Obed Asamoah urges Ghanaians to call NPP and NDC to order

Gomoa Ankamu (C/R), Aug. 15 - The Founder of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Dr. Obed Yaw Asamoah, has called on Ghanaians to be bold to call the country's two leading political parties to order, saying they were on a collision course.

Dr Asamoah held that the actions and inactions of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could lead to social unrest in the run up to elections in December and called on Ghanaians to show concern.

He made the call at a rally at Gomoa Ankamu in the Gomoa West District on Wednesday.

Dr. Asamoah called for a change in the Ghanaian political culture to make it divinely-guided to induce peace and human feeling among neighbours.

"The end justifies the means syndrome by some politicians which they use to discredit their political opponents must be discouraged," he said.

Dr. Asamoah said a government of DFP would restore subsidies for agriculture to enable farmers and fishermen to produce at a minimised cost.

He noted with regret that imported rice and textile were cheaper than those produced locally, saying it was a problem of an over-liberalised trade policy by the government.

"A government of DFP will protect local industries to create jobs for the youth," he said and appealed to the government to reduce taxes to make life bearable for the people.

Mr. Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi, DFP Flag Bearer, said if given the mandate, he would give priority to green revolution and make farming attractive to the youth by setting up an agricultural development agency to provide resources, including capital for the sector.

He held that food security in the country might suffer as oil exploration would over shadow agriculture and urged the government to take immediate steps to attract the youth to farming and fishing. Mr. Ansah-Antwi said a government under his leadership would infuse chiefs into the local government system to enable them to participate fully in the activities of district assemblies.

Mr. Isaac Boateng, Central Regional Chairman of the Party, said the DFP is youth-oriented and had come as a third force to unite Ghanaians who had been polarised along NPP and NDC lines.

Nana Oboh Quansah, Adontehene of Gomoa Ankamu, urged politicians to use their political power to improve living conditions of the people, and not for the benefit of few cronies.