Politics
Senior lecturer at UG begins bid to unseat MP Okudzeto Ablakwa
Dr John Saviour Yaw Eleblu, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, has begun his campaign to defeat North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Dr Eleblu filed his nominations for the NPP parliamentary candidate position at the party’s office in Battor last week, surrounded by party leaders and hundreds of supporters.
“It is with great joy that I offer myself to serve the good people of North Tongu through the great NPP. I want to serve my country, region, and district in a leadership position as I have been serving the University of Ghana, the premier University,” he said after filing the nomination.
“I have what it takes to be a parliamentary candidate to challenge the opposition NDC’s candidate to win the seat. I am very ready to change the narrative of NPP in North Tongu and bring hope to the party folks in the constituency,” he said.
Dr Eleblu promised that, despite the NPP’s poor performance in North Tongu, he has the necessary measures in place to canvass votes and destabilise the NDC.
“Our target is to get 30,000 votes in North Tongu, and we have mapped out many complementary strategies to achieve this. The first is our membership drive to register a minimum of 10,000 members,” he disclosed.
He stated that the NPP has made significant contributions to the constituency’s development, including a $34 million investment in the Togorme Irrigation project, which is expected to serve as a foundational infrastructure for the development of agricultural and agribusiness projects for the needed economic transformation.
He stated that the NPP has ensured the construction of new roads in the area, two new courts for the judiciary to promote the swift delivery of justice, the development of a new market complex in Juapong, and many other projects.
“Vigilante” MP
Dr Eleblu urged supporters that the constituency deserved an MP who is dedicated to improving people’s lives rather than pursuing national clout.
“North Tongu deserves a real MP. Somebody who will represent the people and lobby for jobs and development projects. And not somebody who is becoming like a vigilante around chasing people for budget overruns,” he said.
“In fact, NDC has not done anything to lift the people of North Tongu and Volta Region out of poverty. It is only the NPP that cares and we must begin to reward the party with votes,” he added.
Vision for constituency
Dr Eleblu stated that he will provide transformative leadership of service, openness, ethics, and honesty to the constituency.
He stated that he will construct business development centres in all electoral regions and that citizens will be assisted in starting and growing firms in order to produce wealth.
“I will change our constituency into an agricultural hub to feed North Tongu and the entire country and also for export,” he said.
Dr Eleblu offered to help develop three Technical, Vocational, Engineering, and Technology (TVET) institutes in the area to teach adolescents to be entrepreneurs.
He also promised to help competent youths in the party achieve entrance to academic institutions of their choosing, as well as jobs in the security services and other government organisations.
Who is Dr Eleblu?
Dr Eleblu has deep political roots as the son of a former parliamentary candidate in the seat, Christopher Kofi Eleblu, who previously worked as the Ministry of Health’s head of internal audit.
On a fully sponsored scholarship from the University of Ghana and the French Embassy in Ghana, he got a PhD in Plant Biology from the Université Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France.
He graduated from the University of Ghana with a BSc and an MPhil in Agricultural Science.
He is presently a Senior Lecturer at the Biotechnology Centre and the Coordinator of Research Programmes at the University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI).
He has worked as the main investigator on several scientific research projects and has managed project teams to teach over 4,000 farmers and 300 extension workers across West Africa.
He has supervised over 22 PhD students and has over 30 scientific papers to his name in international peer-reviewed journals.
In his eight years at the University of Ghana, he has received more than four grant-funded projects. He has supported and directed project proposal creation that has resulted to the University of Ghana receiving more than $10 million from notable donor organisations such as the World Bank, African Union, European Union, International Atomic Energy Agency, and the KGL Foundation.
The Overlord of the Dagbon Traditional Area, Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II, has asked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to run a clean and respectful campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections.
During a courtesy call with Dr Bawumia, Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II emphasised the necessity of sustaining national unity and peace, whatever of party allegiance.
He reminded Dr Bawumia that his opponent, former President John Dramani Mahama, is also a Dagboni son with similar goals for the country’s growth.
“It’s a critical opportunity for us to demonstrate our maturity, competence, honesty, and commitment to Ghana’s progress,” Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II said, adding, “You are my son, Dr. Bawumia, and your competitor, John Mahama, is also my son.” You’re both completely devoted to this election.”
The Overlord further emphasised that Dr Bawumia and Mr Mahama should see each other as siblings rather than adversaries.
“He is not your enemy or rival, but your elder brother,” Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II said. “We have already won the elections as Northerners.” Whoever wins this trophy will return home.”
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is clueless about handling the economy, according to Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament Samuel Nartey George.
Unlike Dr. Bawumia, Sam Goege stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Former President John Dramani Mahama, is focused on how the economy would be managed.
“We have been inundated with questions of policy and policy initiatives. John Dramani Mahama has been outlining flagship policy initiatives over the past weeks in public engagements.
“The other one, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has only one message – John Mahama! He is so pathetic and clueless in his engagements so far it explains to us all the reasons our economy under his leadership is in shambles. Bawumia is empty and spent.
“John Mahama has a clear vision and plan to #BuildTheGhanaWeWant. PS: I am open to a factual debate on the policies outlined so far. I’m uninterested in party bots seeking to earn their daily stipend,” he tweeted while reacting to the comment by Vice President Dr Bawumia to the effect that former President Mahama does not understand what it means to have a 24-hour economy.
According to Dr. Bawumia, hospitals, the Electricity Company of Ghana, the Ghana Water Company, petrol stations, and numerous chop bars are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
He urged Ghanaians to oppose Mr Mahama’s proposal.
Addressing a throng in Nalerigu on Monday, November 20 as part of his ‘Thank you’ trip after being chosen NPP flagbearer on November 4, Dr Bawumia remarked, “John Mahama says he has a new idea.” What is the concept? He claims to desire a 24-hour economy. He’s not even aware of the policy.
Today, our hospitals operate 24 hours a day, our power company operates 24 hours a day, our water company operates 24 hours a day, our gasoline stations operate 24 hours a day, and many chop bars operate 24 hours a day. Because of digitization, you may now transmit and receive money 24 hours a day, seven days a week… As a result, he doesn’t grasp his own policies. It makes no sense.
“So I want you to vote for me in 2024 because I will bring a new vision, I will bring a new policy. Mahama is the past, and Dr Bawumia is the future. If John Mahama was there, we would say we have a dumsor economy, you can’t have a 24-hour economy in dumsor. So, you want to vote for Dr Bawumia in 2024, we will take the country to new heights,” Dr Bawumia stated.
Mr Mahama stated that the 24-hour economy will provide work for all Ghanaians.
“The 24-hour economy I proposed is for jobs and more jobs,” the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stressed.
He suggested the ’24hr Economy’ concept when he met with leaders from the country’s mother workers union on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, as part of his outreach to key stakeholders in his attempt to reclaim power.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, wants the government to settle all arrears due to nursing trainees across the country as soon as possible.
According to John Mahama, such delays generate unneeded hardship for pupils.
Mr Mahama says the government must honour its pledge to pay nursing trainee allowances to students at the Krobo Nursing Training School in the Bono Region as part of his trip.
“Nana Akufo-Addo and Bawumia have stated that they will pay the allowances.” I ask you, Nana Addo and Bawumia, if you can hear me, we here at Krobo Nursing Training School, claim you haven’t paid their allowances for two years now.”
“Let the allowance come. Wherever you are, Krobo Nursing Trainees are begging you to let their allowance come,” John Mahama appealed.
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