Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), claimed to have launched the most issue-based campaign in advance of the flagbearer elections.
According to the former Minister of Food and Agriculture, the majority of the issues he ran on were related to his accomplishments in the agricultural industry.
To represent the party as the presidential candidate in the upcoming general elections, he has pleaded with delegates to support him.
“The November 4 flagbearer elections is not a make or break for the party,” emphasized the former Minister of Food and Agriculture during a news conference on Wednesday, November 1.
He had promised to set up an agricultural management team if he became president of Ghana.
Dr Afriyie Akoto explained that the agricultural management team will have the responsibility of ensuring adequate financial resources are allocated to agriculture.
In an earlier interview with TV3’s Keminni Amanor, he underscored the importance of agriculture in terms of its potential to transform the country.
“We should give it special attention by making sure that at least we reach the AU target of allocating 10 per cent of our budget to agriculture.
“To do that, I will set up an agricultural management team chaired by the Vice President and the Vice President will be presiding over the agricultural management team to ensure that the budget required for the transformation of agriculture will take place. And then, Ghana can reap the benefits.
”The NPP will be going for the flagbearer elections on Saturday, November 4.
