5000 Aged Constituents In New Juaben South Constituency Partake In MPs Shop and Go Initiative

At least some 5,000 Septuagenarians in the New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region over the weekend benefitted from the 'Shop and Go' initiative introduced by the Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South Constituency, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi.

The 'Shop and Go' initiative which begun some four years ago aims to support the aged within the constituency.

The initiative started in the year 2020 in Koforidua and has been running till date. It's part of the MPs efforts to bring together the aged in the community and reunite them.

It also aims to decrease the stress on the very poor septuagenarians in the community.

For this year's event, the Member of Parliament distributed items including tubbers of yam, rice, plantain, cassava vegetables, fowls, and pieces of clothes.

The beneficiaries were also provided with free health screening.

The legislator expressed that the impact of the initiative has been very good as it goes to lessen the financial burden on them.

Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi added that, he owes it a duty and responsibility to ensure that he shares whatever he has with the less privileged in society.

He said the initiative will persist after he had finished serving his term as member of Parliament.

"I won't stop the initiative even after serving as a Member of Parliament. I will feel fulfilled doing this on a yearly basis," Okyere Baafi said.

Some of the beneficiaries, in an interview with the media, expressed gratitude to the Member of Parliament and wanted it to be continued even after his tenure.

They opined that, the initiative is the first of its kind in the Constituency and it affords them the chance to reunite with their old friends.Alrx Ofei Kwayisi/