NPP parliamentary candidate supports aged, vulnerable

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ketu South, Mr David Tiahno Quarshie, has donated assorted items to the aged and other vulnerable people in the constituency.

The items included bags of maize, sachet water, mosquito repelling insecticide, boxes of bar soap and matches - all costing about GH¢40,000.

It was distributed to residents in border communities who are hardest hit by restrictions introduced to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID 19.

Beneficiaries

A total of 1,170 elderly people in the 39 electoral areas of the constituency, alongside 120 head porters at the Aflao border, benefited from the generosity of Mr Quarshie.

One of the beneficiaries, Ms Awleshie Gemegah, 80, expressed her gratitude to Mr Quarshie for the gesture and said it would keep her going for some time.

The assembly member for Adafienu, Mr David Anani Eglu, also applauded Mr Quarshie for the support at such a critical time, when COVID-19 had turned the world upside down.

He gave an assurance that the local assembly would do its bit to assist those in real need.

Mr Justice Tamekloe, a Unit Committee Member in Denu, said the donation to the elderly could not have come at a better time.

Demands

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Quarshie said he was moved by the challenges confronting the people, hence his decision to support the aged and vulnerable.

He said it was important he assisted the people because he hoped to represent them in Parliament after the 2020 elections.

“This is my personal contribution to the people. It is not enough and I will appeal to the government to still help because in Ketu South, we are indirectly locked down as a result of the border closure,” he said.

That, he said, was making life really difficult for residents who lived from hand to mouth and often required crossing the border daily to feed themselves and their families.” - GNA