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North Tongu Constituency: Dr. Eleblu promises to unseat Okudzeto Ablakwa
Dr. Eleblu promises to make North Tongu Ghana’s agricultural hub as he launches bid to unseat Ablakwa as MP
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr John Saviour Yaw Eleblu has promised to make the North Tongu Constituency Ghana’s agricultural hub if voted into power.
Speaking after filing his nominations to contest for the NPP’s parliamentary candidate slot in the constituency, Dr. Eleblu assured that he would use transformational leadership approach laced with transparency, integrity, and honesty.
“I will change our constituency into an agricultural hub to feed North Tongu and the entire country and also for export,” he said.
Dr Eleblu said he will establish business development centers in all the electoral areas and residents will be supported to create businesses and grow them for wealth creation.
He promised to facilitate the establishment of three Technical, Vocational, Engineering, and Technology (TVET) centers in the constituency to train the youths to become entrepreneurs.
He also assured he will assist qualified youths in the party to gain admission into tertiary institutions of their choice, as well as get employment opportunities in the security services and other government agencies.
Dr. Eleblu said he is the right man to unseat Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who has been MP for 11 years now saying “I have what it takes to be a parliamentary candidate to challenge the opposition NDC’s candidate to win the seat.
I am very ready to change the narrative of NPP in North Tongu and bring hope to the party folks in the constituency.
”Dr. Eleblu assured that although the NPP has been performing badly in North Tongu, he has the right strategies in place to canvas for votes and topple the NDC.
“Our target is to get 30,000 votes in North Tongu and we have mapped out many complementary strategies to achieve this. The first is our membership drive to register a minimum of 10,000 members,” he disclosed.
Dr. Eleblu told supporters the constituency deserves an MP who is committed to improving the lives of the people and not one who is chasing national clout.
“North Tongu deserves a real MP. Somebody who will represent the people and lobby for jobs and development projects. And not somebody who is becoming like a vigilante who is going round chasing people for budget overruns,” he said.
“In fact, NDC has not done anything to lift the people of North Tongu and Volta Region out of poverty. It is only the NPP that cares and we must begin to reward the party with votes,” he added.
He said the NPP has contributed hugely to the development of the constituency including investing in the US$34 million Togorme Irrigation project which is expected to serve as a foundational infrastructure for the development of agricultural and agribusiness projects for the needed economic transformation.
He said the NPP has ensured the construction of new roads in the area, 2 new courts for the judiciary to facilitate the quick delivery of justice, the building of a new market complex in Juapong, and many more.
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
