Ablakwa promises unprecedented development in North Tongu
Battor, Volta Region - September 12, 2024 - The Incumbent Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr. Ablakwa, has vowed to accelerate development in his constituency, surpassing his achievements over the past 12 years.
Addressing NDC supporters after filing his nomination, Ablakwa pledged an aggressive development agenda, prioritizing the resettlement of Akosombo and Kpong Dam flood victims.
“The good works that I have done from 2013, I want to pledge that from 2025, January 7 to midnight of January 6, 2029, I will deliver more than what I have done from 2013. Our agenda for 2025 is for North Tongu to see progress," he added.
“I want to assure my constituents that I will never take their support for granted. I am promising them even more hard work. Even more impact, more loyalty, and more progress than I have ever been committed to as your Member of Parliament”, he stated.
Ablakwa announced a GH₵100,000 Special Emergency Rent Fund to support 1,360 victims currently in tents, enabling them to rent decent accommodation.
He committed to ensuring fair compensation and livelihood restoration for all affected individuals within the next four years.
“For my next term, my priority will be the total resettlement and total compensation of all victims of the VRA spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. There shall be no rest until the last victim of the VRA spillage from the Akosombo Dam is compensated. That will be my priority in my next term”, he said.
Mr. Ablakwa also assured that North Tongu would receive its equitable share of developmental initiatives and projects if the National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by John Mahama, wins the upcoming elections and forms the next government.
“Under President Mahama and Vice President Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, I know that this country and this constituency are going to get all the projects that we deserve. The Aveyime Rice Factory will be revived, and Juapong Textiles will be revived. Our Volivo Bridge, that project for which President Mahama secured funding, will be constructed” he said.
“Certainly, the 24-hour economy will offer jobs for our young people. The Women’s Development Bank is going to offer capital, and interest-free loans to support our women traders so that they can expand their businesses and they can be agents of change, they can be empowered to bring the hope and the transformation that we all deserve”, he added.
Source: Lead News Online
