THE newly-elected Member of Parliament for Chereponi constituency, Mr Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite, has stated that his victory is a manifestation of the confidence the electorate have in him to enhance their living conditions.
He, therefore, indicated his intention to meet the aspirations of the people in the areas of education, improvement in their respective farming activities, which constitute the main economic activity of residents.
Speaking on an Accra-based FM station, yesterday, Mr Jabanyite linked his victory to the kind of social work he engaged in over the years and his interaction with the people at the grass roots.
“I have been a teacher for several years, an assembly member for eight years , as well as a development worker who served within the ActionAid,and the Danish International Development Agency, both non-governmental organizations,” he observed.
According to him, many residents of the area were of the conviction that he(Jabanyite) had the capability to facilitate and if possible fast-track the development agenda of the area.
He said being a commercial farmer himself, he had pre-financed 3,500 hectares of farmlands for some residents of Chereponi, adding that he would encourage the youth to take advantage of various interventions to go into farming.
In a related development, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Dr Kwabena Adjei, has explained on Radio Justice, a Tamale-based FM station, that the NDC government would fast-track development in the Chereponi area not because the people voted for its candidate but because the area was deprived.
He expressed concern about the unfortunate incidents that occurred in the area last Sunday that resulted in the destruction of properties and injuries to some persons.
According to him, he had his own reservations about the holding of by-elections to replace deceased MPs.
NDC’s Jabanyite polled 8,239 votes, while his closest challenger from the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Abukari Aminu Gariba, had 7,416 votes. Jabali Namana of the People’s National Convention polled 176 votes, while Issah Yaw of the New Vision Party(NVP) had 139 votes. Eliasu Fati of the Democratic People’s Party(DPP) polled 106 votes.
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