OB Amoah: NPP remains committed to peaceful campaign

The Member of Parliament for Aburi-Nsawam, Osei Bonsu Amoah, has pledged the commitment of the New Patriotic Party to ensuring peaceful electioneering campaign in the newly created Aburi constituency, as well as the entire nation, ahead of the December presidential and presidential elections.

The NPP parliamentary aspirant for Aburi assured that members of his party would not engage in politics of insults and provocation that has the potential to trigger off needless confrontation to undermine the peace of the area.

He, therefore, demanded same from the other political parties contesting the election, stressing : “It is important that we all engage in issue-based campaign devoid of insults and provocation, and be prepared to accept the outcome of the elections and work together in unity to ensure development.”

Mr Amoah was speaking at a durbar organized by the chiefs and people of Pokrom Nsabaa in the Aburi constituency Friday to climax this year’s Odwira festival.

The durbar was attended by the parliamentary aspirants of the National Democratic Congress, the Convention People’s Party and the Progressive People’s Party.

Mr Amoah noted that politics is about seeking ways to bring development to the people, adding that the fact that various political parties disagree in terms to how to ensure development does not make them enemies.

He pledged his continued commitment towards supporting the delivery of quality education in the constituency, explaining that education plays the most critical role in the fight against poverty and deprivation.

The MP announced a number of interventions he had made to support education in the constituency. They include provision of furniture for 33 schools, provision of computers and the co-sponsorship of the Best Teacher Award for the years 2007 to 2011.

Mr Amoah was not happy about the termination of the contract for the construction of the deplorable Aburi-Nsawam road by the ruling NDC government.

The road was awarded on contract in 2006 by the previous NPP government, but the contract was abrogated by the NDC in 2010, only to be re-awarded two months to the December elections.

Nana Djan ll, paramount chief of the area, identified poor drainage, overcrowding in their school, shortage of water during the dry season, absence of ready market for pineapple and poor sanitation as some of the problems confronting the community.

He appealed to the authorities to upgrade the only clinic in the area into a full hospital to ensure provision of adequate health service to the people.