David Kurug, lecturer at B’Poly stake claims for Nabdam seat on the ticket of PNC

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Nangodi A lecturer at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic in the Upper East Region, Mr. David Kurug has called on the electorate in the Nabdam Constituency to elect parliamentary candidates who are very young but have demonstrated their readiness to serve their people and address the many challenges facing their communities. Mr. Kurug, who is contesting the Nabdam seat on the ticket of the Peoples National Convention, (PNC) in an interview with the Daily Graphic after he was acclaimed by delegates of the PNC as the parliamentary candidate that the sitting MP, Mr. Moses Asaga who has served for the past 16 years As MP has done so much to demerit the votes of the electorate. “Mr. Moses Asaga of the NDC and Boniface Gambila, of the NPP, should give the youth a chance to contribute and come out with solutions to problems that confronts the developmental problems whilst are still young so that we can take out destiny into our own hands”, he said. “My intention to contest is borne out of a result of a personal zeal to serve the people of my constituency coupled with a call from the youth to adequately represent them in order to bring to the area the needed development”, he said. Outlining his vision for the area, Mr. Kurug said when given the nod, would explore all possible means within his capabilities to establish an Educational Fund to will help raise funds to support education and human resource development in the area. He maintained that aside the MP share of the common fund; we will institute a fund where all Nabdams both home and abroad will be encouraged to contribute into so as to provide assistance to brilliant but needy students. Mr. Kurug also promised to devout attention to agriculture when given the mandate by the people. “Considering the fact that we are farmers and our lands are no more fertile for productive agriculture and do not give maximum returns to farmers thereby increasing poverty levels, I would liaise with other development partners to introduce the use of mechanized methods of farming”, he said. He said another pressing issue that confronts the constituency that demands attention is the small scale mining, stressing that if given the chance, he will champion the course in parliament to ensure the practice is streamlined and save the environment from further destruction. July 22, 2012