The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpohor constituency, Alex Agyekum, has donated sanitary items worth ¢53,000 to his constituents in the Mpohor District, to help curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Among the items are Veronica buckets, hand sanitisers, tissue papers and liquid soap.
The Mpohor lawmaker had earlier distributed similar sanitary items to clinics, CHPS compounds, lorry terminals and various markets in the constituency, to undertake various preventive measures against Covid-19.
The items were donated to the constituents on Easter Monday.
Receiving the items on behalf of the constituents, the NPP Chief Patron of the constituency, Mr. Kenneth Asarhin, thanked the MP for the display of dynamic leadership and support, especially, during the Covid-19 pandemic period.
He assured the lawmaker that the items will be distributed using the Assembly members and Unit Committee members in each locality.
Mr. Asarhin, on behalf of the vulnerable in the constituency, expressed his appreciation to Mrs. Ophelia Agyekum, wife of the lawmaker, for mobilising a team of women organisers in the constituency to cook for the aged, the blind, physically challenged and the sick in the district.
The MP had on Easter Sunday, put smiles on the faces of over 1,000 people with various degrees of vulnerabilities, by providing to each of them a hot meal and some sanitary items to enable them stay healthy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Latest Stories
-
GFA appoints Zito, Preko and Amadu to take charge of newly created male national teams
6 mins -
Today’s front pages: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
40 mins -
Siblings remanded over alleged missing penis
42 mins -
174 countries to gather in Ottawa for pivotal talks on plastic pollution
46 mins -
6 tiny tricks that make you immune to disappointment
48 mins -
Dumsor: Energy sector needs a leader, says Nana Amoasi VII
49 mins -
Reality zone with Vicky Wireko: Ending malaria: Optimism as world marks Malaria Day
52 mins -
Frema Opare supports Asanteman queen mothers with GH¢200k donation
5 hours -
Government is committed to connecting every region with rail line – Peter Amewu
5 hours -
Chief of staff appeals to Asantehene for support in Affirmative Action Bill passage
5 hours -
PAC orders Wa East DCE to release MP’s common fund with immediate effect
5 hours -
Ghana will not bear the cost of repairing faulty train – Railways Minister
6 hours -
You’re not an engineer; we inspected rail tracks before test run – Amewu tells Mahama
6 hours -
Photography, music and networking: Twinsdntbeg leads the way
7 hours -
Man, 20, electrocuted after heavy rainstorm in Central Tongu District
7 hours