The vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has pledged that the next NDC government will collaborate closely with queen mothers to combat poverty.
She made this statement while addressing a forum of Queen Mothers in the Central Region.
Speaking on the theme “building the Central Region we want, the shared perspectives from our queen mothers”, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said it leaves much to be desired that the Central Region is described as the fourth poorest region in Ghana”.
According to her, it is important for governments to collaborate and work with traditional authorities, especially queen mothers, to fight poverty in the region.
She emphasized that the next NDC government will introduce the 24-Hour Economy, Women’s Development Bank, National Apprenticeship Programme and the Big Push to help create jobs and financially empower women across the country, adding “the Central Region would not be left out.
She added that among other interventions to empower women, the next NDC government will also build new markets and expand infrastructure in the region.
The vice presidential candidate further noted that teenage pregnancy is also high in the region and the next NDC government would collaborate with queen mothers to find a lasting solution to the problem.
She urged the queen mothers to vote massively for NDC presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming December 7 general elections to enable him fulfill his electoral promises to the people of Ghana.
