The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey has picked nomination form to contest the ruling NPP parliamentary primaries in Ayensuano Constituency in Eastern region.
Okraku -Mantey is poised to snatch the seat back to the NPP .
The NPP lost the seat to the opposition NDC in 2020 when the current MP Teddi Saforo Addi defeated then – incumbent, Samuel Ayeh Paye in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Slip Mark Entertainment, admitted that apathy and complacency affected the party in the constituency, hence the loss of the seat by the NPP.
He has promised to unify the party at the grassroots level for the party to regain its popularity to win the seat.
He thus urged the party members tirelessly devoid of parochial interest to build the party to the ‘Breaking the 8’ agenda.
Speaking to journalists after picking the forms, he said “It has a lot to do with leadership. The people we know can influence how we can also develop ourselves and other people, especially in education. If we get the majority of our people educated the people will end up developing the environment themselves and so, knowing where I am now as the deputy minister of tourism, culture and creative arts, the people I know in the business fraternity before I became a minister and the world at large, if I put all my resources together, I can help, make Ayensuano a better place. I can help with capacity building, human resources and then development. So, I’m here to help, build the people who made me who I am today”.
He explained that “When it comes to the youth, I’m not sure anybody can drive the youth more than me as an entertainer, so I’m going to use that to drive the youth to all come together and fight for the seat. This is a traditional NPP seat, we just need to make a little effort and with leadership from the top and the people from the grass root, if we believe in ourselves that we are going to do it, why not, leadership can make it happen”.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
