Minority leader supports devt projects in his constituency

Kumasi, July 13, GNA- Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP)for Suame has provided GH¢10,000 from his share of the District Assemblies' Common Fund towards the construction of a clinic at New Suame in Kumasi. Mr Kyei Mensah-Bonsu who announced this, when he interacted with his constituents in Kumasi at the weekend, said land had been acquired for the project to take-off soon to facilitate the health needs of the people.

He said he had provided 100 bags of cement worth over GH¢1,000 as his contribution towards the provision of classroom blocks for the National Vocational Training Institute, at Old Suame to improve facilities at the school.

The MP used the interaction to brief the electorate about the policies and programmes of the government as well as parliamentary proceedings. Mr. Mensah-Bonsu said the sound economic policies pursued by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) improved the national economy, which recorded per capital income of $712 at 2008.

He said there was also significant improvement of the Gross Domestic Product of 7.3 per cent, and expressed the hope that the figure would be enhanced by the current government. The Minority Leader noted that the electoral defeat of the NPP in Election 2008 does not mean that the party is not functional adding that "the party is still formidable to protect the interest of its members as well as the Ghanaian populace".

Mr. Mensah-Bonsu noted that the task ahead in the 2012 elections was challenging and therefore urged party executives at the various levels, to educate people about the ideology and manifesto of the NPP. This, he said, would not only help to increase the membership of the party but also get the needed support from the people to enable it wrest power from the National Democratic Congress in 2012.

Mr. Kofi Senyah, Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and Assemblyman for the area, said the people in the community had formed a neighbourhood watchdog committee to fight against the crime wave in the area.

He said the people were contributing GH¢10 per house hold to support the activities of the committee and therefore asked landlords to ensure the prompt payment of the amount to raise funds as incentive package to the volunteers.

The Presiding Member appealed to the MP, the government and civil society organisations to support the community in the construction of dras to check erosion and floods and improve the road network.