I’ll develop constituency with time left – Defeated Nkwanta MP

The defeated parliamentary candidate for the Nkwanta South Constituency of the Volta Region says he is unperturbed by the loss that ended his 18 year reign as an MP.

According to Gershon Gbediameh, his years of experience over the years will come to play as he will support the winning candidate and the NDC as a party towards the general elections.

''I am still the MP from now till January 2017 and I will play my role as a member of parliament in that capacity and it is not only when I am in that seat as an MP that I will do work but I will do whatever I can do to bring development to the district through different channels because of my contacts''

The NDC primary over the weekend saw one Geoffrey Kini win by over 7000 votes to Mr Gbediameh's 591 votes. Speaking in an interview with CitiNews, Gershon Gbediameh said he will use his remaining time in office to help develop the Nkwanta South constituency.

''We have about 17 communities in the whole constituency who are yet to be connected to the national grid and fortunately they have been captured in the 1033 communities that are to be hooked to the national grid''

He tells Citi News the fast paced development in Nkwanta South will go a long way to end the movement of residents from the constituency to the capital. Geoffery Gbediameh also expressed his appreciation to the constituents for keeping faith with him since 1997.

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By: Lorrencia Nkrumah/citifmonline.com/Ghana