The Member of Parliament for Tempane in the Upper East Region, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba Adakudugu, has commissioned 34 boreholes in various communities.
The MP has also lobbied for transformers, electricity poles, and other electrical materials for her constituents.
Residents of Akara and Kugashigu say successive governments have neglected them since rural electrification began in 1992.
According to the residents, past governments failed to respond to their appeals, leaving them without hope.
The Chief of Kugashigu, Naba Adam Sampson, said his community is as old as others in the district but has been left out of electricity coverage for years.
“Our women travel long distances to find grinding mills to process their foodstuffs,” he said. “Nurses posted to the community often leave without notice.”
A Veterinary Officer, Awini Abdul Rahim, said vaccines go waste due to the lack of electricity.
“Drugs that require cold storage get spoiled even when we keep them in ice chests,” he explained. “We appeal to the authorities to urgently connect us to the national grid.”
The residents spoke during a ceremony where the MP cut the sod for rural electrification projects in some communities and commissioned 34 boreholes across the Tempane District.
Addressing the gathering, Madam Akanvariba Adakudugu assured residents of timely delivery of the projects but noted that all communities in her constituency would be covered “one at a time.”
While commissioning boreholes at Kongo and Sabon-Gari, the MP urged residents to keep faith in President John Dramani Mahama’s “resetting agenda.”
“The NDC government has the people at heart and will ensure all basic amenities are provided,” she said.
The MP has also lobbied for several ongoing projects in the district, including schools, health centres, and roads.
By Timothy Antwi-Otoo
