He said
Ghanaians
should
show
appreciation
to the
government
for the
provision
of
schools,
hospitals,
clinics,
roads,
electricity
among
others
to
improve
their
living
conditions,
Mr.
Mensah-Bonsu
was
addressing
a rally
at
Maakro
in
Kumasi,
as part
of
campaign
to
educate
the
people
about
the
policies
and
achievements
of the
party
since it
assumed
office
in 2001.
He said
the
Capitation
Grant,
School
Feeding
Programme,
National
Health
Insurance
Scheme,
National
Youth
Employment
Programme
(NYEP)
and
others
policies
were
testimonies
of
government’s
commitment
to the
develop
of the
country.
Mr.
Mensah-Bonsu
urged
the
electorate
to vote
massively
for the
NPP to
enable
it to
continue
its good
works.
He said
under
the NPP,
Bremang,
Old
Suame,
New
Suame,
Kronum,
Maakro
and
other
communities
have
benefited
from the
construction
of
classroom
blocks,
provision
of
exercise
books,
school
desks,
water,
electricity
and
rehabilitation
of
roads.
Mr.
Mensah-Bonsu
said he
used
part of
the MP’s
Common
Fund for
the
award of
more
that 100
scholarships
to needy
but
brilliant
students
in the
area to
enable
them to
attend
school
from the
basic
stage to
the
tertiary
level.
He said
he paid
the
premium
on the
National
Health
Insurance
Scheme (NHIS)
for of
700
people
to
enable
them to
have
access
to
health
care
delivery.
Mr.
Mensah-Bonsu
appealed
to party
supporters
to use
decent
language
in their
campaigns
to avoid
violence
on 7
December.
Mr.
Owusu
Afriyie,
Co-ordinator
of Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo
Campaign
Team in
the
Brong
Ahafo
and
Ashanti
Regions,
said Mr.
Mensah-Bonsu
was an
experienced
and
energetic
politician,
who
could
contribute
more to
the
development
of the
area if
retained
as MP.
He
appealed
to
electorate
to vote
massively
for Nana
Akufo-Addo
as
president
and Mr
Mensah-Bonsu
as MP
for the
area.
Mr.
Owusu
Afriyie
appealed
to the
NPP
supporters
undertake
house-to-house
campaign
to
educate
the
people
about
the
achievements
and
manifesto
of the
party to
help win
more
votes on
December
7.
GNA
