Akufo-Addo's Planting For Food And Jobs Pro wegramme Is Campaign Slogan-Ade Coker Jabs
Mr Coker indicated that President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 general elections made those striking promises just to induce and cajole the electorates and termed the promises as false hope.
Freeman Koryekpor 
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Joseph Kobina Ade-Coker, has descended heavily on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and described his performance as very appalling especially in the areas of job creation for the teeming youths and good security.
Expressing disappointment in Akufo Addo’s administration, Mr Coker noted that President Akufo-Addo claimed that he has launched Planting for Food and Job programme with the aimed at creating jobs, as well as to end to the disgraceful spectacle of Ghana importing food stuffs from neighbouring countries but this initiative turned to be false.
According to Mr Coker, there are clear envidences that the Planting for Food and Job programme was a campaign electioneering slogan adopted by Mr Akufo-Addo and his New Patriotic Party (NPP) just to induce and persuade the electorates to vote massively for them to win the political power.
He pointed out that it was cleared that the Akufo-Addo's led NPP government has failed Ghanaians woefully, saying that there are huge number of youths unemployed and increased prices of the food stuffs currently in Ghana under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo.
Speaking in an interview with XYZ Television on Thursday October 6, 2022, Mr Coker stated that President Akufo-Addo is deteriorating Ghana’s economy irrespective of the excessive borrowing by his administration.
"It is a high for Ghanaians to continue to remember former President John Dramani Mahama in their prayers because President Dramani Mahama is the only President who never borrowed too much but he has done a lot to bring social and infrastructure development to the door steps of Ghanaians," he stressed.
He maintained that President Akufo-Addo when in opposition bragged and made juicy promises to save the country from ditch and economic doldrums’ yet he has failed woefully in all sectors.
Mr Coker indicated that President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 general elections made those striking promises just to induce and cajole the electorates and termed the promises as false hope.
According to him, there is rise in the food prices in Ghana under the current administration despite the claim being made by President Akufo-Addo of implementing its government Planting for Food and Job programme.
The NDC stalwart pointed out that the poverty level of many Ghanaians had increased drastically under President Akufo-Addo, adding that there are aboundant of yams in the Northern Region because Ghanaians donot have money to purchase them.
But Mr Coker was quick to explain that "It doesn't mean that because of Planting for Food and Job programme that is why there were more yaws in the Northern Region but it was cleared that the people in this country donot money to the yams, preventing the farmers from getting market for their products.
He pointed out that President Akufo-Addo has failed Ghanaians to achieve his vision to modernize agriculture, improve production efficiency, achieve food security, and profitability for farmers, all aimed at significantly increasing agricultural productivity.
He stated that President Akufo-Addo posture and comments were promising to have made him a wonderful president who would leave a legacy yet there is nothing to show after being in office for almost six years.
According to Mr Coker, he didn't remember a lot of things that have impacted the economy, indeed the economy today is not the best, there are more unemployed youth and the youth on the street are still there.
The NDC kingpin expressed fret over high food stuffs rate and the fact that the government is making empty promises in investing in the agriculture projects.
He stressed that Nana Addo’s regime has clearly shown that the problems and challenges in Ghana are in excess and deeper than what we think it is.
Mr Coker, therefore, indicated that Ghana needs a visionary leader like former President John Dramani Mahama who believes in principles that hinges on transformation and development for the people and that is what NDC stands for.
