The newly constructed Damongo Astro Turf Pitch in Damongo in the West Gonja Municipality of the savannah region has been commissioned by the member of parliament for the area, Lawyer samuel Abu Jinapor.
At a ceremony held at Damongo on Saturday, 18th June, 2022 to commission the pitch, the member of parliament for the area and Minister for Lands and Natural resources said, it was unfortunate that Damongo as the capital of the Savannah region lived for many years without such a befitting facility to serve as a play ground for football talents, and a facility that would have helped the young people in the area to develop their talents in the greatest pots of world football.
He explained that, the commissioning of the Astro turf forms part of his responsibility as member of parliament for the area aimed at facilitating the growth and development of football in the area and that, he was extremely happy to have been able to build such facilities for the people of Laribanga and Damongo adding that, the Astro turf pitch and the numerous developments springing up in the constituency are testimonies that, the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo - Addo is working immensely towards the development of the Damongo constituency and the Savannah region as a whole.
He reiterated on his commitment to the development of the area and appealed to the people in the constituency to continue to pray for him and remain united irrespective of their political affiliations to enable them develop the area together.
The Astro Turf was handed over to the West Gonja municipal Assembly to look after it in a manner that will enable the pitch to stay the test of time for the people of the area.
The pitch was full to capacity by residents of Damongo and it's environs to witness the event and to watch a football match organized by the MP in that regard between Mole Nationals Fc and Ndewura Jakpa fc with mole Mationals winning the ultimate price walking home with trophy, a football and a cash donation of Ghc 2,000.
Ndewura Jakpa Fc who came second in the Gala matches received Ghc1,500 and a football with the other participating teams receiving Ghc 1,000 each.
He was joined by the chief Linguist of the Yagbonwura, Alhaji Iddrisu Affuli Losina , traditional leaders, the clergy, council of elders for the NPP, the Savannah regional chairman of the NPP ( Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana), the Municipal Chief executive West Gonja (Hon. Musah Karim Kusubari), DCE for Sawla - Tuna - Kalba (Hon. Barkisu Losina) and some constituency executives of the NPP.
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