Frank Hutchful, the New Patriotic Party’s candidate for the Cape Coast South Constituency, has urged the government to pay attention to Cape Coast’s development.
Former NPP Chairman for Cape Coast, Frank Hutchful, stated that the historic capital is lacking in many respects, particularly when it comes to economic enterprises that can improve the people’s living standards.
As a result, if the NPP is to break the eight, the government must prioritize the demands of Cape Coast citizens in terms of development.
He indicated that Cape Coast was never a swing constituency, but because of the loss of confidence in the government, they turned to swing to either the NPP or the NDC and that it was time the party claimed the seat from the NDC by fulfilling promises made to the people.
“I’ve stated that traditionally, Cape Coast is an NPP seat, which means that we have to bring befitting developmental projects to the area”.
He mentioned areas that required attention as the Cape Coast harbour promised by the government, dual carriage road from Cape Coast to some major towns, skill training amongst other job opportunities for the youth.
“We have problems with road construction. Almost all the electoral areas are in need of better roads. The government promised us some projects which date back to Kuffour’s time. That’s Pedu Junction to Effutu double road. I hope the government will start working on it. We again have Aggrey Junction to Petro’s supposed dual carriage road. They promised us a habour, but we know it has been delayed due to financial constraints. When constructed, the habour will serve the Northern part of the country”.
Mr. Hutchful’s comments come at a time when a number of residents in Cape Coast are calling for more developmental projects to raise their living standards.
Frank Hutchful, known popularly as ‘Oguaa Akoto’, maintained that residents of Cape Coast have followed NPP for a long time and “it’s time we saw improvement in our lives. Unemployment in Cape Coast continues to rise and when I become the chairman, I’ll ensure that we meet the government to talk about Cape Coast to bring proper development to the area”.
