Jira Yagbonwura honours former Damongo MP
The Jira Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, has honoured Mr Adam Mutawakilu Garlus, a former Member of Parliament for Damongo for his hard work, dedication to duty and respect for the tradition and traditional leadership of Gonjaland.
The honour which was bestowed on him at the just-ended Damba festival is also in recognition of his contribution to the overall development of Gonjaland and Damongo in particular.
Mr Garlus has served in various capacities as a politician and private individual as well as the District Chief Executive for West Gonja District, championed and fully participated in the process leading to the construction of the 148.5km Fufulso-Damongo-Sawla road by the government of ex-President John Dramani Mahama between 2012 and 2015.
According to the council, during the period he was the DCE and an MP, the Damongo Constituency witnessed significant physical infrastructure and human resource development which led the late Busunuwura Nungbaso to give him the title “Ye ne awura”, to wit, the one who fulfills his promises.
The council recalled that during his tenure, he was able to secure about 25 scholarships for students at various levels of tertiary education and instituted the first ever award scheme for the best BECE students as well as supported the operations of CAMFED in propelling girl-child education.
It further said that under his leadership as MP he managed to get most of the communities, including Busunu, Nabori, Achubunyor, Mempeasem connected to the national grid.
Mr Gurlus in a short remarks said “this honour was neither arranged nor exaggerated, it was on merit. It is my pledge that I, together with President Mahama, will ensure the timely execution of the Damongo Water Projectwhen elected in the December general elections.
BY TIMES REPORTER
