The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a parliamentary debate for parliamentary aspirants at Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East Constituency to enable them to make bare their programmes and policies.

The debate organised in collaboration with the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) and Rivers FM station, allowed the aspirants of the two major political parties, Ernest Frimpong of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the incumbent MP Mr Nicholas Amankwah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to outline their development plans for the constituency.

Though the incumbent MP did not participate in the debate, the issues which were raised and asked by the moderators cut across education, roads, health and employment.

Ernest Frimpong of the NPP outlining his vision for the constituency, said on education he would advocate the establishment of a university in the constituency, a Teacher Training College and an additional Senior high /Technical school, implement an annual awards scheme for teachers and education units as well as ensure an annual distribution of desks to schools.