Garu Chief endorses Akufo-Addo

“Our problem, in the past, was a district. President Kufuor, before the 2000 elections, came here and told us that if he won the election, it will be done. True to his word, the creation of the district was done. When NPP promises you something, it will be done. Thanks to his Excellency, President Kufuor, for giving us the district,” he said.

The Chief of Garu, Naba Asuguru Akuntam Wini, has declared his support for Nana Akufo-Addo the NPP flagbearer in this year’s elections. According to the Chief, the NPP has a rich history of delivering on its electoral promises, and is in no doubt that voting for Nana Akufo-Addo will only bring progress and prosperity to his people.

The Chief appealed to Nana Akufo-Addo to construct a district hospital in Garu, when he wins the elections. The appeal for the construction of the hospital, according to the Chief, stems from the “propaganda” being churned out by activists and functionaries of the ruling government, who claim the Garu District hospital is at various stages of completion.

The Garu Naba indicated that this claim was completely false. Additionally, with the mainstay of the residents of Garu being agriculture, Naba Asuguru Akuntam Wini noted that the desire of farmers in Garu is for an all-year-round agriculture. This, he explained, can be achieved by the construction of an irrigation dam at Tamve.

This, he added, will help alleviate the poverty of the people of Garu. “I listen to the radio all the time and I have heard your campaign promises - ‘1-District-1-Factory’, ‘1-Village-1-Dam’. These promises have touched my heart. Just as President Kufuor fulfilled his promise to us, please fulfill these promises to us also when you win the election,” he urged the NPP flagbearer.

On the deplorable nature of the roads in Garu, the Chief wondered when the much touted ‘Eastern Corridor’ road development will “reach Garu”. He appealed to the NPP flagbearer that “when you win, let that road be your priority. It will help our pregnant women, it will help our people and it will reduce accidents and people can be able to move safely.”

 In concluding, Naba Asuguru Akuntam Wini noted, with worry that the National Health Insurance Scheme, under President Mahama, is no longer functioning in Garu. “The NPP brought us the NHIS. But, today, the NHIS is no more. It is just in name and not by action or practice”, a clear indication by the Garu Naba that the scheme had collapsed. our priority is a dam