THE Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ho West Constituency, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has donated a set of computer, uninterrupted power system (UPS) and a printer to the secretariat of the Volta Regional branch of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) to enhance its work.
The items, valued at GH¢2,000, was in fulfilment of a promise made by the MP some few months ago when he met media practitioners from the region at a soiree he organised to fraternise with them.
According to Mr Bedzrah, he recognised the immense contribution of the media to the development of the region and, therefore, wish to use the donation as his means of encouraging them to do more.
He said in the current era where information technology controlled most things, the media needed such equipment to facilitate its smooth operations and appealed to the regional executive members of the GJA to put the facilities to good use for the benefit of all members in the region.
He reiterated his promise of supporting any journalist from the region who would win a national GJA award with an amount of GH¢1,000 and challenged the various media men and women to be the first to receive his token by winning a national award next year.
Receiving the package, the Regional Secretary of GJA, Mr Anthony Kafui Kanyi, expressed the gratitude of members to the MP for his gesture and promised to ensure that the facility is put to good use for the benefit and development of members in the region.
According to him, although the MP is in his first term in Parliament, his contribution to media development in the region has helped many.
He urged him to continue to be the pacesetter in all aspects of his work as a parliamentarian.
Mr Kanyi expressed regret that most often politicians only lambasted the media when they went wrong and ignored them when they did what was expected of them.
“Those who even appreciate us only do it by lip service,” he added and therefore commended the MP for fulfilling his promise to the organisation.
He said other politicians only “use and dump the media like their girlfriends” and appealed to other MPs and politicians in general to support the development of the media by their actions but not by paying only lip service.
He said so far, the MP had shown by his actions that he had the development of the media at heart, assuring him that the media would also co-operate with him in his development agenda.
He also assured the MP that the media would do its best to win a national award next year to add to what some practitioners from the region had won in previous years.
Mr Kanyi appealed to other individuals and organisations to assist them to furnish the regional GJA secretariat with other items to enable it operate in its newly acquired office effectively.
In a related development, Mr Bedzrah donated 5,000 exercise books valued at GH¢4,600 to the Ho Municipal Education Office for onward distribution to schools within the municipality, especially the Ho West Constituency.
Mr Bedzrah said the donation was part of measures he had put in place to support education in the area and appealed to the municipal director of education to ensure that the books got to pupils who needed them.
He said in consultation with chiefs and people of the constituency, his outfit had established the Ho West Education Foundation to provide scholarships for needy, brilliant children in the area.
Receiving the books, the Ho Municipal Director of Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Emmanuel Keteku, commended the MP for the gesture and assured him that the books would get to those who needed them.
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