THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant for Dome-Kwabenya, Mrs Zita Okaikoi, has embarked on a house-to-house campaign to solicit support to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area.
Accompanied by some constituency executive members and supporters, the aspirant, popularly referred to as Mama Zita, went from house-to-house, to lorry stations, markets and shops to interact with the people.
Her message was that the people should not vote for an aspirant who would come around only when it was time for elections.
“I will constantly be in touch with the people who send me to Parliament and solicit their views, concerns and articulate them in the House and work hard for the realisation of those aspirations. I will never absent myself from you,” she added.
Some of the people she spoke to also took turns to ask questions.
A young man, Kofi Richardson, wanted to find out how Mrs Okaikoi would be able to beat the incumbent MP, Prof. Mike Oquaye.
Mrs Okaikoi said the battle was neither for well-known people nor old politicians, but for those who were looking for results, and added that, “If after several years in Parliament the MP had not served the people to their satisfaction, they would surely advise themselves. And I tell you they would look for a better alternative, who is Mama Zita.”
She said when voted for, her priority would be to solicit the assistance of the local and central governments as well as the support of other corporate entities to develop the road network in the area.
“I will negotiate, lobby and impress upon the authorities where necessary, to ensure that our constituency gets its fair share of the national cake, especially in the area of water, roads, schools, hospitals to better their lives,” Mrs Okaikoi added.
Mrs Okaikoi said she would create a youth centre that would provide educational advisory and training services centre for the youth.
This, she said, would be supported by the establishment of a scholarship scheme for brilliant, needy children, from primary to tertiary level.
“I will institute measures such as clean-up exercises and health campaigns to help reduce environmental hazards in the constituency, particularly cholera and malaria, because prevention is better than cure,” she added.
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