Some fishermen in the Central region have expressed their displeasure over President Akufo-Addo’s claim that he has provided up to 300 outboard motors to them.
Addressing a news conference, leader of the fishermen in the area John Quayson, expressed how bizarre the situation is;
“The President came to the Edina township on August 20 and he said he had given us 300 outboard motors in the Central region. What we want to say is that for the outboard motors, the NPP executives in the area are the ones who received them, and sell them to the fisherfolk.”
“The long ship didn’t get an outboard motor, they bought it them from executives. All the various fishing communities did not get any of the outboard motors, they were forced to buy from NPP executives.”
“In 2020, the intentions of the government to help fisherfolk by providing them with outboard motors hasn’t been materialized as immediately they leave, their party executives takeover the outboard motors and sell them,”he stressed.
