THE Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) representative in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, Mr Paul Ansah, has declared his intention to contest the Asuogyaman parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
"My aim for contesting the seat is to bring the entire constituency together to find lasting solutions to the problems of poverty, unemployment and under-development and ensure that the children of Asuogyaman get better opportunities to develop their talents," he said.
Mr Ansah, who said this in an interaction with some constituency polling chairmen, executives and supporters of the party in Asuogyaman, said the problem of the area had been precipitated by bitter chieftaincy disputes and disunity among the people.
The 47-year-old communication consultant who holds a postgraduate degree in Communications from the University of Ghana was of the view that another issue that had compounded the problems of the area was weak leadership.
He explained that it was sad to note that the constituency boasted of rich agricultural land, the largest man-made lake in the world, the Volta Lake, which was endowed with tilapia and other fish species, and Akosombo Textiles Limited, yet most towns and villages in the constituency were poor settlements with poor social and economic infrastructure.
"In 1996, the Danish Embassy, which sought to develop the tourism potential of the constituency, was advised against its plans because Asuogyaman was said to be unstable as a result of an almost 20-year-old conflict," Mr Ansah, who was the President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) in 1992, added.
He also alleged that the top hierarchy of the Asuogyaman NPP was beset with a myriad of problems, including the divide-and-rule tactics of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), and assured the people that if given the mandate, he would use his position to ensure that all members of the party were brought together as one family.
Mr Ansah promised that he would provide a change of leadership in the constituency "because Asuogyaman deserves a cleaner and more credible and capable alternative leadership that will work together with external development agents, the district assembly and the people".
He said his leadership would seek to promote the social, economic and cultural advancement of the people from the platform of a united constituency, provide opportunities for the people to engage in viable economic ventures, mobilise technical and financial support for such activities and promote the development of the tourism industry.
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