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The Zongo Movement for Change (ZOMOC) has launched a special campaign for change within Zongo communities dubbed "Saakiya 2016" Campaign.

At a launch of the campaign in Accra, ZOMOC stated the campaign is aimed at spreading the message of hope and change by the Presidential Candidate of the NPP Nana Akufo-Addo to zongo communities in the country to persuade members of Zongo communities to vote for change in the 2016 elections.

Key messages to be spread, according to the group include details of the Zongo Development Fund policy promised by NPP's Nana Akufo-Addo, widespread
corruption in government as well as the incompetent mismanagement of the Ghanaian economy, which has resulted in unprecedented high cost of living and massive unemployment among the youth.

At the launch of the Saakiya 2016 Campaign in Accra, ZOMOC was of the firm belief that Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP remained the only candidate and party that have demonstrated a clear vision for zongo communities and called on their compatriots to reject the governing NDC which has taken zongo communities for granted for years.

"When Nana Addo and Dr Bawumia announced the Zongo Development Fund earlier his year, the NDC came out to condemn it. ZOMOC publicly threw a challenge to the NDC to come out with their alternative development policy for zongo communities but it has been nearly a year now and we are some few weeks to election, yet they don't have any policy for zongo communities.

Director of Operations and Communications of ZOMOC Mohammed Hashir Issah said President Mahama and the NDC must be changed for the economic hardship and unemployment currently facing Ghanaians.

"The NDC has inflicted so much damage on this country that rough corruption and incompetence. Small scale businesses in the zongos throughout the country are retrogressing due to four years of dumsor and our youth are despondent," Mohammed Hashir said.

"In the last four years, more betting companies have sprung up in our zongo communities than real opportunities for jobs for our energetic youth. This
is not development; we want development and opportunities for our people, particularly the youth. It is time for change." he added.

He said Nana Addo's vision of creating a special fund for the development of zongo communities is a laudable one which ought to be supported by zongo communities.

The group says it is embarking on house to house campaign to explain what the Zongo Development Fund is all about to individuals and identifiable groups within zongo communities.

Saakiya is a Hausa word which means change and the campaign slogan "Saakiya 2016" means Change 2016.

ZOMOC is a political movement made up youth from zongo communities.