Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ada Constituency, has urged public institutions and service providers in the area to view public complaints as calls for improvement rather than attacks on individuals or organisations.

She said concerns raised by residents often reflected their expectations for better service delivery and should be treated as opportunities to address challenges confronting communities.

Doyoe Cudjoe made the remarks during a stakeholder engagement held in Ada, which brought together representatives from various institutions, including the Ghana National Ambulance Service, Ghana National Fire Service, the media, tourism operators, assembly members, and other key stakeholders.

The meeting, described by participants as the first of its kind since she assumed office as MP, identified development challenges within the constituency and explored practical solutions through dialogue and collaboration.

Addressing participants, Doyoe Cudjoe noted that every institution operating within the constituency existed to serve the people and must therefore strive to meet the expectations of residents.

She said persistent complaints from citizens should not be seen as efforts to undermine institutions but rather as indications that the public believed those institutions were capable of delivering better services.

“When concerns raised by the people are not addressed, public confidence in institutions is weakened. We must therefore listen, engage, and work together to solve the challenges confronting our communities,” she said.

Her comments come in the wake of a recent youth-led demonstration in Ada, during which residents expressed dissatisfaction with what they described as poor service delivery, particularly in relation to road infrastructure, emergency healthcare, and other public services.

The demonstrators marched for more than 12 kilometres and presented petitions to the Ada East and Ada West District Assemblies as well as traditional authorities, demanding urgent interventions to address development concerns.

The MP called on heads of institutions and stakeholders to openly share challenges facing their respective sectors to enable collective efforts towards finding lasting solutions.

As part of her support for emergency services in the constituency, the MP donated GH¢50,000 to the Ghana National Ambulance Service towards the purchase of a new engine for the district’s ambulance, which has reportedly been out of service since December 13, 2025.

She also presented GH¢40,000 to the Ghana National Fire Service to support the refurbishment of its faulty fire tender and enhance emergency response capacity within the constituency.

Participants at the engagement commended the initiative and expressed hope that the platform would foster stronger collaboration among institutions and contribute to addressing critical development challenges in Ada.

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