In a thinly veiled critique of previousChinese projects, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “If we are going to build a road in Ghana let’s build one that lasts 20 or 30 years not just two or three years.” He voiced concern that Ghanaian laws limiting foreign involvement in trading were not being enforced, allowing Chinese traders to edge out local competitors in Ghanaian markets, a sore point in a growing number of African countries.
阿库福-阿多对中国以往援建的工程发出几乎不加掩饰的批评，他说：“如果我们要在加纳建设一条道路，那就让我们建设一条能用二三十年、而不是只能用两三年的道路。”他表达了一点担心，即旨在限制外国参与交易的加纳法律，目前并没有得到执行，这使得中国交易商能够在加纳市场上排挤本土竞争对手——这种情况正在越来越多的非洲国家成为一个问题。
“We want to have good relations with China but we have to have relations where the Ghanaian national interest is fully protected,” he said.
“我们希望与中国保持良好关系，但我们必须在全面保护加纳国家利益的情况下保持这种关系，”他表示。
Setting out a broader campaign stall, Mr Akufo-Addo said Ghana’s recent growth was impressive but inadequate because the economy was not delivering jobs. As president, he would seek to harness raw materials, traditionally exported, for manufacturing and to eliminate red tape to promote the private sector.
在谈到整体竞选纲领时，阿库福-阿多表示，近年加纳经济增长令人印象深刻，但是这还不够，因为该国经济未能创造出就业机会。若当选总统，他将寻求利用传统上供出口的原材料来发展制造业，并消除官僚作风，促进私营部门的发展。
