The 2020
parliamentary candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the
Asuogyaman Constituency, Mr Paul Asare Ansah, has stated that he does not make
political promises but actually delivers on his plans to his constituents.
Speaking in an interview Mr Ansah who is also a former
Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) said he has
already started implementing his plans for his constituency even before he is
voted into parliament.
Some of the programmes already being rolled out
include a scholarship scheme for brilliant junior high school students,
organising free extra classes and mock examination for junior high students in
the Asuogyaman district and organising debate and quiz competitions.
Other
programmes include providing textbooks and helping the poor, needy and disabled
as well as organising a football league to unearth talents and helping them
develop into professionals.
Mr Ansah added that as a result of his direct
interventions in the education sector within the Asuogyaman district, academic
standards have improved, with the district moving from 17th to 10th position in
the Eastern Region.
He said the pass rate for BECE has also jumped
from 67 per cent to 73 per cent as far as the 2018 results were concerned.
In response to a question about how the
Asuogyaman District has been handling the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus,
Mr Ansah noted that as soon as the virus broke out in Ghana, he embarked on a
sensitisation programme within the constituency which ensured that citizens
were abreast with safety precautions.
This situation, he explained, helped people
residing in the district to raise red flags when they suspected that someone might
have contracted the virus. He further added that the COVID-19 situation in
Asuogyaman has been effectively contained without any community spread.
Mr Ansah also said he was determined to bring
parliament close to his constituents through regular town hall meetings with
the chiefs and people of the Asuogyaman constituency for purposes of explaining
the government’s programmes and policies to them, which will also serve as a platform
for rendering account of his stewardship to the constituents.
Mr Ansah said the construction port project at
Mpakadan in the constituency, which is part of the railway project, would be
the game-changer for the people, since it would create a lot of jobs for the
youth who are mostly unemployed.
He also mentioned that the Akosombo -Jekiti,
Anum Boso – Gemeni and Apeguso- Mpakadan road projects which are currently
under construction, as well as the promise by President Nana Akufo-Addo to
build a district hospital in Asuogyaman, are on course.
He appealed to the electorate in the Asuogyaman
constituency to vote for him as a result of his track record and the evidence
of the good work he has already started.
– classfmonline.com
