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Okudzeto Ablakwa to pay medical bills of patients at Battor Catholic Hospital The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has taken upon himself to foot the medical bills of patients at Battor Catholic Hospital. According to Okudzeto Ablakwa, his decision to pay the medical bills of the patients is a form of gratitude to his constituents for re-electing him as the MP for the 4th time. The former Deputy Education Minister polled 39,294 of votes to defeat his New Patriotic Party counterpart, Collins Arku, who polled 4,086 votes in the elections on December 7, 2020. Okudzeto Ablakwa became the MP of North Tongu at an early age of 28 on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in 2008. He won the seat by a 78.6% of votes cast.
Mr Ablakwa referred to the gesture as a “thanksgiving offering”. The incumbent lawmaker won the election with a resounding victory. Mr Ablakwa had polled 39, 294 votes representing 89.7% to beat his opponent Richard Arku of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who polled a meagre 4, 086 votes representing 9.32%. Mr Ablakwa noted that the resounding victory means his constituents do not expect anything below excellent representation from him and, therefore, “I shall render just that with total dedication, selflessness, dynamism and humility. So help me God.” Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa interacts with staff of the Battor Catholic Hospital. Pulse Ghana Meanwhile, Ghana’s parliament is set to resume today Monday, December 14, 2020, a week after the country held its general elections which saw many MPs losing their seats to new faces.