The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has outlined his ‘Buy Ghana First’ policy as a strategic initiative aimed at bolstering local companies, particularly in the textile sector, to enhance their market competitiveness.
During a recent working visit to the Volta Star Textiles Factory, Dr. Bawumia noted the challenges the factory faces in meeting demand.
While engaging with stakeholders in Juapong, within the North Tongu constituency, he stressed that the policy is intended to increase demand for locally produced goods, providing local businesses with a stable market and enabling them to thrive in a competitive economic landscape.
“The ‘Buy Ghana First’ policy was crafted to ensure that we create demand for local products, starting with industries like Volta Star and other similar factories,” Dr. Bawumia stated.
“When I visited the Volta Star Textile Factory Limited in Juapong months ago, before my manifesto came up. When I went there, it was a company that was in trouble because the demand for the products was not there.
“If it is school uniforms, we are importing these textiles from other countries and that becomes a problem for job creation. So I have a policy to support all Ghanaian manufacturers and that policy is the ‘Buy Ghana First’ Policy. For all that the government buys, and the government buys a lot, it means that the government must buy Ghana first.
“If there is a company making that product in Ghana, they will have to source from the Ghanaian market and if you are not able to produce in Ghana that is when you can look outside to buy from the foreign Market and I believe if the ‘Buy Ghana First’, companies like the Volta Star Textile Limited will survive because all the free SHS schools uniforms will be buying it from this company,” he stated.
