Nana Addo’s Gov’t Shall Deliver Against The Odds—Ada West DCE Hopeful

An aspiring District Chief Executive for the Ada West District, Mr. Sam Kwame Numekevor, has opined that President Nana Akuffo Addo shall resolutely deliver on his promises regardless of any challenges.

“The track record and rich experience of the President leaves no doubt in my mind whatsoever about his aptness and ability to deliver on the promises of the NPP”, he said.

Mr. Numekevor said this in a brief interview with German-based news outlet, ‘West Afrikan Source’, on his impression about Nana Akuffo Addo’s 100 days in office.

He mentioned that certain micro and macro economic indicators showed positive and very promising, reflecting the President’s proactive and efficient management of the system.

“It is still early days yet, however just look at the President’s achievements in just about 15 weeks; so impressive and reassuring. He is putting in place key measures that will turnaround an otherwise dud economy. The country is about to experience an unprecedented growth,” he averred.

Hon. Sam Kwame Numevekor, an Educationist and management expert, is one of four candidates vying for DCEship for the Ada West District in the Greater Accra region.

Being a place where he has lived since his youthful days, Hon. Numekevor has yeomanly and industriously served the District for the past 44 years, for which he has a stockpile of achievements over the years.

He has served in the District in various capacities, including being assemblyman for the Sege-Koni area for two terms.

During his tenure of office, he helped to secure funds from the Japanese Embassy to construct a hostel facility for the only senior high school in the district.

From the year 1998-2002, he was the convener of District’s committee on Justice and security, and headed a committee that resolved a conflict between the District Chief Executive and MP at the time.

He held the position of the Deputy district Coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) from 2003 till his retirement in the year 2015.

Hon Numekevor is married and has five children, all whom are significant contributors to the work of the NPP party, with one being an executive member of the United Kingdom (London) wing.

Joining the party at a time when the then ruling NDC, dominated the entire region, he was one of the linchpins that held the party together in the district.

He is part of the party’s front liners that have worked painstakingly over the years to win a goodly share of votes for the Party in the Ada East and West Districts.

In 2008, Mr. Numekevor was the campaign manager for the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for the area, Hon. Divine Otoo Agorhom.

Hon. Numekevor In 2012, bought stationery and some electronic appliances for the party’s office, and paid the monthly allowance of the office clerk for the whole year.

Being the coordinator of FEDUP – a group of defected NDC and other political parties’ members, formed in the 2016 electioneering – Mr. Numekevor worked closely with the wife of the President, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo Addo to increase votes obtained by the NPP in the District.

According to Hon. Sam Kwame Numekevor he is seekaing to bring to bear his wealth of experience and leadership to represent the President in the District, in pursuing the developmental agenda of the Government.