President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, August 13, 2020, commissioned 75 greenhouses and an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre, at Dawhenya, constructed by the Ministry of Business Development and the NEIP.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of taking credit on the completion of the greenhouse project. According to the opposition party is of the view that the project was implemented by the Youth Enterprise Support (YES) under the Mahama led administration.
The party expected that Akuffo-Addo administration would acknowledge that the projected was initatited by them (the NDC).
However, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), John Kumah, says there is absolutely no problem with the Akufo-Addo led government taking credit for the newly commissioned greenhouses and entrepreneurship and innovation centre. He argued that any government that completes unfinished projects initiated by previous governments should be credited for it.
Speaking on Citi TV’s Point of View, Mr Kumah insisted that most of the work done to complete the project was spearheaded by the current administration therefore, accusations from the opposition party that the sitting government has “stolen” the project are baseless.
“All the 75 greenhouse projects were started by President Akufo-Addo. The Former YES CEO left office in May (2017) and I took over so any work done between January and May [2017] was done under President Akufo-Addo. So whoever executes the projects takes the credit because government funds it anyway.”
“The project was funded by EXIM bank and it is government of Ghana money so it is nobody’s project. We are talking about the time of execution and it is happening under President Akufo-Addo.”
He added that the NDC should rather be giving credit to the Akuffo-Addo government on the successful completion of the project because this approach to politics they have adopted hinders socio-economic progress of the country.
“If the NDC had completed all these greenhouse projects, they would have commissioned it when they were commissioning their artistic impression. I am disappointed in those in the NDC who are using words like deception and thievery and all that and refusing to give credit to President Akufo-Addo.”
“Because if we don’t complete a project, these same people will say we have abandoned the project, when you complete a project under you they say you have stolen it and deceived the public. We don’t even know if the NDC are interested in the development of Ghana.”
The greenhouses has the capacity to produce about 4,500 tonnes of tomatoes yearly, generating an annual revenue of about GHS 11 million, and employing a total of 230 people.
Currently, vegetables from the farm are being sold at Shoprite, Farmers Market, Eden Tree, amongst others.
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