Professor George Hagan, Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said that the party has identified human resource development as the key to the solution of the country’s problems. To this end, he said, the party would re-introduce Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s free educational policy with some modifications to ensure that quality education is made accessible to Ghanaians. The CPP, founded by Dr Nkrumah, ruled the country for nine years after independence before it was topped in a military coup in 1966.
Prof. Hagan made the promise when he paid a courtesy call on Nana Aduku Adaa III, Chief of Tarkwa-Nsuaem as part of his tour of the Western Region. He said armed with the requisite skills and good qualifications, Ghanaians can create their own employment without relying solely on the government.
He said when people are gainfully employed social vices like corruption and stealing would be minimised. Nana Adaa said the overthrow of Dr Nkrumah led to the confiscation of a palace built by his government for the Chiefs and people of Nsuaem and expressed the hope that a government of the CPP would restore the palace to its rightful owners.
He advised the party not to indulge in insults during the electioneering campaign.
