John Peter Amewu interacting with Hohoe chiefs
The chiefs of the Gbi Traditional Area in the Volta Region have appealed to residents within the Hohoe Constituency to discard party colours and rather focus on development.
They said Hohoe, which is a very vibrant commercial centre in the country, had experienced sluggish development since independence despite its active involvement in politics.
According to them, Hohoe has had many high-profile people in government, but none of them matches the progress, honour and transformation John Peter Amewu, the current Minister for Energy, is bringing to the place.
On behalf of the Gbi Traditional Council at Hohoe, Togbe Adzofuwusu, a Divisional Chief of Gbi-Atabu, stressed that it was time to ignore party colours “be it NDC or NPP” and focus on things that would bring accelerated development.
Togbe made the call when the Energy Minister in the company of the newly elected Hohoe assembly members, Hohoe NPP constituency executives, Afi Agbo, Volta NPP women organizer, and others paid their respects to the late Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area.
Togbe Adzofuwusu whose remarks were also reiterated by the acting President of the Gbi Traditional Council, Togbe Wode, who said voting along political lines could be inimical to the overall interest of Hohoe.
He said within a short period, Mr. Amewu had made a positive impact on many areas at Hohoe, and needed the support of the people to represent them in Parliament, adding “this is not politics, because chiefs are not to meddle in politics. This is about our development. It is about what will move our area forward…”
Mr. Amewu, who later signed the book of condolence for the late Paramount Chief, Togbega Gabusu VI, described the late chief as “a fallen tree which cannot be replaced.”
He thanked the chiefs and people for the confidence reposed in him and assured them that should they elect him to represent them in Parliament he would not fail them.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)