The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kofi Okyere Agyekum has on Friday, December 8, 2023 launched Dr. Mahumudu Bawumia’s victory Christmas gala for the youth in his constituency.
The purpose behind the Christmas Football Gala competition, according to him is to sell the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party who doubles as the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia to the residents of the constituency to vote for him come the 2024 general elections.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, Kofi Okyere Agyekum who spearheaded this program said, he wanted the youth who will participate in the games to be healthy and be able to develope their professional career in football, indicating that, there would be scouts around and to select the talented footballers for further advancement.
“Fanteakwa South NPP delegates are the first people to declare their support for Dr. Alhaji Mahumudu Bawumia and we gave him 70% votes in the Presidential Primaries and God willing he won flagbearership position,” he stated.
The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South, Okyere Agyekum said that, he wants Dr. Bawumia’s name to be on the lips of his constituents throughout the Xmas till he wins the 2024 elections; hence the victory Christmas community gala.
The football gala would commence on December 21, 2023 and end on January 1, 2024 with a hooping prices for the eventual winner.
He then presented a t-shirts of himself and Dr. Bawumia and football to the various coaches to wear them for their training so that people would get to know Vice President more and change their minds and vote him in the 2024 elections
For his part, the District Chief Executive for Fanteakwa South District Assembly, Ernest Ofosu commended the MP for coming up with such games to market the Vice President, Dr. Mahumudu Bawumia to clinch the presidential seat in 2024.
A coaches for one of the participation teams thanked the MP for the initiative to organize such games for the youth in the area.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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