The people of Manhyia South have received 10,000 energy-saving bulbs from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to be distributed to various household in the area.
Speaking to the gathering, Dr. Opoku Prempeh noted that, the provision of the bulbs will support efforts by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Manhyia sub-metro in their developmental agenda.
Presenting the bulbs to the Assembly Members, Dr. Opoku Prempeh urged them to ensure all residents within the area benefit from it.
“These energy-saving bulbs are being given to all the houses at the polling stations in the constituency so that all the residents can benefit. Note that, if you fail to ensure that all the residents within the polling stations get the bulbs, you are the same coordinators who will go and campaign for votes. And if they hear about this, and they don’t get it, then it is up to you.”
Also, the Assembly Members within the Manhyia South sub-metro have taken delivery of 613 Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs which will be installed along major streets in their communities.
The LED bulbs to be installed along the streets will be distributed according to electoral areas and polling stations within the Manhyia South Constituency.
Out of the 613 LED streetlight bulbs, the K.O electoral area will receive, 85, O.I electoral area, 105, CPC electoral area, 95, Dichemso electoral area, 100, Afia Kobi Electoral area, 75 and the Manhyia electoral area, 70.
It was also revealed that, about 83 bulbs will also be installed along major streets in the constituency and other vantage locations.
According to the Assembly Members in the Manhyia South, there has been a high demand from citizens for the installation of streetlights in areas within the Kumasi metropolis.
They said that, residents were concerned about the absence of streetlights at some major streets, and was a situation they attributed to crime-related incidences in the communities.
It was indicated that, the gesture by the Manhyia South MP came as a relief for the Assembly Members since there has been mounting pressure on them for the provision of such facilities.
Also speaking at the gathering, the Mayor of Kumasi, Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi, who received the bulbs on behalf of the Assembly Members expressed excitement over the intervention by the Member of Parliament and said that, the gesture will help the Assembly’s efforts in ensuring security within the metropolis.
