As the upcoming elections approach, it’s essential to consider the policies and plans of candidates seeking to represent our constituency in Parliament. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate has laid out a comprehensive and people-centered vision that promises to continue the development trajectory of the constituency while addressing its most pressing needs. Here’s an in-depth look at the key policies of the NPP candidate and why these policies make him the best choice for our constituency.

Youth Empowerment and Job Creation

One of the top priorities of the NPP Parliamentary Candidate is addressing youth unemployment through targeted job creation and skills development programs. The candidate plans to introduce initiatives that will provide training for young people in technical and vocational fields, helping them acquire the skills needed for employment in various industries such as agriculture, construction, and technology.

In addition, the candidate will work to expand access to the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), offering young entrepreneurs financial support, mentorship, and training to start and grow their businesses. By focusing on youth empowerment, the candidate aims to reduce unemployment and create sustainable jobs, allowing young people to contribute to the growth of the local economy.

Improving Education for All

The NPP Parliamentary Candidate is committed to continuing the legacy of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy and improving access to quality education for all children in the constituency. The candidate’s policies include plans to provide scholarships to needy but brilliant students, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder anyone from pursuing higher education.

Additionally, the candidate aims to support the construction of more classrooms, libraries, and science labs in schools across the constituency, improving the overall learning environment for students. This investment in education will ensure that future generations are well-prepared to contribute to the development of the constituency and the nation.

Agriculture Development and Support for Farmers

Recognizing that agriculture is the backbone of the constituency’s economy, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate has outlined a detailed plan to support farmers and boost agricultural productivity. The candidate will expand the Planting for Food and Jobs program, providing farmers with access to subsidized seeds, fertilizers, and modern farming equipment. By reducing the cost of production, farmers will be able to increase their yields and improve their incomes.

The candidate also plans to introduce agricultural training programs for farmers, teaching them modern techniques and methods that can help them increase productivity and reduce post-harvest losses. By investing in agriculture, the candidate aims to strengthen food security and improve the livelihoods of the many farmers in the constituency.

Infrastructure Development

Infrastructure is a critical aspect of development, and the NPP Parliamentary Candidate has made it a priority to continue improving infrastructure in the constituency. The candidate plans to advocate for the construction and rehabilitation of more feeder roads to connect rural communities to urban centers, markets, and social services. These roads will enhance the transportation of goods and people, making it easier for farmers to sell their produce and for residents to access schools and hospitals.

In addition to roads, the candidate has plans to push for the extension of electricity to more rural areas, ensuring that every community has access to reliable power. This will open up new economic opportunities for small businesses, improving the overall economic vitality of the constituency.

Healthcare Improvement

Healthcare remains a vital concern for the constituency, and the NPP Parliamentary Candidate is committed to improving access to quality healthcare services. The candidate’s policies include expanding the number of CHPS compounds and health centers, especially in rural areas where healthcare services are often limited. By ensuring that more health facilities are available, residents will be able to access medical care without having to travel long distances.

Additionally, the candidate plans to work towards improving the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the constituency, ensuring that more people, especially the elderly and vulnerable, have access to affordable healthcare services. A healthy community is a productive one, and this focus on healthcare is key to improving the overall well-being of the constituency.

Empowering Women and Market Traders

The NPP Parliamentary Candidate has placed a strong emphasis on empowering women, particularly those involved in trade and small businesses. The candidate’s policies include providing financial support and business training for market women and female entrepreneurs, helping them grow their businesses and improve their income levels.

This policy will help women become more economically independent and contribute to the development of the community. By supporting women in business, the candidate is promoting gender equality and ensuring that women have a significant role in the economic progress of the constituency.

Why You Should Vote for the NPP Parliamentary Candidate

The NPP Parliamentary Candidate is a leader with a clear and actionable vision for the constituency. Here’s why you should cast your vote for him:

Proven Policies for Youth Employment: The candidate’s focus on creating jobs for the youth through skills training and entrepreneurship will tackle the issue of unemployment head-on, giving young people the opportunity to succeed and contribute to the local economy.

Commitment to Quality Education: By improving school infrastructure and providing scholarships, the candidate is ensuring that all children, regardless of their financial background, have access to quality education and a brighter future.

Support for Farmers: With policies aimed at reducing the cost of farming and improving agricultural practices, the candidate will strengthen the agricultural sector and improve the livelihoods of farmers across the constituency.

Infrastructure Development: The candidate’s commitment to building roads, extending electricity, and improving healthcare facilities will enhance connectivity and quality of life, fostering overall development.

Empowering Women: The candidate’s focus on supporting women in business ensures that women have equal opportunities to succeed, promoting gender equality and economic growth.

A Vision for the Future: The candidate’s policies reflect a forward-thinking approach, ensuring that the constituency continues to develop in a sustainable and inclusive manner.

In summary, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate offers a comprehensive and inclusive plan for the constituency, focusing on the key areas of education, employment, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and women’s empowerment. By voting for him, you are choosing a leader who is committed to improving the lives of all residents and driving the constituency forward towards a brighter and more prosperous future.

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Yahaya Aziz
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Research and Elections Director – Yapei Kusawgu Constituency

The Damongo constituency is one of the oldest constituencies in Ghana. In the early days of Ghana’s independence, it was referred to as the West Gonja constituency comprising today’s Bole- Bamboi, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Daboya- Mankargu and the Damongo constituencies. Before the advent of the fourth republican constitution, notable Members of Parliament for the constituency at that period were Mr. Emmanuel Adama Mahama (the biological father of former president Mahama) in the first republic, Bolewura Pontonporon Awuladese who was known in his private life as Mr. James Adam Mahama in the second republic and Mr. Yakubu Saaka in the third republic. The fourth republic has produced Mr. Alhassan Aliedong, Alhaji Mahama Adam, Mr. Alex Seidu Sofo, Mr. Sammy B. Wusah, Mr. Adam Mutawakilu and Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor.

Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor, the current member of parliament for the Damongo constituency is the sixth (6th) member of parliament of the constituency in the fourth republic and the second(2nd) as it was re-demarcated to the Damongo constituency. Without a dot of doubt, his tenure as a member of parliament for the Damongo constituency is one of responsible, dedicative, impactful and transformative leadership and one full of dynamism thereby making him the quintessential member of parliament the Damongo constituency never had.

*Impartial leadership*
Admittedly, his tenure as a leader of the Damongo constituency is marked with impartial leadership. His good works and gestures transcend beyond party lines and other flimsy considerations. He is on record to be the member of parliament of the constituency who treats both his party supporters and that of the opposing side with the same hands. This unique attribute of him as against his predecessors earned him the accolade ‘’Maagbeto’’, a term meaning ‘non-discriminative’.  He is on record to be the member of parliament of the constituency who treats his party members and that of his opponents with the same hands. His constant call for togetherness, unity and a common sense of duty among his constituents despite their political, religious and tribal lines makes him exceptional.

*Engraving the name of the Damongo constituency in gold*
As a member of parliament, he has lifted the flag of the Damongo constituency and has written in gold the name of the constituency. Before he won the parliamentary seat in 2020, all members of parliament of the constituency in the fourth republic were not seen worthy of being appointed as substantive ministers. Except the third(3rd) member of the parliament namely Mr. Alex Seidu Sofo of blessed memory who was appointed a deputy minister of roads and highways by president John Agyekum Kuffuor, the rest only added up to numbers in the various periods they represented the constituency in Ghana’s parliament. The appointment of Lawyer Abu Jinapor as a cabinet minister has not only broken the jinx that the Damongo constituency is a producer of ‘’ not fit for substantive or cabinet ministerial appointment’’ members of parliament but also a historical record as he comes to the table as the youngest ever to be appointed a cabinet minister under the fourth republican constitution of Ghana. He was appointed a cabinet minister at the age of 38 breaking Mr. Haruna Iddrisu’s record of 39 years. The young promising and enterprising member of parliament has been positively visible throughout the nation making the name of the Damongo constituency noticeable in the country. Aside from competently executing his work as a minister, he has been spectacular in his work as a member of parliament. His mastery and brilliant articulation of issues of national concern on the floor of parliament and on various media platforms sparks a good name of the Damongo constituency.

*Agricultural development*
In the area of agricultural development, Lawyer Abu Jinapor has outperformed any member of parliament of the Damongo constituency especially under the fourth republican constitution. Realizing that agriculture is the mainstay of his constituents and the challenges they face in realizing maximum productivity, he initiated “The Damongo Farmers Empowerment Program”, a program meant to among other things empower farmers in the constituency to improve agricultural productivity. Per the arrangement of the program, he personally secured tractors that ploughed two (2) acres of land for each farmer for half the fee that is charged by commercial tractor operators. The constituency is zoned into four zones, namely the Larabanga, Damongo, Canteen and Busunu Zones and a tractor assigned to each zone from the start of the farming season till it is over. Additionally, he procured and supplied to farmers farm inputs and implements such as seeds, weedicides, cutlasses, wellington boots and fertilizer to farmers.

*Support for education and Youth Empowerment.*
Another area of human endeavor that Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor has made notable contribution is education and youth empowerment. Recognizing the significant impact of education to human and societal development, he has been working his fingers to the bone to ensure the forward match of education in the constituency. Within the few years he has represented the constituency as its member of parliament, he has championed the development of education through the provision of infrastructure, financial support, essential logistics, organization of extra-classes and mock examinations etc. Through his personal efforts and lobbying skills communities such as Kedendelenpa, Lorto, Mempeasem, Nabori, Sor No. 1 that hitherto were without decent school facilities are provided with magnificent school buildings. He also lobbied GNPC, NDA, GETFUND and got school blocks in Busunu, Larabanga, some schools within Damongo town, Grupe, among others. He procured brand new pickups for Damongo Senior High School, Ndewura Jakpa Senior High School and the Regional Education Directorate to aid them in their official duties. Other efforts he has put up to propel development through education are; the supply of over 6,000 classroom furniture to Ghana Education Service that were distributed to schools with furniture problems, organizing of annual teachers awards, the annual organization of extra classes and mock examinations for BECE candidates, organization of extra classes for Senior High School Students during vacation, supply of bicycles to children in hinterlands of the constituency who trek on foot to access education in nearby communities, organization of a field trip for some selected basic school learners to the parliament house of Ghana, supply of food items to the three senior high schools in the constituency to augment government’s efforts, supply of sound systems to senior high schools  and provision of transportation to BECE candidates outside Damongo. His lobbying skills also saw the  completion of an ultramodern dining hall in NDESCO that came to a standstill in 2015, the construction of a fence wall around NDESCO and many educational projects in the DASS and NDESCO.

*Infrastructural development.*
Another milestone of his first term is his robus infrastructural development. Mindful of the fact that sustainable development relies heavily on robust infrastructure, Abu Jinapor has championed several infrastructural projects that have propelled development in the constituency. Through his lobbying skills with GNPC, NDA, GETFUND,etc , several school projects in Nabori, Larabanga, Kidendelenpa,Lorto, Busunu, Grupe, Sor No. 2, Falahiyat Primary School, Busunu, Damongo town are executed.  Also, the two public senior high schools in the constituency, DASS and NDESCO received several educational projects. Historically, the constituency had its first community center in Damongo and three astro turfs, in Larabanga, Damongo amd Busunu. The Damongo weekly market have had a facelift with many stores, stalls, proper layout and drainage system. The construction of the Ngbaripe drainage system have relieved the people of the area of the stress it posed them before its construction. The member of parliament good rapport with government agenicies saw the asphalting of all the Damongo township roads and the asphalting of the forecourts of the Jakpa Palace, the administration block of Damongo senior high school, Savannah Regional Station of Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Health Service, West Gonja Municipal Assembly office complex, municipal and regional Police Commands. Whiles preparations are underway for the bigger Damongo Water Project to be executed, he has lobbied with Ghana Water Company Limited and an alternative water system is being worked on. The road network in the constituency has also received attention under his tenure. The construction of additional roads especially at the peripheries of the Damongo town has not only open up the town but given it a better layout for future development. The construction of the Murugu road, the reshaping of the Jonokponto- Sor- Atakora road that came with the construction of two big culverts along the road, the construction of the Langantere- Gbaatigbonto road among others has been tremendous .He has also connected many communities to the national grid and extended electricity to the outlets of Damongo, Larabanga, Canteen and Busunu.

*Job opportunities and economic empowerment*
The MP for Damongo constituency has been phenomenal in his quest to create and secure sustainable jobs for his constituents. Through his influence and lobbying skills, the youth of Damongo constituency got decent and sustainable jobs. It is by no mean a fact that through his efforts, some categories of job opportunities that were viewed as the prerogative of the aristocrats in Ghana are susceptible to the constituents of Damongo. To hit the nail right on the head, job opportunities in the areas of Ghana Audit Service, Ghana Minerals Commission, Ghana Lands Commission, Ghana Precious Mining Company, Ghana Forestry Commission and Ghana Boundary Commission, the security forces and others that were alien to the people of Damongo are now reachable by them. The Member of Parliament has also through the Damongo Women Empowerment Program provided financial support to business women that cushioned them in their businesses. He has also provided working tools for artisans in areas such as barbering, tailoring and dressmaking, welding, etc.

*Social and community engagement*
Another hallmark of Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor is his constant visitation to the constituency. Despite his busy schedule as a cabinet minister especially of the ministry of lands and natural resources whose work is enormous, he finds time to regularly visit the constituency. His visibility is noted in the constituency through his constant visits to the local communities and attendance to social events. He is noted to be the first member of parliament to out of a political season to visit homes of his constituents to directly interact with his constituents, listen to their concerns and understand their unique challenges they face and listen to their concerns. This approach of him is in direct opposite to what most big political figures who are detached from their constituencies and will only be visible during election period. His visibility is also known in his attendance to social events such as naming ceremonies, festivals, funeral rites etc.

Iddi Adam Osman
Sangayiri, Larabanga. osmaniddi20@gmail.com

The Savannah Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana has been honoured by the King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Yagbonwura Bikunuto Jewu Soale I.

The award was conferred on the NPP Chairman for his show of enormous respect and special regard for the King.

This honour was heaped on him at a ceremony to mark this year’s Yagbon Damba Festival which took place at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo on Monday, September 23, 2024.

“This citation is awarded to you, Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana (Prof. Kalamonia), in recognition of your tremendous respect and special regard for the King”.

It further added that his exceptional dedication and profound respect have greatly honored the royal institution and demonstrated his deep commitment to the values and traditions of the Kingdom.

The Yagbonwura on behalf of the Jakpa Palace and the Gonja Kingdom expressed appreciation to him for his distinguished service and respect.

Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana popularly known as Kalamonia after receiving the citation of honour, extended gratitude to the King and vowed never to renege on his special regard for the King.

The Savannah Regional chairman for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Professor Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana Kalamonia reiterated the party readiness to beating the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming December general elections with their track record.
According to Kalamonia, the massive development that the NPP brought to the Savannah region is what they will use to defeat their opponents in the December polls.

“We are going to use the development we brought to beat the NDC”, Kalamonia added.

In his address at the launch of the 2024 campaign of the Salaga North constituency parliamentary candidate of the party, Alhaji Alhassan Abdallah Iddi on September 20, 2024, at Kpalbe in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah region, Kalamonia noted that; “We will use roads to beat them, we will use rural electrification to beat them, we will use water systems to beat them, we will use Health Insurance Scheme to beat them,  we will use Free Senior High School to beat them, we will use school feeding programme to beat them, we will use Agenda 111 to beat them”.

Also known as chairman 3seats, Kalamonia mentioned  jobs created in the security services for the people in the area including the Ghana Police Service, the Military, Ghana Immigration service, Ghana prison service, the Ghana National fire service that the people did not benefit during the NDC administration.

Chairman Kalamonia further expressed concern about the eight years of the NDC MP, and urged the people to give Abdallah another mandate to represent them in parliament.

The member of parliament for Salaga North constituency and parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party, Hon. Alhaji Alhassan Abdallah Iddi has thrown a challenge to his opponent the opposition NDC parliamentary candidate for the area, Hon. Alhassan Mumuni that he has connected over 77 communities to the national grid since he became the MP for the past three and half years compare to the NDC MP who managed to connect only 11 communities in eight years.

Hon. Abdallah stressed that he has served the people much better, outlining some of the achievements in areas of Rural Electrification, education roads, health, water among others emphasizing the need to retain him to continue his developmental agenda.

At the maiden launch of his 2024 campaign at Kpalbe in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah region on Friday December 20, 2024, the Salaga North lawmaker sighted some of the ongoing and completed projects that he initiated including Kiding electrification project,  Lantikpa electrification project, Tunga electrification project, Kpala Yili electrification project.

Other project includes Kanakula Yili electrification project, Luwandogo electrification project, Dogo-Kade electrification project,  Alindo electrification project among countless communities.
He added that he had given the people of Kabache NO- 1 and 2, dams, a market for the people of Bunjai, a health facility for the people of Jiranturu, a school and a health facility for the people of Kpalbusi.

The MP used the opportunity to call on his constituents to give him their support and again and the party’s presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia come December 7th.

The member of parliament for Damongo and minister for Lands and Natural Resources, who’s also the caretaker minister of energy assured the Salaga North MP of his commitment to support him connect more communities to the national grid.
Affectionately called Man of Action, Jinapor said the district was created by the NPP and all the developments were brought about by the NPP, by Akufo-Addo, by Alhaji Bawumia and by the member of parliament.
Adding his voice to canvas votes for the party, Jinapor noted that; “A vote for Abdallah and a vote against the presidential candidate will be meaningless”, He added.

“God willing by 8pm on December 7, i will send the news from Damongo that Abu Jinapor has retained the Damongo seat for the New Patriotic Party.

Regional, constituency executives and other party faithfuls were present to show their support.
Hon. Abdallah is the first among the Seven NPP parliamentary candidates in the Savannah region to launch his campaign.