Chief advises youth to vote wisely
Abesim (B/A) Oct. 15, GNA – Barimah Kumi Acheaw II, Chief of Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality at the weekend advised the youth to be more discerning in order not to sell their conscience to politicians for monetary gains.
He entreated them to rather concentrate on how they could use their exuberances healthily and obtained better jobs to fend for themselves and their families.
Addressing thousands of enthusiastic New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters at the official launching of the Sunyani East Constituency campaign at Abesim, near Sunyani, Barimah Acheaw II asked the youth to think about their future and vote wisely.
He alerted them that some selfish politicians would approach and entice them with monies and gifts ostensibly to use them as a tool to foment trouble.
Barimah Acheaw II, who is the Kyidomhene of Dormaa Traditional Council, told the youth to remember what they had gone through for the past years and boldly ignore politicians who might use them to cause confusion.
“These politicians will have nothing good to offer you and if you allow them to sway your minds for their individuals political ambitions you will definitely suffer the consequences at the long run”, he stated.
Barimah Acheaw commended Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East for putting the Abesim main lorry park in a good shape.
He said though traditional rulers were barred from engaging in active partisan politics, the Abesim traditional area would not hesitate to support politicians whose agenda was to facilitate accelerated national development.
Mr. Kwame Osei Prempeh, MP for Nsuta Kwamang noted with concern that the bane of Ghana’s democratic governance was vote buying.
He said because the government could not fulfill its 2008 utopian campaign promises, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would deliberately approach the electorate with monies and other juicy items to win their votes.
“Those monies are state resources so you can take them but make sure it does not influence your voting pattern”, he told the ecstatic supporters.
Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh said when the NDC came to power in 2009 there was not a single school in the Municipality, which held classes under trees because of the massive infrastructural development in schools during the eight-year NPP administration under former President Kufuor.
The MP for the area advised the constituents to retain him come December 7th to enable him complete on-going projects in the area.
Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, former MP for Sunyani West, Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP for Assin South, Mr. Kofi Jumah, MP for Asokwa and Mr. Albert Kan Dapaah MP for Afigya Sekyere took turns to address the crowd.
Their messages were all centered on the NPP’s implementation of the free Senior High School education.
Mr. Adu Asare, Sunyani East Constituency Chairman of the NPP, advised supporters of the party to conduct themselves well and guard against inflammatory statements that could mar the elections.
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