{"id":291921,"date":"2017-02-07T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=291921"},"modified":"2017-02-07T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:15:36","slug":"mfantseman-saltpond-forum-meets-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/mfantseman-saltpond-forum-meets-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mfantseman: Saltpond Forum meets MP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n 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\u00a0parliament.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n