FATCHU TO CONTEST PARLIAMENTARY SEAT ... (Page 15)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga

THE Upper East Regional Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Henry Fatchu, has declared his intention to contest the parliamentary seat for Lawra/Nandom on the party’s ticket.
The 32-year-old graduate from the University of Ghana told the Daily Graphic in Bolgatanga that his intention to contest the seat was due to “pressure and several calls by the youth who say they need a young, dynamic and vibrant MP who will articulate the views of the people and the development agenda on the constituency”.
He said most people he had spoken to, especially the youth, said they were disappointed at the way the constituency lagged behind in terms of development.
“The youth have, therefore, seen me as an inspired leader who can be trusted to make their dreams of getting jobs a reality, and the sight of women queuing for water at the few boreholes a thing of the past”, he said.
 Mr Fatchu alleged that the constituency had been neglected in spite of the many avenues for revenue and said that was not good. “Several revenue avenues exist but these have remained untouched by the assembly to create the needed job for the youth. Such avenues include the place where Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of the Republic of Ghana, was imprisoned, the Brefo Shrine, the slave route at Kussele, a suburb of Nandom, and the largest church built of stones in West Africa, which can be found at Nandom”, he said.
Mr Fatchu said when elected as MP, he would pursue such issues and with the support of the youth help make the constituency an enviable place for all to stay rather than they migrating to the southern part of Ghana to pursue non-existing jobs.
He called on the people in the constituency to ensure that their names were recorded in the electoral register when the EC began the registration exercise later in the year, stressing that that was the only way for them to become eligible voters for the December elections.