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Let strengthen Local Government concept instead of politicizing it – Assembly Member

The Assembly Member of Amasu Adumasa Electoral Area in Dormaa Central in the Bono Region, Mr. David Atta Twum, has observed that partisan politics in the District Level Elections would retard development at the Local level.

Date Created : 12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com /Rosemary O. Yeboah

He stated that although District Level Election was currently non-partisan, an Assembly Member who is alleged not to be affiliated to be a member of a ruling government could be subjected to all forms of machinations frustrations to deprive the person of fair share of development projects and equitable distribution of national wealth and resources.

“A plan could later be hatched to replace that Assembly Member with somebody who is the ruling party’s loyalist by concluding on the performance all because he was not a member of the ruling party” he added.

Mr. Atta Twum who was responding to question on whether or not the District Assembly Elections should be made partisan in an interview with Ghanadistricts.com affirmed that the Local Government concept should be strengthened instead of politicizing it since there are units within the Local government concept that could raise significant revenue if governments focus more on such areas.

He mentioned a lot of achievement done in his electoral area and also stated that he would seek re-election in the Districts Level Elections to enable him to complete the good works he had started in education, health energy , roads among others.