Legal practitioner and development advocate Lom Nuku Ahlijah has opened a constituency office at Adzido in the Keta area as part of efforts to create a more structured platform for mobilising partnerships and responding to development needs in the municipality.
The office is expected to provide residents with a direct channel to engage Mr Ahlijah on community concerns, development initiatives and legal matters requiring attention.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Ahlijah said the facility would also serve as a link between residents, development partners and other stakeholders interested in supporting projects across the constituency.
He explained that his interventions over the years had largely involved lobbying, donations and partnerships with government institutions, private-sector organisations and non-governmental organisations.
According to him, formalising his outreach became necessary after several residents expressed difficulties in reaching him through existing channels to discuss community projects and challenges.
Mr Ahlijah said making his development activities more visible had also helped attract additional support, demonstrating the importance of partnerships in addressing challenges that could not be tackled through individual resources alone.
He cited a recent donation of more than GH¢2 million made in collaboration with the Living Presence Evangelistic Network to the Keta Hospital as an example of what greater visibility and collaboration could achieve.
He noted that while some of his previous interventions had been undertaken quietly, increased public awareness had created opportunities for further lobbying and partnerships.
“Undertaking development work in isolation limited the scale of impact that could be achieved,” he said, stressing that collaboration was essential given the extent of developmental challenges confronting the Keta Constituency.
Mr Ahlijah said his development activities had often been pursued within the framework of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which he described as the vehicle through which several of his community-focused initiatives had been implemented over the years.
He also highlighted the geographical challenges facing the constituency, particularly the way the Keta Lagoon divides communities across the area.
He said some communities are located behind the lagoon, while others are situated between the lagoon and the sea, making it difficult for a single office to effectively serve all residents.
To address that challenge, Mr Ahlijah announced plans to establish a second office at Atiavi within the coming month.
The proposed office will focus on communities behind the lagoon, including Atiavi, Tsiame, Hatorgodo and Lawoshime. Further information on its opening, he said, would be communicated to residents in due course.
Mr Ahlijah appealed to residents in the constituency and members of the diaspora to support efforts aimed at addressing local development challenges.
He said potential partnerships emerging from his outreach, including opportunities involving members of the diaspora, were being explored and could soon be formalised.
He urged residents to view the new office not only as a place to report problems but also as a platform for submitting ideas and proposals that could inform future interventions.
Mr Ahlijah stressed that sustainable community transformation could not depend on the efforts of one person, but required residents, government agencies, businesses, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to work together.
He therefore encouraged well-meaning residents to actively engage the office and contribute to building partnerships capable of delivering broader development outcomes for the people of Keta.
