Mr Obuaba Yakubu, the Assembly member elect for the Dambai Zongo Electoral Area in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has resolved to work hard to justify the confidence reposed in him. The Assembly member, who described himself as the 'grassroots man', said he was well informed about the fundamental problems affecting his electoral area and would use resources available to harness the potential of his people. Mr Yakubu said this during an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA). He pledged to lobby, advocate and facilitate the completion of broken- bridges, ongoing projects and abandoned ones started by his predecessor. He expressed gratitude to the people of Dambai Zongo for the opportunity to lead and serve them in the Municipal Assembly, noting that the electoral area would be well represented to bring significant development to the area. 'I will continue to thank my people both Dambai Zongo and old town for electing me to represent them at the Assembly and to assure them that, I wil l not forget my promises, very soon they will see real changes they voted for,' he said. He told the GNA that during the campaign, he presented a well-crafted message of hope and was therefore committed to ensuring its fruition. Source: Ghana News Agency The request for the release of the president of the Free Destourian Party (PDL), Abir Moussi, has been rejected", said her lawyers at a press conference held at the party's headquarters on Thursday. Her lawyer, Karim Krifa, stressed that "the chief investigating judge did not respond to the defence's request for release". "Failure to rule on the request for Moussi's release within the deadline set by Article 87 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is in itself an implicit refusal." Last Friday, Moussi's defence team submitted a request for her release to the dean of investigating judges at the Tunis Court of First Instance. The request was written and signed by members of Moussi's "defence committee", officially mandated by the National Order of Tunisian Lawyers (ONAT), chaired by the President of the Tunisian Bar Association, Hatem Meziou. Krifa added that the defence committee's request had been thoroughly examined, but that the dean of investigating judges had yet to issue a decision. Moussi was arreste d on October 3 in front of the registry office of the presidential palace in Carthage as she was preparing to file a complaint against the publication of decrees on local elections. The PDL leader was accused of "changing the form of government, inciting citizens to arm themselves against each other and spreading disorder in the country." Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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