Local elections/Nabeul 1: Candidates in Menzel Temim kick off campaignsProfessor Nana Jane Opoku Agyemang commissions refurbished Komenda market

Candidates in El Oudyane imada in Menzel Temime (Nabeul governorate) Iyadh Jebali and Mansour Dalaji Sunday kicked off their campaigns, out of a total of four candidates, in the race for a local council seat. Jebali told TAP he undertakes to create a municipality, regularise the land situation of over 90 hectares in the region, enhance school transport, develop agricultural tracks and facilitate procedures to grant loans to young people and higher-education graduates to set up their projects. Dalaji said he seeks to settle the land situation of frozen properties, improve rural tracks, focus on the environment situation, resume a spa project at Wadi Kassab, create an agricultural training centre and revamp schools and primary health centres in the region. For his part, Dalaji said he seeks to settle the land situation of ceded properties, improve rural roads, look after the environment, maintain the sewage network, resume the project for a spa at Wadi Kassab, create an agricultural training centre and revam p schools and primary health centres in the region. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang a former Education Minister under the Mahama administration has refurbished and commissioned the Komenda market. This gesture she said formed part of her duties owed to the women in the Constituency. Speaking at the commissioning, the 2020 NDC running mate the running mate of the NDC in the 2020 election said 'as a constituent and user of the market facility I see it as a duty owed to ensure a facelift is given to the market'. She said after an informal inspection of the market she noticed that the floors, many parts of the roofs needed urgent repairs, while the entire market required a facelift. She said the refurbishment would help the woman to carry out their daily business. The project included the provision of water and places of convenience. The traders thanked the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast for her selfless love and contribution towards the betterment of their lives. In expressing their appreciation praises and prayers were heaped on the former Minister by the Chief and elders, the NDC Chairman of the Central Region, the women and others for her endless support to the constituency. She explained the vision of the former President, John Dramani Mahama, for a 24 hour economy as a proven way of rebuilding the damaged economy and for reducing the alarming unemployment rate in the country, especially as they affect the youth and women. Present were Chiefs and Elders, Regional and Constituency Executives, the Member of Parliament for the KEEA constituency, Samuel Atta Mills, the hierarchy of the market led by the market Queen and many significant others who graced the occasion. Source: Ghana News Agency