CYNTHIA SONEKAN
A self motivated business woman and assembly member for Bortogyena electoral area in the Mpohor Wassa East of the Western Region, Ms Cynthia Sonekan, is seeking re-election in the upcoming district assembly election slated for December 2010.
Miss Sonekan is also a member of the Women-In-Law and Development in Africa’s (WiLDAF) Literacy Volunteer programme and had offered herself to protect the interest of members of her community.
With creative and action oriented attitude, she has successfully raised more than GHc3,000 from Barclays Bank and used the money to provide portable water for the Wassa Mampong community.
She also provided Bortogyena with public address system, 15 bicycles for pupils from far communities to attend school, 60 bags of cement from Ghacem Foundation and the completion of three unit classroom blocks her electoral area.
In the Wassa Mampong Community, Ms Sonekan became very popular and was described by the chiefs and people of the community as loving and God sent.
She said “Water is life and whoever brings water brings life. Members of the community especially women spend a whole day looking for water and it is heartwarming for to see the people hitherto struggle for water now have one of the life’s most indispensable commodity water close to them.”
Already member of the assembly and a member of WiLDAF, Ms Sonekan used her position to embark on community outreach to educate the people on marital, domestic violence, intestate succession law.
“The very people I help with my “little legal skills” turnout to campaign for me during the local government elections and I won,” she said.
Ms Sonekan said if retained, should continue to render selfless service to members of the community help to ensure that only the best came to the people.
“I will not let the people down; I will be an active member of the assembly to and work together with other member to ensure that the right decisions were taking in the interest of the people.
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