The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party, Miss Afia Korankyewaa, is urging the government to reduce the chicks from fifty (50) to twenty (20) for each beneficiary.
She is of the view that Ghanaians do not value freebies and urged the officers in charge of the “Nkok) nketenkete” programme to have a second look at the number of chicks given to one person.
Under phase one of the programme, each beneficiary will receive 50 chicks, feed support, and technical guidance to ensure the survival and sustainability of the project.
“Reduce the ” nkoko” from 50 to 20 to each person to ensure beneficiary’s seriousness or commitment,” she said.
The outspoken female politician also enumerated plans to safeguard the “Nkoko nkitinkiti” from potential saboteurs, adding that a strict monitoring and evaluation framework should be implemented to protect the programme.
The programme, which is not just to reduce unemployment rate in the country but a policy to curb the heavy importation of frozen chicken.
Over three million poultry birds will be distributed across the country.
It is designed to make poultry production attractive and affordable to every Ghanaian, in homes, in school’s and communities.
Beneficiaries will receive birds, feed, and other supplies to start their poultry businesses.