The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has pledged that the next NDC administration will revamp market centers across Ghana under a new Markets Enhancement Programme. This initiative, she emphasized, is intended to improve trading activities—particularly for women traders—and to boost local economies.


Speaking to Muslim queen mothers and traders in Asawase during her campaign tour in the Ashanti Region, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang underscored the NDC's track record in market infrastructure development, citing the modern markets built in Kejetia, Kumasi, and Kotokoraba, Cape Coast, among others. She assured the gathering that an NDC government led by Mr. John Dramani Mahama would deliver on its promise to modernize markets across the country.


Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also highlighted the NDC’s past efforts to support Muslim communities. She mentioned a policy initiated by the previous NDC administration that trained Muslim women in Cuba to become doctors, enabling them to serve predominantly Muslim communities. She stated that the next NDC government would continue and expand this initiative, with the aim of enhancing medical care access in these areas.


Addressing the cost of the Hajj pilgrimage, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang expressed concern about the GHC75,000 fare, which has become prohibitive for many Ghanaian Muslims, preventing them from fulfilling this key religious obligation. She assured the audience that an NDC-led government would take measures to reduce the cost of the pilgrimage to make it more affordable.


She concluded by urging voters to support Mr. Mahama in the December general elections, promising that the NDC administration would address the "mess" she said had been created by the current government.



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