Ekumfi Egyankwaa (C/R), Nov. 8, GNA - The Member of Parliament for Mfantseman East, Mr George Kuntu Blankson, has appealed to Ghanaians not to turn politics into an impediment to the development of the nation. "On no account must we allow partisan politics to impede our development", Mr Blankson stressed at a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a six-unit school block for Ekumfi Egyankwaa in the Mfantseman Municipality.

Mr Kuntu Blankson, who is the Deputy Majority Whip, said;" Politics was about improving the living standard of the people and if we were to use it to retard progress because we did not support the ruling party then we must not blame the government for our under development." He said the government had elaborate plans for the development of the nation adding, what was needed was to give it the necessary support. The MP advised Ghanaians to rekindle their communal spirit to accelerate development of their communities. He urged them to negotiate with contractors working on projects in their communities to give them some work such as supply of sand, water and other unskilled forms labour to generate funds for their communities.

Mr Kuntu Blankson advised contractors to engage majority of their workers from host communities. Mr Henry Kweku Hayfron, Municipal Chief Executive, commended the MPs of the municipality for lobbying for projects. The debunked the assertions by some Ghanaians that the government had destroyed the educational system of the country. Mr Hayfron said as a seasoned teacher, the President would not take any action or support any move which could endanger the education of the Ghanaian child.

Rather, the MCE said the President would not endorse any policy which could create problems for the children's education. Mr Hayfron advised parents to invest in the education of their children for a better future. He said the government viewed education as a true poverty reduction policy hence the heavy expenditure on interventions and provision of educational facilities. Nana Arthur, the Regent, complained about a "shoddy road construction" in progress to link Owuyaa to Srafa and appealed to the consultant to ensure that quality of work on the road was improved. He appealed to the Electricity Company of Ghana to provide them with meters to enable them to put the transformer provided about two years ago to use.

The regent assured the MP and the MCE that they would monitor the school project closely to ensure that the work was done according to specifications. Similar sod-cutting projects took place at Ekumfi Ngow and Asokwa both in the Mfantseman East.