The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manifesto has faced sharp criticism from the Vehicle and Assets Dealers’ Union of Ghana for its apparent lack of targeted policies aimed at supporting the automobile industry.
The union, representing a significant sector of Ghana’s economy, expressed concerns that the government missed an opportunity to engage meaningfully with private sector players, particularly those in vehicle and asset dealerships.
According to the union, the NPP’s manifesto fails to adequately address the specific needs of vehicle and asset dealers, a sector crucial to the economy by facilitating the sale and acquisition of vehicles and other assets.
Clifford Ansu, the General Secretary of the union, lamented that the manifesto overlooks the potential for fruitful collaboration between the government and the union, particularly in areas where partnerships could be highly beneficial.
He also questioned the practicality and feasibility of the NPP’s promise to help nurses and doctors acquire vehicles, pointing out that such commitments seem disconnected from the realities of the industry, especially without consulting key stakeholders like his union.
“If the nurses and the doctors that they [the NPP] say they are going to give them vehicles, which we know that they cannot even give those vehicles that we are talking about to them, but it is a promise because whatever the government has been saying over time is something that never even materialised.
“But if they can still believe this manifesto promise that the vehicles are going to be given to them on that score, we don’t have any problem with them. But as far as we know, they should allow us to do our business, we don’t want any impediments from the government.”
