Outgoing Oforikrom MP Empowers Five Seamstresses with Industrial Machines and Startup Capital
In a ceremony held at Appiadu, at the residence of outgoing Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Emmanuel Kwabena Marfo, five seamstresses who recently graduated from the constituency were gifted industrial machines and startup capital to kickstart their businesses.
The beneficiaries, Regina Oware, Veronica Beesi, Mercy Ntiwaa, Anna Gyamea Amponsah, and Abigail Nkansah, each received GHc1,000 as startup capital, an industrial machine, a toolkit, an iron, and other essential equipment to facilitate their work.
Dr. Marfo, who initiated the “MPs Entrepreneurship Program” to equip needy individuals with vocational skills and empower them to train others, emphasized that the wellbeing and vocational skills of his people have always been his top priority.
“The well-being and vocational skills of my people is my biggest priority hence the emergence of MPs Entrepreneurship Program. We brought it to help needy youth who are interested in vocational skills. So the whole idea is to help people interested in acquiring skills so they can also train others.” He said.
“I have provided each of them with an industrial sewing machine, a toolkit, an iron, and other necessary equipment to facilitate their work. This is to ensure that they have the necessary tools to start their own businesses and become self-sufficient. My aim is to empower them to become job creators, not just job seekers.” – Dr. Emmanuel Kwabena Marfo, outgoing MP for Oforikrom Constituency added.
Dr Marfo at the event gifted the Oforikrom Municipality 80 street bulbs, stating, “There are lot of people in my constituency because of the University (KNUST) over here. And these people need adequate security. I know the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly is doing its best but can’t do it alone. So I saw it necessary to provide streetlights to prevent robbery and other forms of crimes.”
Prominent personalities in attendance included Appiadu Benkumhene, Nana Juma Abrempong, Municipal Chief Executive for Oforikrom, Mr. Abraham Kwame Antwi, and NPP Parliamentary Candidate,Michael Kwasi Aidoo among others.
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Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/Joseph Marfo
