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Residents
of
Effiakuma
Zongo
in
the
Effia
Constituency
of
the
Western
Region
have
heaped
tons
of
praises
on
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
Parliamentary
Candidate,
Isaac
Boamah
Nyarko,
following
the
desilting
of
major
drainage
systems
in
the
area.
The
residents
praised
the
legal
practitioner-cum-tax
expert
for
his
initiative
at
‘Kobi
Bar’
and
its
vicinity.
They
said
they
usually
contend
with
flooding
during
the
rainy
season
due
to
a
weak
drainage
system
and
purported
poor
planning.
They
were,
therefore,
happy
over
the
weekend
when
the
NPP
PC
single-handedly
hired
an
excavator
and
also
led
some
party
activists
to
desilt
choked
gutters
in
the
community
to
avoid
flooding.
“We
are
sure
an
exercise
will
prevent
floods
in
the
event
of
a
heavy
downpour.
This
Zongo
community
will
vote
massively
for
Lawyer
Boamah
and
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia,
come
December
7,”
they
remarked.
Speaking
to
journalists
later,
the
Effia
Constituency
NPP
Parliamentary
Candidate
revealed
that
the
exercise
was
in
collaboration
with
Zoom
Lion
Ghana
Limited
and
other
stake
holders.
He
said
it
was
aimed
at
ensuring
that
the
drains
and
gutters
are
free
to
allow
easy
flow
of
water
to
ward
off
floods
which
destroy
properties
at
Kobi
Bar
and
other
areas
in
the
Zongo
area.
He
mentioned
that
he
has
also
initiated
moves
to
ensure
that
in
the
next
two
years,
areas
in
the
constituency
facing
major
sanitation
and
drainage
difficulties
will
see
similar
exercise
to
ensure
sanity
and
good
health.
He
emphasised
the
significance
of
cleanliness
in
fostering
a
healthy
environment
and
driving
socio-economic
development.
“Prior
to
the
exercise,
I
had
several
engagements
with
the
residents
to
among
other
things
educate
them
on
how
they
could
also
help
prevent
floods
by
not
throwing
rubbish
in
the
gutters,”
he
added.
He
was
very
hopeful
that
if
the
residents
were
able
to
adhere
to
the
advice
and
other
preventive
measures,
the
Constituency
will
become
the
cleanest
in
the
Region.
By
Benjamin
Williams
Peters|Connect
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