'One district, one factory policy' is feasible – Edmund Kyei

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aikins 9 years ago

And I know that too

And I know that too
GHANA 9 years ago

NO REASONABLE PERSON WILL BELIEVE HIM

NO REASONABLE PERSON WILL BELIEVE HIM
OSEI NPP 9 years ago

NANA WILL BUILT GARI FACTORY FOR EACH DISTRICT EVEN AT BAWKU DISTRICT TOO

NANA WILL BUILT GARI FACTORY FOR EACH DISTRICT EVEN AT BAWKU DISTRICT TOO
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:- facts.....
Kwesi Pratt may appear to be defending Mahama but actually he is defending his pocket. The biggest offer wins Pratt. He is speaking for food. Drop Pratt, drop Mahama, drop that yam. Who cares about Mahama ...
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Author:- facts.....
Kwesi Pratt may appear to be defending Mahama but actually he is defending his pocket. The biggest offer wins Pratt. He is speaking for food. Drop Pratt, drop Mahama, drop that yam. Who cares about Mahama or Pratt or Ephson?
XMAN 9 years ago

THIS WHOLE THING ABOUT ONE FACTORY ONE DISTRICT IS A FARCE AND UNATTAINABLE IN PRACTICE. BUT SHOWS HOW POLITICIANS ARE STRUGGLING FOR A NEW IDEA THAT WILL CATCH WITH THE PEOPLE.

THIS WHOLE THING ABOUT ONE FACTORY ONE DISTRICT IS A FARCE AND UNATTAINABLE IN PRACTICE. BUT SHOWS HOW POLITICIANS ARE STRUGGLING FOR A NEW IDEA THAT WILL CATCH WITH THE PEOPLE.
kwame 9 years ago

NPP CAME TO POWER AND MET CORRUPTION ; INCREASE IT AND LEFT IT BACK: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN ERRADICATE CORRUPTION THIS TIME? CORRUPTION IS NOT LIKE EATING FUFU IN THAT YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU CAN CONSUME IT ALL AT ONCE;:
Y ...
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NPP CAME TO POWER AND MET CORRUPTION ; INCREASE IT AND LEFT IT BACK: WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN ERRADICATE CORRUPTION THIS TIME? CORRUPTION IS NOT LIKE EATING FUFU IN THAT YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU CAN CONSUME IT ALL AT ONCE;:
YOUR NPP TRIED TO STOP CORRUPTION BUT FAILED BEFORE HANDING OVER POWER;
Amenyaglo 9 years ago

Good idea Mr. Kyei, but tell us how you are going to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices. That will make me believe in the policy.

Good idea Mr. Kyei, but tell us how you are going to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices. That will make me believe in the policy.
HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9 years ago

You NPP GUYS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TRYING TO DEFEND A UTOPIAN PROMISE BY YOUR DESPERATE FLAGBEARER. Heheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

You NPP GUYS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TRYING TO DEFEND A UTOPIAN PROMISE BY YOUR DESPERATE FLAGBEARER. Heheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Steve 9 years ago

Nana should stop the fake promise you are promising, you know it will never work what kind of promise your party never make but at the end is only to Come to power and steal money and buy hotel, house. Fuck off ur dirty pol ...
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Nana should stop the fake promise you are promising, you know it will never work what kind of promise your party never make but at the end is only to Come to power and steal money and buy hotel, house. Fuck off ur dirty policy
yaa tetteh . Accra / GA 9 years ago

good point Mr Edmund kyei. very sharp message delivered .

good point Mr Edmund kyei. very sharp message delivered .

kwame 9 years ago

NPP DID VERY LITTLE ON CORRUPTION ALL THESE 8YEARS

NPP DID VERY LITTLE ON CORRUPTION ALL THESE 8YEARS
Michael . sunyani 9 years ago

is true . edmund kyei speak sense. npp communications team are the best. this are the ppl Ghana needs. they speak sense paaa. NDC communicators learn from them .

is true . edmund kyei speak sense. npp communications team are the best. this are the ppl Ghana needs. they speak sense paaa. NDC communicators learn from them .
POP 9 years ago

WHO IS GOING TO BUY ALL THOSE PRODUCTS? NOW THAT CHINA IS AT OUR HOMES WITH INFURIIOR AND BETTER PRODUCTS

WHO IS GOING TO BUY ALL THOSE PRODUCTS? NOW THAT CHINA IS AT OUR HOMES WITH INFURIIOR AND BETTER PRODUCTS
GHANA 9 years ago

BECAUSE HE US DESPERATE ; HE IS PROMISING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO WIN POWER

BECAUSE HE US DESPERATE ; HE IS PROMISING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO WIN POWER
JAK 9 years ago

It is a good promise and can be done.
Even if 4 factory is put up in 4yrs it will be great achievement for a start.

It is a good promise and can be done.
Even if 4 factory is put up in 4yrs it will be great achievement for a start.
Che Andrew 9 years ago

He did not say 4 factories in four years but 217 factories in four years; an average of 54 factories per year

He did not say 4 factories in four years but 217 factories in four years; an average of 54 factories per year
James Awotwe-Braun 9 years ago

The fact is that corruption increases with change in govt and with time. Example: There was corruption under before NPP came to power. When NPP took over the administration they blew much more than NDC did and that annoyed th ...
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The fact is that corruption increases with change in govt and with time. Example: There was corruption under before NPP came to power. When NPP took over the administration they blew much more than NDC did and that annoyed the people so they voted NPP out and voted NDC in.

Then NDC blows much much more than NPP did and the people are really fed up with NDC now so may vote for NPP come November 2017.

So following the trend, it is most most likely that NPP will blow more that NDC is doing now, so that the 'one-district-one-factory' plan will fail as there will not be enough funds to finance it.
J+D+M = 2017 - 2020 9 years ago

Factories in every district to process what raw materials? Will those factories be grinding stones or what?
Even the ew that we have always run out of raw materials at times?

Factories in every district to process what raw materials? Will those factories be grinding stones or what?
Even the ew that we have always run out of raw materials at times?
Viktor 9 years ago

Very foolish talk

Very foolish talk
Baron 9 years ago

one factory in each district? For how many years will this take? At what cost? Borrow and sending us to hipc? And with which source of power? Let's get reasonable and realistic for once as Ghanaians.

one factory in each district? For how many years will this take? At what cost? Borrow and sending us to hipc? And with which source of power? Let's get reasonable and realistic for once as Ghanaians.

Che Andrew 9 years ago

Yes, it is possible for the NPP to set up 217 factories within four years. I have just sampled a few districts and will like to know from the NPP what factories would be set up in these districts. What would be the market for ...
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Yes, it is possible for the NPP to set up 217 factories within four years. I have just sampled a few districts and will like to know from the NPP what factories would be set up in these districts. What would be the market for the products of these factories
1. Banda
2. Pru
3, Sene
4. Tano
5. Wenchi
6. Abura-Asebu-Kwamankesee
7. Ekumfi
8. Twifo-Ati Mokwa
9. Akyemanso
10. Lower Manya-Krobo
11. Dagme West
12. Ga West
13. Kpone-Katamaso
14. Mion
15. Nanumba North
16. Sanerigu
17. Tatale
18. Zabzugu
19. Bongo
20. Builsa
21. Nabdam
22. Talensi
23. Lawra
24. Jirapa.
25 Lambusie-Karni
25 Agotime-Ziope
26. Kadjebi
27. Bia
28. Mpohor
29. Suaman
30. Sissala West
master 9 years ago

Ok, I am not going to respond district by district. Also, I must emphasise that I am not an NPP member. I don't even live in Ghana at the moment. I am just worried that educated Ghanaians, for whatever reasons are doubting th ...
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Ok, I am not going to respond district by district. Also, I must emphasise that I am not an NPP member. I don't even live in Ghana at the moment. I am just worried that educated Ghanaians, for whatever reasons are doubting that it is possible to build some sort of factory in every district in Ghana in a year let alone 4 years.

Now, back to the question, in all the district listed you can established enhanced brick making factories with inputs from BT guys at KNUST. You can also build roofing tile making factories. In all the districts there could waste recycling out of which would come compost making factories that would feed into industrial farming out of which would come food processing factories. Soap making factories in the palm oil production districts and plastic making factories in the districts closer to our oil rigs. In the north where cattle rearing is good we shall have cheese making factories. As the locals begins to earn more money their spending would go up so the next round of factories would be jewellery making industry and exotic foods. The list is endless.

We just need visionary leaders to kick start. Of course that is how all the industrialised countries made it. Unless you want to say we are sub humans...
Che Andrew 9 years ago

Thank you master for not being in the country and yet know so much about the potentials of factories in all 217 districts.
1. Enhanced brick making factories were started in the 80s but fizzled out due to so many reasons. Go ...
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Thank you master for not being in the country and yet know so much about the potentials of factories in all 217 districts.
1. Enhanced brick making factories were started in the 80s but fizzled out due to so many reasons. Go ask the BT guys and the department at KNUST. It is not feasible to have these bricks in all "in all the districts" as you ignorantly stated because not all the districts have basic raw materials for these bricks.
2. Roofing tiles are already being produced in the Somanya and Buipe areas so there is nothing new in this.
3. Waste recycling is a fantastic idea and is can be a rewarding venture. Waste recycling is already being done in Accra and Tema. If you go to Bongo District the waste produced can only be recycled within two hours. If you are private person will you undertake such as venture in a district like Bongo? Currently what private people are doing is to buy the waste and scraps from the other districts and feed the factories in Accra and Tema.
4. Soap making factories are already in place in the Western and Eastern Regions. If you care to come to Ghana you will see trucks loaded with soap called "Azuma Blows" being exported to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. So there is nothing new about this idea.
5. "Cheese" in produced in northern Ghana! That again is a fantastic idea from someone who "is not living in the country". There are factories in Wa in the Upper West Region producing soybean milk. The livestock industry is what we should be improving and not factories for "cheese".
6. The industrial revolution did not begin with 217 factories in each country of the developed countries. Industrialization is process and any government that is serious need to think through what is feasible in this competitive world and what would have local market to start with.

All the same you points are good and well noted.
master 9 years ago

Hi Che, you see my suggestions are not set in stone. So if a district say, does not have the raw materials to make brick then they can sourced from the nearest available district. But, I even disagree with that some districts ...
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Hi Che, you see my suggestions are not set in stone. So if a district say, does not have the raw materials to make brick then they can sourced from the nearest available district. But, I even disagree with that some districts would not have such raw materials. See, as I travel around the world and move from town to town I noticed that some towns in Europe have distinct colours of buildings based on the rocks or soil types in the vicinity. It's all about putting your mind to it.

For instance you mentioned Azuma Blows soap. That was not what I was talking about. I was talking soaps that would challenge the imported ones.

Whichever you think about it any patriotic government should be able to implement even far beyond one factory per district. I don't think it should be politicised at all. Sometimes, in Africa we allow the fear of failure to immobilise us so much so that we don't try anything. Or, may I say political differences stifles progress!
thomas 9 years ago

Agyimifo) w) Ghana

Agyimifo) w) Ghana
ATUAJOE 9 years ago

NONSENSE! SUPPLY US WITH ELECTRICITY FIRST. STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE, WE ARE NOT FOOLS. KYEI OBJECTED TO EASTERN REGION UNIVIVERSITY AT SOMANYA.

NONSENSE! SUPPLY US WITH ELECTRICITY FIRST. STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE, WE ARE NOT FOOLS. KYEI OBJECTED TO EASTERN REGION UNIVIVERSITY AT SOMANYA.
KOJO 9 years ago

NO SENSE IN YOUR TALK. WAS THAT THE TAUGHT OF NANA WHEN HE SAID THAT? HAS HE ACCOUNTED FOR THE MONEY LOOTED IN THE NPP THE REASON HE SACKED HIS CHAIRMAN? HE WILL BE WORSE IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT HE BECOMES A PRESIDENT. MON GYAI ...
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NO SENSE IN YOUR TALK. WAS THAT THE TAUGHT OF NANA WHEN HE SAID THAT? HAS HE ACCOUNTED FOR THE MONEY LOOTED IN THE NPP THE REASON HE SACKED HIS CHAIRMAN? HE WILL BE WORSE IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT HE BECOMES A PRESIDENT. MON GYAI KA NA YEN GYAI TIE. DEPERATION IN THAT TALK. WHICH CHILD BORN WITHOUT CRAWLING STARTS TO WALK? YOU THINK GHANAIANS A FOOLS EH!
KWADWO 9 years ago

NO SWEAT,WEE COCAINE,HEROINE FACTORIES SHALL FLOURISH UNDER AKUFO ADDO

NO SWEAT,WEE COCAINE,HEROINE FACTORIES SHALL FLOURISH UNDER AKUFO ADDO
Kobinadu 9 years ago

What we need to do is to make the district the focal point of developmental action throughout the country. We should put the best minds as Captains of Industry in the Districts to assess the priorities of that particular dist ...
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What we need to do is to make the district the focal point of developmental action throughout the country. We should put the best minds as Captains of Industry in the Districts to assess the priorities of that particular district and to formulate workable plans for action. Any DCE that is unable to make progress in 2 years should be fired. The Talking is too much. We need veritable ACTION!!!
KSB 9 years ago

Kyei does not believe in himself how much more believe in NANA

Kyei does not believe in himself how much more believe in NANA

NANA BE REALISTIC 9 years ago

WITH NO CHANGE IN THE CURRENT ENERGY PROVISION, THIS ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY IDEA IS PREMATURE AND NOT FEASIBLE. IMPROVE THE ENERGY SUPPLY SITUATION, MAKE IT PERMANENT AND RELIABLE BEFORE EMBARKING ON SUCH POLITICALLY MOTIV ...
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WITH NO CHANGE IN THE CURRENT ENERGY PROVISION, THIS ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY IDEA IS PREMATURE AND NOT FEASIBLE. IMPROVE THE ENERGY SUPPLY SITUATION, MAKE IT PERMANENT AND RELIABLE BEFORE EMBARKING ON SUCH POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AGENDA.
PAULO 9 years ago

If you bring corruption to minnimal,this policy is achievable. The corruption under Mahama's NDC government is the reason why we cannot achieve it now. Nana Akufo-Addo is not corrupt and with good policy in place,this is achi ...
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If you bring corruption to minnimal,this policy is achievable. The corruption under Mahama's NDC government is the reason why we cannot achieve it now. Nana Akufo-Addo is not corrupt and with good policy in place,this is achievable.
Ben 9 years ago

We can only imagine the number of factories that could have been built if monies for WOYOME,SADA,SUBAH,ISOFOTON,GEEDA,AMERI,STX,SMARTYR'S etc deals had been avoided. Now who says that vision can not be materialized and actual ...
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We can only imagine the number of factories that could have been built if monies for WOYOME,SADA,SUBAH,ISOFOTON,GEEDA,AMERI,STX,SMARTYR'S etc deals had been avoided. Now who says that vision can not be materialized and actualized? There's nothing impossible if the will power and determination is there.
diyaro 9 years ago

akufu addo kawanotum. abaioo

akufu addo kawanotum. abaioo
GhanaWarrior 9 years ago

Is it not the same guy who hustles small boys for money? I can't believe that he believes that shit or maybe he still smokes wee and drinks a lot like he used to. Nana and Mahama don't have vision for Ghana, they only have NI ...
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Is it not the same guy who hustles small boys for money? I can't believe that he believes that shit or maybe he still smokes wee and drinks a lot like he used to. Nana and Mahama don't have vision for Ghana, they only have NIGHTMARES and we idiots of voters are so stupid in electing our leaders. Hopefully they would wise up this time.
Michael . sunyani 9 years ago

still Edmund speak more sense than you. at least he cares for Ghanaians. never knew you such a small boy. propaganda don't work no more. keep the good work Mr Edmund.

still Edmund speak more sense than you. at least he cares for Ghanaians. never knew you such a small boy. propaganda don't work no more. keep the good work Mr Edmund.
Michael . sunyani 9 years ago

May be you like Edmund. women talk like this. then you are not part of him . you need prayers . we will support him for ever. our hero. he's a fine gentle man.vote ndc out. if Edmund speaks ndc start shaking . u hve not seen ...
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May be you like Edmund. women talk like this. then you are not part of him . you need prayers . we will support him for ever. our hero. he's a fine gentle man.vote ndc out. if Edmund speaks ndc start shaking . u hve not seen anything yet
Nana Yaw Barimah 9 years ago

Fellow Ghanaians, once again my appeal to you is, never sell your destiny to the hands of NDC. Ask yourself so many questions, if your life style got improve for the pass 7 years. Then again, why is the NDC condemning Nana Ad ...
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Fellow Ghanaians, once again my appeal to you is, never sell your destiny to the hands of NDC. Ask yourself so many questions, if your life style got improve for the pass 7 years. Then again, why is the NDC condemning Nana Addo's vision?. My observation is that, they fear to be prosecuted when NPP comes to power as Mrs. Gifa Attivor said. So Ghanaians let us be wild awake.
Kwasi 9 years ago

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'One district, one factory policy' is feasible – Edmund Kyei

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