In line with his "Buy Ghana First" to boost local production, Vice President and NPP presidential candidate, Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed plans to use locally-produced materials for his railway development project.Dr.
Bawumia, during his tour of the Ashanti Region, has been highlighting how if elected President, he will prioritize railway development with a focus on Accra to Kumasi, Paga, Kumasi to Takoradi railway lines among others.He noted that the railway materials will largely be made in Ghana aimed at creating jobs for the citizenry."I don't want us to import the materials for the rails...So I have discussed with UMaT (University of Mines and Technology) that they should come up with a way that the materials we are going to use to construct the railways, we are going to make them in Ghana here.""It surprises me that even concrete slaps for rail development are imported from China.
How?...We have so much resources in Ghana but we have not really been able to tap into it to develop our country.""We won't import again.