The Saltpond Forum, a non-partisan association in the Mfantseman constituency, has officially met the newly elected Member of Parliament, (MP) for the area, Ekow Quansah Hayford, to deliberate on some pressing developmental issues in the area.

The meeting, which brought together the leadership of Saltpond Forum, also afforded the NPP MP an opportunity to share with the forum his plans for the Mfantseman constituency and its capital.

Prior to the December polls, Saltpond Forum at a press conference highlighted the monumental challenges that continue to plague Saltpond, and further sounded a warning to boycott the 2016 election, should politicians refuse to restore the lost glory of Saltpond.

The threat led to the Forum organizing accountability platform for the various parliamentary candidates, who were vying to represent the Mfantseman constituency in the 7th parliament.

The President of Saltpond forum, Prof. Ransford Gyampo in his welcome address congratulated him and outlined some pressing developmental issues that would enhance job creation in the Mfantseman municipality.

These include the commencement of the Saltpond community nursing training school, the proceeds from the Saltpond oil rig and the revamp the defunct Saltpond ceramics factory.

Prof. Gyampo added that the Saltpond forum would keep the MP in check and also make him accountable to his constituents.

For his part, the Mfantseman legislator Ekow Quansah Heyford assured them of his commitment to push every developmental idea from the Saltpond Forum.

The new lawmaker said his government is engaging investors to build more factories that would employ people through palm oil production, pineapple production and watermelon production in the Mfantseman constituency.

This he said would reduce the youth unemployment in the constituency.

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By: Akwesi Koranteng/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Speaking to Citi News after leading party supporters on a float through the streets of Saltpond on Sunday, Mr. Hayford bemoaned the lack of access of some fishermen to essentials like premix fuel which he attributed to partisan elements.

He lamented that the “premix which is supposed to be the cardinal weapon for the people of the fishing community, they are not getting it. Even with their own money, they are not getting it… People are using premix as a business. business is being driven by politics. If you are not a member of a political party, you are not going to get it.”

Mr. Hayford thus said, “what I will do is that the premix will be run by the coastal belt under the leadership of the fishing head, the people. We will take the political aspect from it and ask the people to run it.”

He also said “we are going to ask for accountability. As we speak, people are complaining that those leaders who are running the premix, they are not accounting to the people.”

Also speaking on job creation, the NPP’s focus going into the 2016 polls, Mr. Hayford said he would ensure the allocation of a portion of the district assembly common fund to boost entrepreneurial training skills.

“We are going to set up a youth development fund. We are going to set up entrepreneurial training skills for the youth and what we are going to allocate a certain portion of the district assembly common fund. We are also going to give a tax credit to youth to who want to establish their own business.”

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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