Tuobodom (B/A), May 5, GNA - Nana Ameyaw Manu, a 53-year-old businessman at Tuobodom in Techiman municipality, has said he would contest the Techiman North parliamentary seat as an independent candidate.

Nana Manu, Managing Director of Na-Ameyaw Cashew Production and Purchasing Company, told the GNA that he had been active in party politics since 1992 and the time was ripe for him to open up to the people.

He expressed optimism that he would win the seat because of the employment avenues he had created for the youth in the area. Nana Manu is an economist and owns cashew production and purchasing centers at Techiman, Nkoranza, Ejura, Atebubu and Nsawkaw.