Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho
WITH the mounting competition in the political environment, many people continue to declare their intentions to become representatives of the people in the next Parliament.
Although registered political parties are yet to declare the full complement of their candidates, some anxious individuals have set the tone to make prospective opponents apparently more anxious or jittery.
To this end, an astute broadcast journalist and educationist, Mr Richard Asafoatse Obeng Akyea, has declared his intention to contest the Buem parliamentary seat in the next elections as an independent candidate.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, he explained that he did not belong to any political party because of his job as a broadcast journalist.
“I think it is good for one’s credibility and acceptability to be determined by the electorate of the Buem Constituency,” he stated.
Mr Akyea said his involvement with the people socially, educationally and religiously justified his acceptability, adding, “I have opened my doors to the people of the constituency right from my youthful days through free tuition for school dropouts, specifically in English and Literature.”
He said he had assisted students of the Bueman Senior High School in the same area, and had responded to all calls by the Jasikan Teacher Training College to assist in its programmes.
He said he had encouraged youth sporting groups in the constituency, adding that he was actually motivated to go to Parliament for the people to reactivate their -interest, in the development of the area.
According to him, development had remained at a standstill in the area over the years, hence his theme for the campaign, “Advocacy for Development for Buem”.
He said he would explore his contacts nationally and internationally, coupled with his power of advocacy, to make the people economically empowered to fashion their destiny, instead of looking to someone else to feed them.
Mr Akyea said his cardinal goals were economic empowerment for the youth and women, education, sanitation and local services also for the aged.
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