A scene during one of the presentations
The Parliamentary Candidate of the
governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Odododiodioo Constituency, Nii Lante
Bannerman, has provided various forms of support to some traders and residents
of his constituency, including cash donations as start-up capital for their
businesses.
He made the donations last Friday
when he launched his Bannerman Foundation aimed at providing support for the
needs of the underprivileged in the Ghanaian society.
Some of the constituents were given deep freezers, hairdryers, bags of rice and
maize. Seventy bags of 50kg rice and 140 bags of maize were donated to food
vendors in the constituency. Besides, 13 deep freezers were presented to water
and iced-cube sellers, whilst 46 sewing machines and 21 hairdryers were
presented to dressmakers and hairdressers, including an amount of GH¢300 as
start-up capital for 50 persons.
Beneficiaries of the items donated
could not help thanking Nii Lante for the kind gesture since they considered it
a life-changing opportunity.
Speaking at the colourful ceremony which
was attended by the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Nii Adjei
Sowah; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coastal Development Authority
(CoDA), Jerry Ahmed Shaib, and the Members of Parliament (MPs) for the Okaikoi
North and Ablekuma Central constituencies, Issah Fuseini and Ebenezer Nartey
respectively, Nii Lante Bannerman, who also doubles as Chairman of the National
Premix Fuel Secretariat, assured his constituents that his foundation would
continue to identify all major challenges facing them and help address them in
the course of time.
Besides, he took the opportunity to introduce
what has come to be known and accepted as the Jamestown Football Club comprising
young and talented football players who are all indigenes of the Odododiodioo Constituency.
 The foundation seeks to nurture the team
to compete in the Ghanaian premier league.
Lii Lante received commendations for the
kind gesture from many speakers at the event, including the MCE of Accra and the
CEO of CoDA.
For them, that was a sign of a man
committed to the welfare of his people and, therefore, stressed the need for
them to crown his good deeds and efforts by voting for him come December 2020
when the nation goes to the polls to elect a president and parliamentarians.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
