'We were not influenced in our action;we really need jobs'-Busunu youth cry out

'We were not influenced in our action;we really need jobs'-Busunu youth cry out

The youth of Busunu in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region has reiterated calls for the Damongo legislator to come to their aid with employment opportunities.

In a press conference addressed by the president,Akuro Gbeadese Rafiu on behalf of the group,the youth maintained that they were never influenced by any party executive or influential person in their action,but rather,they were seeking to create a signal to the MP that they really need a helping hand interms of employment.

Made up of the Unemployed Graduate Association of Busunu (CUGAB) and the Busunu Youth Assocation (BUYA),the youth pointed out that employment was ongoing in the other districts and they were only craving for same from the Damongo Member of Parliament.

Whilst apologising for their action,they added that,it was never their collective intention to sabotage or backstab the legislator,but rather, they were reflecting on the suffering they went through during the elections and want the MP to listen to their concerns and come to their aid as promised.

Background:

Some irate youth of the New Patriotic Party in Busunu in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region on 18th July,2021, rose up in spleen against the Member of Parliament, Lawyer Abu Jinapor.

Expressing their strong feeling of antagonism towards the legislator, the youth rejected bags of rice sent to them by the MPs delegation to aid them celebrate the Eid,festival of sacrifice with a clear message that they need Jobs, not bags of rice.

In the widely circulated video authenticated by eyewitnesses,the youth could be heard chanting fuming words to establish a point that they had been eating rice before the coming of Abu Jinapor into the constituency.

Read below the full statement:

Press statement

For immediate release

22nd July, 2021.

A MESSAGE OF APOLOGY FROM BUSUNU NPP YOUTH

Fellow patriots, the chiefs and elders of Busunu community, all party executives, Concerned Unemployed Graduate Association of Busunu(CUGAB) and its executives, Busunu Youth Association(BUYA), media practitioners, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all.

We are here today in front of the general public to make clarification on some actions being taken by Busunu NPP youth on  Sunday 18th of July 2021. We believe very well that the entire community and the constituency at large will bear with us that the sharing of rice seems to be an annual activity performed by our abled Member of Parliament (MP) thus the minister for lands and natural resources Honorable Samuel Abu Jinapor.

Unfortunately this year on said date, the story changed from welcoming this philanthropic gesture. 

We therefore want to, on behalf of our colleagues seek apology from our chiefs and elders since the said rice was not for the youth of Busunu but rather for our chiefs, Clan heads and elders.

Media practitioners, ladies and gentlemen, We want to say that we are very sorrowful pertaining to our actions and inactions and thereby want to pronounce our regret.

Busunu; a homogeneous community is blessed with responsible elders full of wisdom, and when children belonging to them pick decisions that bring chaos, the children still will not hesitate to run back to them. You the elders know the suffering we went through during the elections, we therefore decided collectively to create the attention of our distinguished MP, since we are lucky in the Damongo constituency to have him as our MP, to hear our cry and come to our aid. Yes the message was 'we need jobs not rice' not because we wanted to sabotage or backstab our indefatigable MP, but rather to create a signal to him that we are really in need of his helping hand since employment is ongoing in other districts.

Moreover, to our hardworking party executives, those times when you were not sleeping, we were also not sleeping as well. We rallied behind each other during and after the elections, but we are deeply regretting and  apologising for our actions. Our fight on the 18th, we thought was on the right direction, but seem to have brought sleepless nights to you the executives.

We want the general public to be very much aware that we were not influenced by any party executive nor any influential person in the hierarchy. We never intended to pre inform you before as this would have ruined our decision useless.

We are very sorry for any inconvenience this might cost you.

To CUGAB and the whole NPP youth, we still believe we are the patient type, hardworking and dying so hard for our party, fully connected and very respectful to our leaders, this in all, we still remain as loyal patriots. The  this, and that, of Busunu is us, not you, not me. Let us still stand tall, hoping and praying our MP listens and come to our aid.

We thank the chiefs and elders of Busunu community, all the party executives, Busunu Youth Association (BUYA), and the media practitioners for all your efforts, concern, and time with us.

Jira, and his elders, we pray you plead on our behalf.

………..Signed…………..

Akuro Gbeadese Rafiu

(PRESIDENT)

0556811077

Luke Kaposhi Gbulo

(SECRETARY)

0547073037

Abdulai Malick

(ORGANISER)

0556399788

Jakpa Adishetu

(WOMEN ORGANISER)

0551008728

Seidu Sakibu

(PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER)

0592619668

Source: Ananpansah B. Abraham