Obuasi, Ghana – Wundef Media | August 13, 2026 — Eugene Kofi Amankwaa, an aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Obuasi East Constituency, has outlined a development agenda focused on improving internal roads, creating opportunities for young people and closing what he describes as an infrastructure gap between Obuasi East and Obuasi West.
Speaking in an interview with Charles Wundengba on the Wundef Show, Amankwaa identified the poor state of internal roads in the constituency as his immediate priority should he become the Member of Parliament.
He said although human development and employment opportunities for young people would also receive significant attention, improving the road network would be central to his proposed development agenda.
According to him, good roads are fundamental to economic activity because they connect communities, make transportation easier and allow businesses and residents to move goods and services efficiently.
Roads remain top priority
Amankwaa said the condition of internal roads in several parts of Obuasi East requires urgent attention and would therefore be among the first issues he would pursue as MP.
Amankwaa believes a more comprehensive approach is required, particularly in the constituency’s internal roads, to improve access to communities and support local economic activity.
Jobs and human development
Beyond physical infrastructure, Amankwaa said human development must remain at the centre of any meaningful development agenda for Obuasi East.
He identified employment opportunities for young people as another major priority, arguing that infrastructure development alone cannot transform the constituency if young people continue to struggle to find sustainable livelihoods.
His emphasis on youth development follows his own record of supporting education and young people in the Obuasi area.
In 2024, Amankwaa, through Eugenmat Travel and Consult, awarded GH¢10,000 in scholarships to eight needy but brilliant JHS graduates from Obuasi East to support their transition to senior high school. The initiative followed an earlier US$15,000 scholarship awarded to Beatrice Frimpong to study Mining Engineering at the University of Alberta in Canada.
Amankwaa has previously explained that his motivation for supporting young people was partly shaped by his own experience of facing financial difficulties during his university education.
He has also been involved in healthcare support in Obuasi East. In 2025, more than 3,000 residents benefited from a free National Health Insurance Scheme registration exercise sponsored by him. citeturn1search6
These interventions have contributed to his public profile as a businessman and community philanthropist in Obuasi.
Amankwaa calls for infrastructure balance between Obuasi East and West
Another major issue raised by Amankwaa during the interview was the distribution of commercial and public infrastructure across the two Obuasi constituencies.
He argued that Obuasi West has historically benefited from the concentration of several major commercial facilities, including banks, markets and lorry terminals.
Amankwaa said Obuasi East should also develop the infrastructure necessary to attract businesses, stimulate economic activity and create employment opportunities for residents.
His vision, he explained, is not to take development away from Obuasi West but to ensure that Obuasi East also has the facilities required to support its growing population and economy.
He said the constituency should be developed into an area where residents can access essential commercial services without necessarily having to depend on Obuasi West.
Such an approach, he believes, could help distribute economic activity more evenly across the wider Obuasi area.
Looking towards the 2028 election
Amankwaa is seeking to represent the NPP in the Obuasi East Constituency as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the 2028 general election.
NPP delegates in the constituency are expected to participate in the internal process in 2027 to select the party’s parliamentary candidate.
His emergence in the contest could make the upcoming internal election particularly significant for the NPP, which currently holds the Obuasi East parliamentary seat.
The 2024 parliamentary election demonstrated how competitive the constituency can become. After a re-collation exercise, the Electoral Commission declared Patrick Boakye-Yiadom the winner with 18,558 votes, just 19 votes ahead of NDC candidate Samuel Aboagye, who polled 18,539. An independent candidate, Adjei Owusu Afriyie, received 424 votes.
The narrow margin makes the selection of the NPP’s next parliamentary candidate an important political contest ahead of 2028.
Amankwaa’s campaign is therefore likely to be judged not only on his political appeal but also on the practicality of the development priorities he has presented to voters and party delegates.
For now, he says his vision is straightforward: improve Obuasi East’s internal roads, invest in people, create opportunities for young people and attract the infrastructure needed to make the constituency a stronger economic centre.