Ghana Will Thrive With  Pragmatic Policies- Says NPP Top Shot Manu Benjamin

An executive member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP ) who doubles as a financier in Tain within the Bono Region, Mr. Afful Manu Benjamin, has urged the managers of the economics to remain focused on implementing pragmatic economic policies to secure the future of this country.

This, he said, would enhance the growth of the country into the attainment of economic independence.

He made the remarks in an interview recently on Tain FM monitored by Soireenews.com  zeroing in the impact of importation.

The Star of Africa Montessori Academy proprietor maintained that Ghana needed conciliatory agenda to help boost the local industries.  

Mr. Manu observed who is speaking on Tain FM noted that the said conciliatory agenda was needed to reduce a deficit of importations.

The financier justified the government's idea of introducing a beach mark value which he said was aimed at encouraging the growth of local industries through lowering importations.

“When the raw materials are processed in the country, the importations of those goods will stop and the local industries will take advantage of it”, Mr. Manu further said in an interview with Tain FM Anopa Nkomo.

He stressed adding, “We need laws that will back taxes on importation as the country is aiming to move from importation to production.”

He observed that the country would benefit from the raw material and that could lead to establishing the local industries.  

“Everything at a start faces difficulties but with time, the more we are producing the will be a stand to reduce more of imports.  Sometimes I get worried when I look around and see raw materials that we have which are wasting away but we cannot make them productive.” he further lamented.  

According to him, the policy of producing local goods with the establishment of one district one factory would generate a massive source of employment to the youth while at the same time, the value of raw materials would go up.

Mr. Benjamin maintained that when Ghana begin the production of goods, importation of same would reduce making Ghana self-reliant.