By: Morlai Gbla (Kambia District)
The honourable Member of Parliament for constituency 059 Mansungbala Chiefdom, Kambia District continues his distribution and installation of street solar lights in his constituency.
According to Honourable Abdul Karim Kamara during the distribution and installation ceremony in Kerima Bana said this is a three years project for 146 villages across the chiefdom, and further explained that the distribution and installation of street solar lights started in Munu thalan chiefdom were a lot of villages have benefited from the project.
Hon AKK said for the other phase of the distribution only 70 street solar lights have been provided over the weekend for four communities in his constituency namely Kamba bana, Kerima bana, Masimra and Keniya village respectively.
Hon AKK highlighted that the people of constituency 059 provided light for his life and will replicate the same to the community people by providing street solar lights which will ease their movement within their respective localities.
Responding to the development provided for his constituents, AKK said he has done more than what he promised the people of constituency 059, especially on education, sports, health, youth empowering, women empowerment and electricity.
Commenting on the PR SYSTEM introduced by ECSL through the government of Sierra Leone he said he believes that the constituency system of politics is the best for the community people will elect or choose their MPS and in-turned their MPS will feel obliged to provide social Amenities to their constituents. But for the PR System, the MP will only be accountable to his/her political party instead of community people.
Hon AKK condemned the PR SYSTEM and said only selfish politicians will be happy because it is a bad policy, a bad precedent and a non-starter because it will kill democracy in Sierra Leone.
As the PR SYSTEM was introduced a few days ago by ECSL Hon AKK said the PR SYSTEM will not allow him or any young politicians to grow. This is because through constituency representation community people will only elect MPS through their hard work and their previous contributions to their community but for the PR SYSTEM the MP would only be accountable to the party instead of community people this is why it’s a bad policy Hon AKK disclosed.
The distribution and installation of solar street lights in constituency 059 in Mansungbala chiefdom started on Saturday the 22nd of October and will end in a week.
The honourable member of parliament for constituency 059 Hon AKK called on other indigenes, and development partners to Join hands in bringing more development to the people of constituency 059 Mansungbala chiefdom Kambia District.
Zainab Kamara a native of Kerima bana said she is happy about the donation of street solar lights by the honourable member of parliament to their community. She further said that the kids will use solar lights to study and community people will not be afraid to walk at night when moving within the community.
Zainab Kamara representing Constituency 059 further said the Member of Parliament has done a lot for his chiefdom and continues to call on him to provide more support for his constituency as they will team up to provide him with the maximum support for his second aspiration to parliament.
The distribution and installation of street solar lights in constituency 059 ends in singing and praises.
