Free Eye Screening and Medication: Thousands in Ho Central benefit

The Humanitarian Support and Social Intervention Project being funded by one of the Aspirants in the Parliamentary Primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ho Central constituency, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has benefited over a Thousand people suffering from various eye problems in the area.

In a memo from the Free Eye Screening and Medication outreach team addressed to Edem Kofi Kpotosu, it revealed that 1,574, persons had so far benefited from the exercise in the constituency in the first phase since its inception in January to March this year.

The memo further detailed that 377 delegates have since benefitted while 574non-delegates were also reached.

The exercise led by Lilimed Outreach team – an eye specialists powered and powered by Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has since the third week of January into March 2023 been met with massive turn out from the communities visited per the schedule with both delegates and non-delegates across board

“This comes to inform you that the first phase of  the free eye screening and medication exercise sponsored by Hon. Edem Kofi Kpotosu in Ho Central Constituency was successfully held in sixteen communities starting from Sokode Gbogame on January 25, 2023 and ended at Atikpui on the March 31, 2023,” the Memo noted

In an excerpt of a monthly report from the communications Team of Kpotosu also sighted by this medium, it noted that “The exercise as usual saw massive turnouts from both delegates and non-delegates.

“Currently, we are glad to inform you that about 377 delegates and 1, 574 non-delegates have benefited from the exercise since its inception.”

“We are also glad to inform you that both delegates and non-delegates in the constituency continued to appreciate the massive social work sponsored by Hon Edem Kofi Kpotosu in their various communities,” the memo revealed.

Phase two of the exercise which is expected to start in April according to the memo has successfully commenced in three (3) communities from the first week in April after Nyive and Atikpui where the first phase ended in March.

Meanwhile, Edem Kofi Kpotosu on Saturday April 8, 2023 emphasized his continued support to the people of Ho Central when he inaugurated the Sokode Zonal Office of the NDC as part of his campaign launch ahead of the party’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for May 13..

He believes it is a good step to get the party’s administrations closer to the people from all the Ho Central Zones of the NDC.

He pledged his timely support to the market women in the Constituency and farmers to enhance more crop production and safe delivery to its selling points, further, he promised a quarterly town hall meeting with the constituents in addition to monthly virtual meeting which he believes will keep him connected to the people of Ho Central.

As his second time attempt after losing to Benjamin Komla Kpodo in the 2019 primaries, Kpotosu says he remains resolute of winning the Ho Central seat to represent the people of the Constituency in the Volta region come 2024 general elections.

He is confident his number 4 position on the ballot paper is a good position since the Ho Central is in anticipation of the 4th Member of Parliament.

By Evans Attah Akangla, Ho.