Former Damongo MP, Garlus stages comeback; set to unseat Jinapor in 2024
Former Member of Parliament(MP) for Damongo Constituency in the Savannah Region, Hon. Adam Mutawakilu a.k.a Garlus has announced his intention of returning to parliament.
The former ranking member of energy in parliament who lost to the current Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has vowed to reclaim the seat for the National Democratic Congress(NDC).
He has subsequently picked nomination forms as the NDC opens nominations for prospective candidates to file to contest to represent the party at the constituency level as candidates.
Background of Garlus in Parliament
Hon. Garlus became the Vice Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee in Parliament at the peak of the dumsor in Ghana. During this period, President Mahama started massive projects in the power sector including the AMERI Project, the Karpower project, and many others to ensure the end of dumsor. Hon Garlus became the face of not only the Mines and Energy Committee, but that of Parliament and of the government in defending President Mahama’s vision and legacy.
(i) Hon Garlus rose to become the Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy Committee. He successfully led the then Minority to foil Nana Addo’s attempt to steal a whopping $800m through the repackaged AMERI deal. This singular act got the removal of the then Energy Minister from office in 2018. This is among the various actions he took to ensure the interest of the NDC and that of the nation triumphed over corruption mismanagement in the energy sub-sector.
-Through Hon Garlus’ efforts as the Vice Chairman of the Committee, most communities within the Damongo Constituency got captured in the SHEP 5 rural electrification project and the Hunan Projects. He met electrification in the entire West Gonja District below 20%, fortunately, and by dint of hard work he left office as Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy Committee with about 80% electricity coverage.
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