Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai District Share of Better Ghana Agenda(2009-2012)

WHY I WOULD VOTE FOR MOSES K ARMAH AS MP 4 2012

Moses K Armah

Choosing who to vote for in an election can be quite challenging for some people and the difficulty associated with it can be likened to choosing a marriage partner by a young man or young woman surrounded by equally good suitable partners. What compounds the challenge even more  is the propaganda and lies which are thrown out to discredit  the candidates.

As I have made persuasion calls expressing my decision to vote for Moses Kofi Armah in the 2012 election, I often hear from voters that they are going to choose between the candidate who can better help promote the district to attract more developments and the one who is cleaner in terms of character. 

Whilst choosing who to vote for based on the above two criteria is not only fantastic but as well shows signs of a discerning voter, who want the best for their district. The question is how can we quantify how clean a person is? Is it going to be based on FACTS? PROPAGANDA? OR LIES?

Osafo Maafo

Opponents of Moses have always argued that because he was reshuffle as DCE he is not fit to run as a parliamentary candidate. What they fail to understand is that like any appointments lies within the hands of the appoint-er the right to make changes base on what particular effect seeks to be achieve. There is also no duration of tenure associated with any government appointment. So the argument that he did not complete his term of office is misleading. If a coach thinks a player in a team has played satisfactorily and need to reserve his best player for his next game, does that make the player a bad one? I think the fact that he was selected to be part of the team should give much credence to his capability.In a similar circumstance Hon. Yaw Osafo Maafo, a former Member of Parliament for Akim Oda was drop as a cabinet minister after a presidential reshuffle during President J.A Kuffour’s administration. Does that make Osafo Maafo a bad material for future government appointment or position? I believe Moses is clean of any wrong doing and that is why he worn a highly competitive primaries unlike that of NPP in the district which was contested by only one person.Competition brings out the best in selection, but can we say that for NPP primaries in the district which was contested by one candidate? If we have doubts about the capability of any contestant it should be that of NPP which did not go through the competitive process.

Another dirt thrown out, is the fact that Moses approved a demolishing of a building, which was been built close to the water treatment plant in Bibiani.  I thought that was very commendable, given the fact that a building with toilet facility close to a water treatment plant  was going to be much harmful and pose a serious health risk to every law abiding citizen in the area. The water and sanitation board in the district has come out to clear him of any wrong doing but still people use this charge on him for malicious reasons. Courageous leaders who can act decisively is what we need in this country but not political minded individuals, who would not insist on the right things because of kowtowing to wrong doing.

Thirdly, another allege fact which people think makes Moses Kofi Armah dirty is the allege engagement in protracted chieftaincy in the district. People have thrown dust into the air by often citing the paramount chief of Anhwiaso as the worst culprit of his chieftaincy engagement. Surprisingly the person people have cited as the worst victim of his action was the Chairman at his fund raising dinner. Can this be a true?  Moses rather took several steps to solve the chieftaincy problem as he saw the dispute as hampering development in the district. He appointed Pastors, chief IMAM and opinion leader to see how best the issue could be solved. Plans were far advance before he left office for the new DCE to continue. We can therefore say the Paramount chief of Anhwiaso’s presence in his fund raising diner was a sign of appreciation for the matured manner ,development oriented mind and selfless manner  in which he handled issues whilst he was in office.

  

The issue about dirt been thrown out will go on and on and expected to get worse as election 2012 is some few months away.This is partly because Aboagye Gyedu is very unmarketable and attempts are been diverted from real issues to unfortunately character assassination. I listened to him on Adehye FM some weeks ago with a very objective mind to see if he can be considered an alternative.I was not only totally shocked and disgusted but felt heavily disappointed because he spent all the time talking about Moses K Armah instead of what he would bring to the table if voted as MP. All the lies and propaganda does not take away the fact that, Moses K Armah if watched with an objective eye is a much better candidate to represent the district among the two.

Moses K Armah believed in transforming the district during his tenure as DCE and embarked on a number of very useful projects. He tarred several markets whose occupation was a problem to our mothers anytime it rained. It was during his term in office that Fire office station with its associated logistics was handed to the district. Through his effort as well whilst in office Bibiani Secondary Technical School (BISEC) has been upgraded from a day school to a boarding school.The first intake of boarding students is expected to start in September. He started the building of one of biggest marketing facility in the history of the district.Bibiani government hospital expansion with its handed ambulance have also be acquired by the district. I can go on and on.

Every leader may have some weakness as human beings as they are so I would not run away from that fact Moses was not a perfect person and would never be a perfect person. But I believe he is someone who would always strive for the best. The district has much to tapped from his huge youthful exuberance and high sense of dedication to the good of the district than his opponent who is a toddler in the realm of politics and seriously handicapped in the political skills needed to promote the district.  We can seriously not be very sure about what is motivating him to politics now.

Moses Kofi Armah was born to Theresah Somiah  and Nana Kwasi Ampomaning who come from Subri and Bibiani Hwenampori respectively, they have both been residents of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District all their lives. Moses was brought up by both parents in Bibiani Estate where they lived in a small apartment
together with eight (8) other siblings.He is a Christian and believes strongly in the family system.

At age twelve(12), Moses took up the challenge of assisting his parents in the farm and also helping her mother sell fish to the neighboring towns and villages. He came into contact with extreme poverty as he complained about how people in the towns and villages struggled to raise enough money  to buy some of the fish he was selling."People could hardly buy enough,though the prices of the fishes were far less expensive and not beyond the reach of the average income earner", Moses is remembered to have said any time he returns from trip. He was touched  and he resolved at that time, one day he would dedicate himself to a course which would help better the lives of people. Hardly did anyone imagine the course to help improve the living standards of of the people would be through Politics.

Moses completed his basic education at Bibiani Community primary school formally called Bibiani International school and  proceeded to Community junior Secondary school where he obtained distinction in the B.E.C.E. He was a brilliant student and part of the Community School Quiz team that competed against Victory International school in Finals of the Bibiani Quiz Competition,the first maiden district quiz organized by Bibiani Student Union(BISU). He proceeded to Ghana Secondary Technical school (G.S.T.S), Takoradi where he pursued science.  He  then further continued to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied chemistry. He is currently enrolled for executive masters in Public administration at KNUST.

In 2009,Moses was appointed as the District Chief Executive of Bibiani- Anhwiaso Bekwai District (B.A.B.D) at the age of twenty six (26) where he served till April 2011 by the President John Evans Atta Mills. He was the youngest D.C.E in the history of the district and in Ghana as a whole. He performed creditably well as DCE, despite the fact that this was his first position as a Public office worker. He embarked heavily on Massive infrastructure and logistics acquisition during his tenure as the DCE. Notable among them are acquiring Fire Tender and also renovating the fire service office of BAB. Expansion work at the Bibiani General Hospital. He also helped  the district Hospital in acquiring a new Ambulance for its work. He renovated major markets centers like Bibiani, Lineso, Bekwai etc. He also built dormitory blocks for BISEC and Bekwai secondary schools. He started one of the biggest Marketing facility center in the history of the district. Please click for more of his achievements.

He was the PRESIDENT for Tertiary Educational Institutions Network of National Democratic Congress, (TEIN,NDC), KNUST Branch from 2005-2008. He was also the Audit committee chairman for students' chemical society(SCS) Chemistry Department in 2008

Moses had a wide range of International experience noted among them are the  few below

2010:Invited for a conference in Sandton Johannesburg South Africa on theme “Rural Development” organized by Milla SA-South Africa                  

2009: Attended global conference for mayors in Switzerland dubbed reducing Global warming the role of chief executives.  

2008: Invited for a conference on the state of the youth and political parties at Bamako organized by            Friedrich Egbert Stiftung - Mali

2007: NDC youth representative that attended a conference together with the general secretary of   the   party on the theme migration policy for the socialist party in west Africa organized by Friedrich Egbert Stiftung – Senegal. FES