Kperisi Electoral Area: How James Donkor’s Resignation impeded development in the past 2 years

James Donkor is the former Assemblyman for Kperisi elctoral area in the Wa municipality. The electoral area consist of three villages namely, Kperisi, Chegli and Sagu.

After a keenly contested assembly elections in 2019, James Donkor immerge victorious over Yahaya Sabit, Ibrahim Seidu Sakara and Mujeeb but his electorates was left down flatted after the former assembly man abundant his mandate vested on him by his people.

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The news of his resignation comes as a shock and disappointing to most of his electorates and is was said that he forefit the assemblyman positions for an appointment in the Wa municipal assembly two years into office .

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Blitzzafrica.com takes electorates through how James Donkor resignation have impeded development in his electoral are;

1. Representation Gap: Resigning as an assemblyman creates a vacancy in the position, leading to a lack of representation for your electoral area. This means that the residents will be without a direct voice in the local government, and their concerns and needs may not be adequately addressed.
2. Delayed Decision-Making: In his absence, the decision-making process within the local government  delayed. His knowledge of the electoral area’s specific challenges, priorities, and community dynamics is  lost, resulting in slower progress on development projects and policies.
3. Project Advocacy: As an assemblyman, He play a crucial role in advocating for development projects and resources for your electoral area. His resignation hampered the efforts to secure funding and support for various initiatives, leading to a slowdown in development activities.
4. Disruption in Continuity: Resigning from his position  disrupted the continuity of ongoing development plans and programs. The new assemblyman who replaced him would need time to familiarize himself with the local issues and establish relationships with relevant stakeholders, which wil cause delays or changes in the implementation of existing projects.
5. Community Confidence: His resignation  impacted the confidence and trust that the community has placed in him as their representative. It has create a sense of uncertainty and confusion among the residents, affecting their engagement and participation in local development activities.