By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA
Achiase (Ash), Nov. 6, GNA -The chiefs and people of Achiase in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region are anticipating massive victory for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) so they can fix deplorable roads in the area.
They believe the victory of the NDC is the answer to the perennial problem, which continues to affect the socio-economic development of the people.
Nana Kwame Apraku, the Gyaasehene of the community, who expressed the sentiment, said poor road network in the area remained the foremost challenge confronting communities in that enclave.
“We are of the firm believe that an NDC government will fix our roads and bring us some relief,” he told the National Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, when he visited the community as part of his three-day campaign tour of the Ashanti region.
He said the NDC had proven to be a development-oriented party over the years and tasked the National Chairman not to turn his back on the community when the party wins power.
“We are certain that you are on your way to power after December 7 and all we need from you is to pay attention to our roads,” the Chief implored Mr. Nketiah.
He applauded the NDC for providing the community with a Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound during its term in power, saying that it had become the cornerstone of healthcare in the area, serving about three communities.
He also appealed for the restocking of a computer lab in the community school which he said didn’t have a single functioning computer currently.
Mr. Nketiah said a vote for the NDC was a vote for development and wondered why the Ashanti region continued to support the New Patriotic Party (NPP) despite doing very little to stimulate their progress.
He said elections were meant to improve the living conditions of the people so if a party persistently failed to deliver on that mandate, it was only logic to send them packing.
He entreated the people to vote for a party with a proven track record for infrastructural development in all sectors of the economy to ensure accelerated development of the country.
The NDC, according to him, had been faithful to the Ashanti region anytime it was in government, and urged the people to bring it back to complete the numerous projects abandoned by the NPP for the past eight years.
GNA
