He said the government had so far shown faith with the people and added that the future looked very good for the nation.

The President said this at a durbar in his honour at Manso Nkwanta in the Amansie West District last Wednesday as part of his three-day official visit to the Ashanti Region.

The durbar was heavily attended by the chiefs and the people of the district.

Promises

Taking a look at the promises he had made before and during his Presidency, the President said all of them would be met before the end of his tenure.

He said already a number of them had been fulfilled, which were telling positively on the lives of the people.

He called for support to deliver on his mandate to create equal opportunities for all.

Minister

The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, said the backlog of unemployed nurses was attributable to the fact that the number of nurses who graduated each year far outstripped the number of health institutions in the country.

He said currently there were 85 nursing and midwifery training institutions across the country producing hundreds of graduates, yet the health facilities remained the same.

The minister said much as the problem was being addressed with the construction of new health facilities, the way to go was for nurses to embark on "specialised nursing".

He said it was time nurses began training in specialised areas such as oncology, psychiatry and cardiology to make them marketable.

He said that would fall in line with the government’s plans to export nurses to foreign countries to earn foreign exchange.

The Health Minister said talks were yet to be concluded with the countries involved for a good take-off.

Facilities

He expressed concern over the  Ashanti Region being the most deplorable region in terms of health facilities despite being one of the most populous in the country.

Mr Agyemang-Manu said the government was working on a loan facility to upgrade some of the health facilities in the region and construct new ones.