The Member of Parliament
(MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has conceded challenges with the
government’s one-village, one-dam flagship policy but stated the government was
committed, determined and dedicated to rectifying them.
He maintained that it was a matter of fact that
the government’s flagship policy was ongoing and that it was a fact that the
dams would serve the purpose they were being constructed.
Mr Afenyo-Markin, however, admitted that the
government acknowledged some challenges with the policy, but had shown
determination, dedication and commitment in resolving same.
According to him, “the president’s
assurance that investigations will be conducted is commitment, dedication and
determination enough to suggest the government is ready to make things work.
“It is not easy for a government to concede and
order an investigation so for a government to concede that there is a challenge
let us in all sincerity and humility address them… we cannot pretend on the
issues,” Mr Afenyo-Markin stressed.
Reports surfaced recently
suggesting works on some of the dams being constructed in parts of the Northern
Regions were substandard, triggering criticism against the government.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), which
was at the forefront of the criticism, described the policy as “deceptive” and
that the government had shortchanged the citizenry by constructing what they
termed dugouts and the contractors have been paid for substandard work.
The president and his vice assured of
investigations into the claims of substandard work with the government issuing
a statement and calling on the citizenry to disregard such claim.
In the statement, it described the claim as
sheer propaganda and explained that the government delivered exactly what it
promised.
Commenting on the issue, Edward Bawa, MP for Bongo, reiterated the position of the NDC, saying, “Even the technical underpinning of the policy was very terrible.” –3news.com
