DECIDE FATE OF NDC IN 2012 — WA EAST MP (PAGE 13, OCT 4, 2010)

THE member of Parliament for Wa East in the Upper West Region, Mr Godfrey Tangu, has called on Ghanaians to decisively decide the fate of the National Democratic Congress come the 2012 general election.
He said the 2012 general election belonged to Ghanaians, hence they must decide the fate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) decisively.
According to him, the NDC had failed and that their performance was going to be measured against that of the New Patriotic Party.
He said last year, he distributed solar lights to five communities in the constituency while medical equipment was also bought for selected communities.
“I have also used my share of the GETFUND, which amounted to GH¢ 30,000, to renovate a bungalow in Wa, which will be used to store medical equipment for easy distribution,” he told the Daily Graphic at Wa.
Mr Tangu said that was because of the peculiar nature of the constituency, which has about three – fourth of the constituency in the Wa Zone with the rest being in the Funsi area, the district capital.
He said additional GH¢ 25,000 from the HIPC last year was used for playground equipment in four communities, namely Funsi, Bulenga, Manwe and Loggu.
This year, the same amount would be used to construct football fields to unearth talents in the constituency, he added. In addition, GH¢12,000 from his share of the District Assembly Common Fund would be for sponsoring tertiary institution students.
Commenting on the spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso, Mr Tangu said there should be adherence to rules and obligations and that Ghana must not sit aloof for her people to be dying every year.
He suggested that the Government of Ghana and that of Burkina Faso should come together to explore how best those affected by the spillage would be resettled.
He said the Volta River was a shared resource between the two countries so whatever decision taken in Burkina Faso must be made known to the Ghanaian government.