By Samuel Akapule, GNA
Bolgatanga, Sept. 24, GNA - Mr Thomas Akurugu, the People's National Convention Party (PNC), Parliamentary Candidate for the Bolgatanga Central, has donated 6,000 exercise books to pupils in basic schools of the constituency.
Speaking to the media at separate functions organized to donate the books, the aspirant who expressed worry about the poor performance of students in the area, said education would be one of his topmost priorities.
'Organising free holiday classes for students and school pupils and paying allowances to teachers to teach them will be among my main agenda should I win the election', he said.
Mr Akurugu said without good education they could not accomplish their goals in life and to contribute well to the socio-economic development of the nation.
He urged them to be disciplined and to respect their parents and teachers saying they stood to become good future leaders if they did so.
Speaking about his other development plans for the constituency, the aspirant said, he would provide one tractor to each farming group in the constituency and ensure that mechanize boreholes are situated in all communities.
Mr Akurugu said form and empower women groups by sponsoring them to acquire skills that would help them undertake small scale businesses.
He said he had worked with many donor funded projects in Ghana and also served as technical advisor to many Non-Governmental Organizations Projects and therefore had a better comparative advantage in lobbying for developmental projects for the constituency more than the other aspirants.
The 44 year old aspirant who is a Grant and Financial Specialist, is a Charted Accountant and also holds Masters in Business Administration. He had worked with many donor funded projects in Ghana and also serves as technical advisor to many Non-Governmental Organizations Projects. In 2012 the Aspirant contested the Bolgatanga Central Constituency seat and lost by a controversial one vote.
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