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Odododiodoo MP helps facilitates annual 'Djama' cultural
festival
Accra, Jan. 6, Ghanadot/GNA - The annual 'Djama' or street
procession of fishermen's groups with songs and other
artistic performances to climax the Christmas and New Year
festivities was held at James Town in Accra at the weekend.
A total of 13 cultural groups in their colourful jerseys
provided for the occasion by the MP for the Odododiodoo
constituency, Mr Jonathan Nii Tackie Komme, took part in
this year's event.
The groups in their distinctive bright colours with songs,
some composed intuitively led by their various masquerades
paraded some of the principal streets of the area and
converged at Swalaba where they competed among themselves as
to which of them could put up the best performance.
Addressing the groups and the spectators, Mr Tackie Komme,
who grew up within the vicinity announced his bid to seek
re-election to represent the constituency in Parliament in
this year's election.
He enumerated his achievements within the two years that he
had represented the constituency since his election in a
by-election in 2005.
Mr. Tackie Komme said he used almost half of his GETFund,
HIPC and Common Funds for the provision of school
infrastructure.
Notable among the projects were the repairs of the ceilings
of three classrooms at the Bishop Girl School, provision of
a computer laboratory for the Holy Trinity Secondary School
and the roofing, electric wiring and provision of ceiling
fans for some classrooms at the Independence Avenue '2'
Basic school.
Other achievements included the completion of a canteen and
roofing of some classrooms at the Ayalolo Cluster of schools
and assistance towards the building
of a two-storey building at the Bishop Mixed Junior
Secondary School.
Mr Tackie Komme had also provided financial assistance
towards the building of three classrooms at the Akwei
Memorial school and the provision of part of the prizes for
the speech and prize diving day of schools in the area to
encourage students and pupils in the area to take their
studies seriously.
He also financed the holding of evening classes for Basic
Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in 2006 and 2007
for all Basic school children in the area, assistance
towards the Accra Metro Best Teacher award, a library
project at the Accra Royal School and a computer laboratory
for the Accra Sempe '2'.
Mr. Nii Tackie Komme also awarded scholarships to a number
of needy but brilliant students and said he was
rehabilitating the compound of the Bishop Girls' School and
provided jerseys and sporting equipment to groups to promote
sports development in the area.
He appealed to the people to support his re-election bid to
enable him to complete his development plans for the area.
The MP said, he had contacted a number of non-governmental
organisations both in the country and outside for assistance
to ensure the development of
the area and to provide financial assistance for women's and
other identifiable groups to expand their business ventures.
Speaking to the GNA, an opinion leader in the area said the
songs by the groups were used to commend people, especially
the MP, who contributed to community development in the past
year and to spur them on.
GNA
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