Hairdressing School for NPP Members Opened

THE MEMBER OF Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast, Hon. Christine Churcher has officially opened a hairdressing saloon aimed at training young NPP members in hairdressing to be able to live on their own instead of depending on men for their livelihood.

Situated at House No. E 2/4, Bakaano, a suburb here, it is known as "Lady May" Saloon to be run by Ms Mary Dadson, an NPP activist.

In her opening address, Hon. Churcher stated that it is the avowed aim of the NPP government to provide jobs for the numerous unemployed youth, adding that in that direction, there are plans to establish a seamstress training school in Cape Coast to train young women to become self-employed.

She called on Cape Coasters to make use of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Muniru Arafat Nuhu, who is the representative of President J.A.

Kufuor and herself.

She expressed regret that during the NDC era, all former NDC appointed MCEs only came to thwart her efforts at any meaningful development project mooted by her because they suspected and feared that any credit associated with the development would come to her as the MP for the constituency.

The former NDC MCE, therefore, sat on her Common Fund.

She stressed that this time round, our MCE is an NPP whose allegiance and aims are geared toward the total development and progress not only of Oguaa (Cape Coast) but the nation as a whole.

Hon. Churcher told the gathering that some time early this year, Ms Dadson told her about her plans to establish a hairdressing saloon to train the unemployed young girls of the party who are currently roaming about without jobs in the municipality.

According to her, she agreed to the proposal and gave every encouragement to Ms Dadson to forge ahead with her plans and was thankful to God that her plans have become a reality.

Also addressing the gathering, Arafat Nuhu assured the public that as long as he remains MCE for the municipality, he is there to assist the MP in all matters relating the development of the area.

He, however, promised that he and the MP for Cape Coast would do everything possible to assist the saloon in the provision of qualified teachers to train the young women to become professionals in their own right.

Earlier in a welcome address, Ms Dadson expressed the hope that the unemployed girls could take advantage of her gesture for very minimal charge to become self-employed to meet the future.

The Very Rev. E. E. Williams, Provost of Christ the King Anglican Church of Cape Coast who prayed at the commencement of the programme, blessed the equipment of three hair-dryers and other items to be used in the saloon.