Professor Evans Atta Mills, NDC Presidential Candidate
Professor Evans Atta Mills, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has assured the nation that, the party would build and consolidate a strong partnership with chiefs to promote development when voted into power. He noted that the NDC government when voted into power, will partner chiefs in developmental issues of the nation. He said this, when he paid separate courtesy calls on some chiefs in the Upper East Region on Wednesday to solicit for their support I the December 7, 2008 elections.
Prof. Mills noted that, no proper development could be achieved and thrive without the involvement of traditional authorities that are the custodians of the people’s heritage. He pledged to provide more dams and road networks in the area as well as establish shear butter industry for the people so that more employment avenues could be created. He also promised agriculture inputs in the form of subsidy to farmers in the area.
Prof. Mills said the rehabilitation of the Vea and the Tono irrigation dams, for the farming of rice and tomatoes in the region would be fast tracked when the NDC came to power. Prof. Mills assured the chiefs and the people in the region that, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would be made more affordable and accessible when the party wins election and added that it would be made compulsory for every citizen.
