By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu
Tsiame (VR), April 19, GNA – Hundreds of residents at Tsiame and beyond in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region, have throng in to receive Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority leader and Member of Parliament for Efutu, to his ancestral hometown.
The excitement and enthusiasm displayed by the crowd attest to the high esteem in which Mr Afenyo-Markin was held by the people of Tsiame, as part of the homecoming to empower women in business.
Mr Afenyo-Markin, in his address at the occasion, said the turnout for the event was significant and a testament to his impact on the lives of the people.
“My visit to Tsiame is significant not only for the community but also for the country. It highlights the importance of community engagement and the role that prominent individuals can play in promoting development and progress,” he said.
He said the move was also to support, motivate and give hope to women and young ladies in the area through benevolence, to improved living standard of the residents.
The MP noted that the people of Tsiame and the entire Municipality had high expectations for future endeavours, while others were eager to see how various support would continue to contribute to the development of the community.
“My donations of hairdryers, sewing machines, and others are from my free heart, I am not in any way preparing myself to be an independent candidate or whatsoever for Keta constituency, it will never happen, I just deem it fit to extend a helping hand to my own people in my own town.
Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpe, the MP for Keta, who also witnessed the occasion, thanked Mr Afenyo-Markin for the kind gesture that would boost the apprenticeship programmes started in the area.
He urged other colleague MPs to emulate the Minority Leader, to help alleviate the plight of the people in the various constituencies and asked the beneficiaries to utilise the items for the rightful purposes for their economic sufficiency.
Mr Bernard Suka, the former Assembly Member of Tsiame and Deputy New Patriotic Party (NPP) Keta Constituency Secretary, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that the achievements and contributions of Mr Afenyo-Markin to the area had not gone unnoticed.
He said the dedication of the Minority Leader to public service and the commitment to making a positive impact on his community had earned him widespread recognition and admiration in the whole region and beyond.
Mr Suka said the people of Tsiame were proud of Afenyo-Markin’s accomplishments and were anxious to celebrate his achievements and the warm welcome reflected the community’s appreciation for his hard work and dedication to making a difference in the lives of others.
He said that Afenyo-Markin’s impact on the community extended beyond his professional achievements and becoming a role model for many young people in the area as well as inspiring others to work hard and pursue their dreams.
He said the Minority Leader’s support to women which included over 30 hairdryers, sewing machines worth thousands of cedis to Tsiame residents would impact positively on the community.
Some women, who were beneficiaries of the gesture, expressed excitement about the donations and pledged to use the items for their intended purposes.
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