Story:Michael Donkor
AN aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party for Bekwai in the Ashanti Region, Mr Joe Osei-Owusu, has stated that when elected as the member of Parliament for the area he would bring massive development to the area.
Speaking at the launch of his campaign in Accra last Friday, he mentioned Agriculture, Education and Health as his major priority which he would tackle earnestly.
He said Bekwai had been blessed with fertile land to produce abundant food but because value was not added to the produce, the farmers could not obtain high value for their harvest.
He said the situation was not the best for the farmers, adding that when elected he would assist farmers to add value to their produce to enable them earn more income.
Mr Osei-Owusu who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) said for instance that he would procure machines to enable the farmers to dry the cassava so that it could earn good price on the market.
He said he would also assist in the acquisition of a tomato processing machine to process the tomatoes of farmers and package them nicely for sale on the larger market.
Mr Osei-Owusu said on the educational front he would lend his support to efforts to enhance living conditions in the Bekwai area to make the place attractive to the best and dedicated teachers to teach there.
He said before then he would meet teachers already in the area to find out their difficulties and assist them to make life comfortable for them to be able to teach the children very well.
He explained that his priority would be to liaise with non-governmental bodies and stakeholders to raise education standards of pupils and students through awards of scholarships, especially in deprived communities.
On health,Mr Osei-Wusu said he would lobby for medical personnel to come to the area and work towards the health needs of the people by introducing incentives to entice them to stay and work harder in the area.
Mr Osei-Wusu is also the founder of the Osei-Wusu Foundation for Indigenous Business Development, a micro financing service which disburses funds to beneficiary members and all potential members of the foundation to expand their businesses in line with government's poverty alleviation drive.
Mr Osei-Owusu said under the foundation’s micro credit facility, loans would be advanced to those who cannot raise the premium for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He paid the premiums of about 150 beneficiaries in September last year under the scheme.
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