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Regional news for Friday, December 11, 2020
Source: GNA
2020-12-11
Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba is the widow of the late David Adakurugu, first deputy of the Tempane constituency
Ms Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, Member of Parliament (MP) elected for the Tempane constituency in the Upper East region, has assured her constituents that she will work hard to justify the trust placed in her during the 2020 elections.
It decided to ensure the completion of all abandoned projects to boost economic development and create an environment conducive to job creation to improve livelihoods.
She beat Mr. Joseph Dindiok Kpemka of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the incumbent deputy by 4,477 votes.
Madame Akanvariba is the widow of the late David Adakurugu, the first deputy of the Tempane Constituency since his separation from Garu in 2012.
It obtained 20,939 valid votes out of 37,400 valid votes cast, representing 55.99 percent, while Kpemka obtained 16,462 valid votes, representing 44.01 percent.
The 47-year-old nurse became the NDC parliamentary candidate for the Tempane constituency after the death of her husband, Adakurugu, who had won the parliamentary primaries in 2018.
Then he contested the primaries a few months later with Mr. Alfred Azaabi and won.
Therefore, Ms Akanvariba sets the record of becoming the first woman to represent the constituency and joins Ms Laadi Ayii Ayamba, incumbent MP and elected deputy on the NDC list for the Pusiga constituency.
They are the only two women from the Upper East region elected to the eighth Parliament of the fourth republic.
Until 2012, the Tempane constituency was a twin constituency known as Garu-Tempane and since the beginning of the fourth republic in 1992; no woman had been elected deputy.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Madam Akanvariba, who also has a law degree, expressed her gratitude to the people of Tempane for the opportunity to lead them.
He said the constituency would be well represented in Parliament to bring the necessary development to the area.
She noted that the current deputy did not do much to develop the area and said voters trusted her as a woman to bring them relief.
He promised to work hard to justify the mandate he was given and said that during the campaign leading up to the elections, he presented a well-crafted message of hope and therefore committed to ensuring its fulfillment.
She said: “This is a decision made by the people of Tempane who, for a long time have never had a woman as their deputy, we used to have Garu-Tempane and since the beginning of inter-party politics in 1992, they have never had a woman.
“Meanwhile, their closest neighbor, who is Pusiga, has a woman as a deputy and is doing very well, so they felt they needed a woman to bring development.”
Akanvariba pledged to lobby, advocate and facilitate the completion of abandoned projects started by the previous government.
He mentioned road infrastructure, clean water and sustainable youth jobs and rural electrification as the main concerns of the people.
It indicated its determination to ensure that the development needs of the population are met.
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