of women manifesto
9:36 Nduom on women empowerment
50 % of regional minister will be women
Women must have preferential treatment in awarding contracts
9:25 free maternal health care part of measures to strengthen women
Must improve access of women to business
Micro finance has expanded access to credit by women
9:12Nana Addo is happy with institution of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)and would build on it if given the nod
9:09 Mahama on health reverse the trend of maternal mortality: health system needs overhauling, because poor healthcare delivery is the cause of maternal mortality, especially inadequate facilities and skilled personnel
9:05 Nduom will raise basic pay for people and let them pay their own bills
This will help pensioners because the base to be used to calculate their pension will be high
There should be pension systems for farmers, fishermen, traders
9:02 Nana on pension; Parliament has passed law on pension to rationalise the pension scheme
9:00 Dr Mahama says good pension requires good paying jobs
Therefore productivity must be increased so people are better paid
Pensioners coming to Accra to receive their money is not good
Prof Mills addresses social security
Must rationalise pension schemes
Mode of payment must be regularised
8:58 Nana how will you fund your free secondary education?
It is possible because it has been cost
Want to ensure access to all
8:52 Nana on Education
NPP has doubled amount of money spent education resulting 30 per cent increase in the number of people who go to university
NDC would make education accessible with infrastructure, uniforms and motivation to teachers and all says Prof Mills
Would restrict the use of the GETFund if given the nod says Nduom
8:43pm: Mahama on food security: agric extension officers need to help the illiterate farmers on good farming practices and methods to ensure bumper harvest. Problem of marketing of food produce, irrigation is also another problem, all dams should be desilted for harvesting rain water. Farmers should be provided with guaranteed markets. Will rejuvenate operation feed yourself
A modern form of operation feed yourself would be brought back says Dr. Mahama
8:42 There should be agric extension officers to supervise farmers with enough guaranteed markets says D. Mahama
Government would make farming attractive with subsidies to farmers says Atta Mills
Government must produce enough with support to farmers. There has to be preservation of food to promote self sufficiency says Atta Mills
8:37 Nduom believes subsidies will help farmers and fishermen to produce sufficient food to bring about food security
8:35 Nana says northern initiative must help Ghana become self reliance on food.
Will provide assistance
8:32 Nana addresses food security
Most important lesson is the overwhelming necessity to increase food production
Post production losses must be addressed
Large areas that are supposed to ensure arable lands are dormant
Will use north as food basket
Atta Mills would earn the trust of the leaders in order for them to cooperate with him if elected
825Atta Mills would talk to all leaders in the sub region to forge a common concensus
8:22There is mistrust between leaders in the west african sub region is what Atta Mills says is the problem with Regional Integration
8:14 A large market within the West African sub region which Ghana can take advantage of. but there are constraints some of which are being addressed says Akufo-Addo
8:10How do you intend to boost local initiative in the west Afican context if voted into power is the next round of question. Dr. Mahama begins with his answer.
8:06The private sector as the engine alone would not move unless there is a tyre with a competent driver in it says Nduom
8:04 Direct investment and not foreign direct investment is what Dr Nduom would be concentrating on
8:02: Nana on how to make the private sector as the engine of growth run fast: Grow the private sector providing technical assistance and capital to small scale enterprises, ensuring that 50% of government supply coming from the local industries.
8:01 what will you do make private sector move faster?
Nana must boost local activity by state saying it will be responsible for 50 per cent of products
8:01 Nana; Even USA welcomes FDI
FDIs bring knowledge
Must strengthen local companies by passing laws that will ensure that everything is procured from Ghanaian producers
Question: Economic growth requires foreign investment, how would you manage it without the stifling of the local investors?
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