April 5, 2017 By Victoria Saffa
Hon. Ibrahim Pateh Bah
The ruling All People Congress (APC) Party Member of Parliament representing Constituency 92, Hon. Ibrahim Pateh Bah, has promised to bring development in the Yams Farm community, Western Rural District.
He made the above promise during a one day meeting with community people, after they highlighted some of the challenges they were faced with as a community.
The community stakeholders cited lack of electricity supply, Police post, well-equipped health centre and pipe borne water among others as some of the challenges they were faced with in the community.
Hon. Pateh Bah stated that Yarms Farm was part of his constituency and that he would do his best to address their challenges and bring more development to the community.
He said his constituency was one of the biggest and that it was difficult for him to effect development across the board, thus appealing with the community people to exercise patience.
Yams Farm Community headman, Foday Conteh, said security threat has been a major problem and that armed robbery has been persistently occurring in the community, stating that they have no police Post in the community that would help ease the situation.
In her statement, Chairlady of the Ten Women Community, Kagu Bayoh ,thanked the constituency Member of Parliament and called on him to help some of the university students in the community with the Sierra Leone Government Granting Aid.
Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Hassan Sheriff, said he would work in collaboration with the constituency MP in bringing development to the Yams Farm community.
“I am a resident of the Yams Farm community and I will do my best to work with the MP in bringing police post and providing a Milla tank in the community,” he stated.