The Member of Parliament for the Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku on Wednesday May 12, 2021 has expressed discomfort of his constituents in the course of battling with Water, Electricity, Roads and Network which are commonly known as basic necessities of life.

In an interview on Nkawkaw based Agoo Fm , the Mpraeso legislator emphasized the situation as a major challenge he is committed to combatting as it is in line with his position as a Ranking Member on the Committee on Works and Housing in Parliament under which Water and Sanitation falls.

“Which ways can we employ to curb this water problem? And luckily for me, in Parliament, the committee I have been put on is the Committee on Works and Housing. It is under this Committee that Water and Sanitation is found “, he said.

According to Davis Ansah Opoku, parliamentary work is not just about one’s participation on the floor of parliament but their efforts put into what is done at the Committee level. This is a reason for his eagerness to address the challenge being faced by his constituents at the Committee level.

“During one of our occasions when the Minister in charge of Water and Sanitation and the Ghana Water Limited were present, I put before them the water problems my people are facing. PpoiFortunately, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Asiamah whose father happens to be a native of Mpraeso also assisted in presenting our grievance as a Constituency “, he said.

The Mpraeso Constituency is a body of citizens in the Eastern Region of Ghana entitled to elect a representative as to a legislative or executive position. The Constituency has several Communities with common challenges. Communities like Amanfrom, New Orebong, Asubone and Adawso are predominantly Farming Communities, noted for the cultivation of vegetables. These Communities require irrigation facilities to enhance their farming practices.

According to the Member of Parliament , “By the grace of God, along that stretch, we have the Afram River but the challenge is how to connect power from the main lines which is the Afram River, to their Farms”.

“The presence of poor road network poses a big threat to their work as Farmers” , he said, adding that, the President will never disappoint people of Kwahu.

Story by: Amma Mirekua Antwi/Agoo FM