The NPP has always had a great heartfelt for the poor and needy people, through the Zongo Development Fund, the NPP government have created 230 projects – this is according to the CEO of the Fund.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Ashanti Regional Nasara Campaign Team, the CEO of Zongo Development Fund, Mr. Arafat Sulemana Abdulai has touted the social interventions the President Akufo-Addo led NPP government has brought to the development of Zongo community.
He recounted that now that Ghanaians are descending into who have delivered to the people of Zongo community President Nana Addo Dankwa deserve better to get 60% in the Zongo Community come 2020 general elections.
Mr. Abdulai said the fund has built ten-seater place of convenience in the Zongo community in Bantama, Sofo lane and other Zongo community adding that they are yet to build 20 more to add up.
According to him, through Zongo Entrepreneurship Development Skills programme they are going to train 1,200 this year but will select 700 people from the trainees to be equipped and supported with the needed resources to employ individuals in the Zongo community.
“This year, under the Zongo development fund we have sponsored about 40 Zongo youth to obtain Doctorate degree in Cuba to lean medicine and health care provider.” – He revealed
He also stated that the fund is going to build ten AstroTurf in the Zongo community in Ashanti Region.
He noted that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step so everything that you do must begin with a step that will be in the right direction”
The idea of the creation of the Zongo Development Fund is to create the enabling environment for the people in the Zongo community.