As part of the Christmas festivities, the Member of Parliament for the Suhum constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, donated free fuel to over 500 commercial drivers in the area, with each driver receiving two gallons of fuel.
This initiative forms part of the MP’s social corporate responsibility to give back to his constituents who supported him in securing victory in the 2024 election and becoming their legislator.
Protozoa, as he is affectionately called in the political domain, said drivers play an important role in nation-building and deserve to be rewarded.
Mr Asiedu Bekoe described drivers as the national security personnel of the country. He explained that when bad people come to town, it is the drivers who are often the first to identify them and get them arrested, which is why, as a country, they must be treated with the needed respect to encourage them to continue assisting various security agencies to combat crime.
“As their Member of Parliament, this is what I can also do to show my heartfelt appreciation to them in this Christmas season for contributing immensely toward the growth and development of the country, especially the Suhum constituency,” he said.
added that with the free fuel, when drivers see the aged who do not have money to pay their lorry fare, they can also take them to their destinations to show them love.
“I remain resolutely focused on serving Suhumman with truth and integrity so that together we can build the Suhum we want by championing infrastructure projects in the area,” he opined.
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) at the Suhum taxi rank station, through Kwaku Mensah, on behalf of the beneficiary drivers, extended their gratitude to Protozoa for not celebrating Christmas with his family and NPP members alone, but rather recognising the efforts of the drivers in the constituency and giving them two gallons of fuel for free, indicating that the gesture would help them in many ways.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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