Month: January 2023

The Member of Parliament for Akim Oda Constituency, Alexander Akwasi Acquah has disclosed that his greatest joy in recent time has been the publication for Invitation for Tender towards the construction of the Akim Oda Central Market Complex.

According to Mr. Akwasi Acquah, the Invitation for Tender as published in the Daily Graphic indicated that “the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for the Birim Central Constituency (Akim Oda Constituency) has secured financial support from the District Assembly Common Fund under its Emergency Support Programme (ESP) to cover eligible payments under a contract for the execution of the project indicated below. The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council now invites sealed bids from eligible tenderers for the execution of the project described below”.

The scope of the project he affirmed would include remodeling and reconstruction of the central market complex at Akim Oda.

Speaking to his constituents through a radio broadcast on Community 103.3 FM to account to his constituents to mark two years in office as their representative in parliament, the MP revealed that the original plan of government was to rebuild the market to the existing size, but his (MP) vision is to ensure they have something bigger and modern to meet the growing number of the constituency to help accommodate more interested persons since they have the land.

This, he noted led to the visit by the Common Fund Administrator, Naa Torshie to inspect and ascertain the need for a bigger market. And after the visit, she admitted that there was a need for a bigger market; as such there was a need to vary the design to meet the new plan.

According to him, the nature of the market, as it has become a disaster zone has been a major worry to him, and to have finally seen the tender invitation is most refreshing.

He assured that every effort required to ensure the project see the light of day he would be involved indicating that they have already prepared the cite and all other relevant institutions including the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) are doing their work to ensure the project takes off smoothly.

Mr. Akwasi Acquah announced that soon a billboard displaying the plan that has been accepted by government for the market complex would be erected for the public to be abreast of what is being done, to be followed by sod-cutting ceremony.

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Oda Alexander Akwasi Acquah through a radio broadcast has accounted to his constituents works he has done within two years since he became their representative in the Legislature.

The lawmaker thanked his constituent for the opportunity given him to serve and recounted that in the 2020 Parliamentary elections he had the highest vote over seventy percent (70) and he does not take that for granted.

Mr. Alexander noted that to work effectively as a lawmaker and meet the expectations of the constituents, he inaugurated some committees to assist him in his work since he cannot be in the constituency every day.

These include the Finance Committee which would take care of financial matters that need to be addressed in the constituency.

Education Committee which would look after educational issues and further noted, he had a call from a member of the Committee pointing out to the fact that the number of calls they have coming through were in huge volumes.

He asserts that constituents would have complained that the MP was hard to access particularly during school placement processes but it was easy to access them (constituents) when he wanted to the elected as MP. But thanks to the Education Committee it was easy for constituents to have the needed support in this regard.

Health Committee is another one tasked to oversee the health needs of the constituents; then, Social Welfare and Employment Committees to address the needs of constituents.

He said as an MP, it behoves on him to lobby for projects in his constituency hence the Project and Infrastructure Committee. Others include Institutional and Public Relations Committee billed to showcase what the MP is doing.

These Committees, he noted have so far done well to meet the aspirations of the people and would continue to put in more efforts to ensure development is equitably distributed among the various communities in the constituency.

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The New Patriotic Party (MP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has urged reporters to be circumspect in their reportage by publishing only the truth to keep themselves and their establishments from trouble.
He also enjoined them to offer constructive criticisms against public office heads including politicians so as to put them on their toes.

Mr Acquah, who is also a professional journalist, made the call at an end-of-year reception he organised for media practitioners in his constituency at Oda last weekend.

He called on the journalists to help him develop the constituency, through positive reportage, to build a just society.

The MP stressed that since politics had become his career and he had decided to be a politician for a long time, he would never do anything to incur the displeasure of his constituents or media practitioners.

He stressed the need for more females to enter journalism practice in the constituency to ensure gender balance.

He advised media practitioners not to use their influential position to antagonise people but instead utilise it to transform society positively.

Commitment

Touching on his achievements since he became a legislator two years ago, Mr Acquah said he had personally granted soft loans of GH¢300,000 to some traders at the Oda central market to expand their activities.

He added that he had invested heavily in the reconstruction of the Oda Sports Stadium to relocate Kotoku Royals, the only premier soccer league club in the Eastern Region, from its adopted Cape Coast Sports Stadium to Oda as the team’s home ground in the ongoing betPawa league.

The Oda constituency chairman of the NPP, Kwadwo Amparbeng, who chaired the function, commended the media practitioners for contributing immensely towards the development of the area and urged them not relent in their efforts.

He gave an assurance that the NPP government would continue to give media practitioners the needed practical support to enhance their work.

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