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Sawla, Ghana – The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba in the Northern Region, Andrew Dari Chiwitey has handed over an ambulance, eleven hospital beds, two theatre beds, two delivery beds, two motorbikes, two wheel chairs, two HP laptop computers and a ECG machine to the Sawla Hospital.
At a brief ceremony to hand over the equipment attended by elated Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Opinion Leaders, Heads of Departments, politicians and the Youth, the MP said his constituency is under developed and need all hands on deck to marshal the needed resources to develop the area.
The Sawla District Director of Health Mr Bakuri David thanked the MP for the kind gesture and pledged that they will put them to good use.
The MP said the main reason why he was voted as MP is to bring development but not to waste resources on unachievable goals.
The Sawla-Tuna- Kalba MP since becoming MP in 2017 has donated mathematical sets to BECE candidates, paid the school fees of one hundred and twenty seven (127) students ranging between 300 Ghana cedis to 1000 Ghana cedis.
He again gave cash prices and Desktop Computers to the overall best students of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District during the just ended Independence Day parade and also renovated some schools in his constituency.
Mr. Andrew Dari Chiwitey also supported lot of farmers with farm inputs among other things and made follow ups to some ministries on uncompleted projects which was initiated by the previous government.
He said it will surprise many people to see this as donation from an MP in opposition but as MP you do not need to be on government before you serve your people.
He said an MP must have links to get the needed development for his constituents.
He disclosed that his share of the Common Fund is small and the highest he got is only 58,000 Ghana cedis (580 million old cedis) which he said cannot do anything.
The MP said former President John Dramani Mahama promised the people of Sawla a modern hospital with funding approved and that he followed up and as we talk construction of the hospital will start soon.
Mr Andrew Dari Chiwitey used the opportunity to refute claims he is the brain behind the recent allegations that the Brifor ethnic group which he belongs are planning a war against their landlords (Gonjas).
The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba MP said he has no intention of influencing any person or group of persons to fight the Gonjas or any other ethnic group in the constituency and that he is a peaceful man and will continue to advocate for peace.
By Savannahnewsonline.com/Mahama Haruna
