Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed the Northern Development Authority will in the coming weeks advertise for prospective applicants to bid for projects under the One Village, One Dam initiative by Government.
Speaking at the 69th Annual New Year School and Conference in Accra Monday, January 15, Dr Bawumia said Government has acknowledged the threat high unemployment rate is posing to the country and has put in place measures to curb the menace.
According to him, the bidding process would be transparent and all qualified companies will put in their bid when the time comes for a successful project.
“This is why the President has placed job creation as the number one priority of government. It goes without saying, however, that the government’s role is to put in place the enabling environment for the private sector to drive job creation.â€
Dr Bawumia stated that the country needs to do things differently, in order to achieve the desired results.
“After 60 years of independence, it is clear that we have to do things differently because you cannot do the same things and expect different results."
He added that Countries such as China, South Korea, Malaysia, UAE, etc. have shown that transformation can be achieved in one generation and therefore it is possible for Ghana to do same.
The New Year School is under the aegis of the School of Continuing and Distance Education under the College of Education. The 69th Annual New Year School and Conference would run from Monday, 15th January 2018 to Friday 19th January 2018.
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