Also known as: Dr Jasaw · Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw · Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw · Dr. Jasaw
Member of Parliament for Wa East who chairs Parliament's Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, advocating for agricultural development and constituency infrastructure projects.
… Chairman of the Committee, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, said the government’s commitment to reviving the project must be backed by a clear financing arrangement to ensure work can resume and progress steadily. …
… Chairman of the Committee, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, made the call on October 1 when the Committee visited the project sites to assess progress and the work being undertaken. …
The Chairman of Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has called for the establishment of a National Agriculture Development Fund to accelerate Ghana’s food systems transformation agenda. …
The Member of Parliament for Wa East, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has provided GH¢223,000 in bursary support to 223 Junior High School (JHS) graduates in the constituency. …
… Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Member of Parliament for Wa East, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, underscored the importance of vocational skills in combating youth unemployment across the country. …
The Member of Parliament for Wa East, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, in collaboration with the Wa East District Assembly, has handed over three fully furnished health facilities to the Ghana Health Service to improve access to healthcare and help reduce maternal and infant mortality. …
… Road infrastructure is actually an anchor to development.” Wa East MP Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw called for some of the gravel pits created during construction to be converted into dugouts to provide water for livestock during the dry season. …
… Godfred Seidu Jasaw, while expressing satisfaction with the quality of work observed, urged authorities and the contractor to explore additional benefits from the construction process. …
Ghana's Parliamentary Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs is demanding clarity on the government's financing model for the Pwalugu Irrigation Project before the 2027 Budget is presented, noting that the Ministry of Agriculture's capital expenditure allocation for 2025 and 2026 is insufficient to fund a project of that scale.
Ghana's Parliamentary Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs is demanding clarity on the government's financing model for the Pwalugu Irrigation Project before the 2027 Budget is presented, noting that the Ministry of Agriculture's capital expenditure allocation for 2025 and 2026 is insufficient to fund a project of that scale.
The Parliamentary Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs has called on the Finance Minister to allocate funds for timely completion of government-planned Farmers Service Centres, warning that the project could suffer further delays if contractors are not paid on time. Under the project commissioned by President Mahama in March 2026, the government plans to construct about 275 centres across the country within six months.
The Chairman of Parliament's Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee has called for a National Agriculture Development Fund to provide sustainable financing for critical interventions across the agricultural value chain and address structural challenges in the sector. He suggested such a fund could accelerate investment in production, storage, processing and other areas needed to transform Ghana's agricultural sector.
Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Member of Parliament for Wa East, provided GH¢223,000 in bursary support to 223 Junior High School graduates, with each beneficiary receiving GH¢1,000 to help meet educational expenses as they prepare for senior high school and technical institutes. The MP said cash support was chosen to allow families to address their most pressing educational needs rather than provide items like mattresses and chop boxes, and beneficiaries were selected based on academic performance with aggregates between 6 and 35.
More than 90 youth apprentices and master craftspersons in Wa East District have received industrial machines, starter tools, and training kits under the government's National Apprenticeship Programme, which enrolls 130 beneficiaries for practical training in fashion design, garment making, hairdressing, welding, fabrication, and mechanical repairs.
The Member of Parliament for Wa East and the district assembly have handed over three fully furnished health facilities — a CHPS compound at Yaala No. 2, an expanded CHPS compound at Chaggu, and a maternity and children's ward at Loggu Health Centre — equipped with medical furniture, beds, boreholes and motorbikes to improve healthcare access and reduce maternal and infant mortality in the sparsely populated district.
The Upper West Parliamentary Caucus inspected ongoing construction on the N12 Bole-Sawla-Wa highway, observing road clearing, drainage works, and asphalt works. The Regional Minister said the government is committed to completing the road and urged the contractor to accelerate work to finish on schedule.
The Upper West Parliamentary Caucus and Regional Minister Charles Lwanga Puozuing inspected ongoing construction on the N12 Bole-Sawla-Wa highway, observing road clearing, drainage works, and asphalt activities. The Regional Minister urged the contractor to accelerate work and assured residents the road will be asphalted before the end of President Mahama's term in January 2029.
The Wa East District Assembly has handed over sites for educational infrastructure projects valued at GH¢2.3 million: a three-unit classroom block at Katua (GH¢1.5 million, funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund and including a mechanised borehole) and a two-unit kindergarten block at Goripie (GH¢750,000) to replace an existing unsuitable structure.
Parliament's Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee Chair Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw defended the passage of the new Cocoa Bill under certificate of urgency, saying it was needed before the September 2026/2027 cocoa season to implement planned reforms on pricing and financing arrangements. The legislation aims to provide a stronger regulatory framework for the cocoa sector, which faces challenges including climate change, illegal mining, and declining productivity.
Five Members of Parliament have reintroduced the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill to criminalise witchcraft accusations, outlaw witchfinders and witch doctors, and strengthen legal protections for victims of such allegations. The bill was previously passed by the Eighth Parliament in July 2023 but failed to become law after former President Akufo-Addo declined to grant presidential assent.
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs received a briefing from the Minister for Food and Agriculture on implementation of the Feed Ghana Programme and preparations for the farming season. Discussions covered strategic initiatives including Farmer Service Centres, the National School Farm Initiative, irrigation infrastructure expansion, and programmes to promote poultry and vegetable production.
A National Youth Dialogue on Ghana's domestication of the Africa Agribusiness Youth Strategy and Youth in Agrifood Systems Performance Index concluded in Accra, with youth calling for greater investment in food systems programmes and pressing the government to move beyond mentioning youth in agricultural policy to creating funded, measured, and accountable commitments across flagship programmes including the Feed Ghana Programme and National Agricultural Investment Program.
MP, DCE, and health officials in Wa East District have appealed for urgent government provision of a district hospital to serve the district's over 120,000 people. The district, established over 22 years ago, remains the only district in the Upper West Region without a district hospital or polyclinic.
The Member of Parliament for Wa East Constituency has cut sod for construction of an ultra-modern clinic in Yaala No. 2, Upper West Region, to improve healthcare access for residents who have long struggled to reach adequate medical facilities.
The Member of Parliament for Wa East Constituency organised a free eye screening exercise for teachers and nurses and distributed 300 reading glasses worth thousands of cedis over three days in June. The initiative aims to improve the eye health of these professionals to enable them to effectively teach and care for patients.
The Wa East Member of Parliament has injected GH¢100,000 into the District Road Improvement Programme to support road construction and rehabilitation machinery. The funds aim to accelerate infrastructure works including rehabilitation of the Gudayiri–Yaru Road and construction of a new road linking Yaru and Kpanamuna.
The Member of Parliament for Wa East and the District Chief Executive commissioned a 3-unit classroom block for Manwe Junior High School and pledged to address critical road challenges in the district. The MP announced a GH₵75,000 donation from his Common Fund share to support emergency road repairs.
The Manwe Traditional Council in Wa East District has commended Member of Parliament Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw and District Chief Executive Sayibu Adamu for development projects including a newly completed three-unit classroom block and 1,000 pieces of school furniture donated to the district's education directorate.
The Upper West Region has officially launched the World Shea Expo 2026 at a ceremony in Wa that featured government officials, traditional leaders, and financial stakeholders. The government announced a policy to restrict raw nut exports and donated Personal Protective Equipment to local women's shea-picking cooperatives.
The Upper West Region has officially launched the World Shea Expo 2026 at a ceremony in Wa featuring government officials, traditional leaders, and financial stakeholders. The launch included PPE donations to women's shea-picking cooperatives and policy announcements aimed at harnessing the economic potential of the shea value chain.
Ghana's non-traditional exports expanded 30.7% year-on-year in 2025, a performance the GEPA board chairman attributes to government industrial and trade reforms including the Accelerated Export Development Programme and the 24-hour economy policy. Cocoa derivatives led the growth, with cocoa paste rising nearly 71% to $789m and cocoa butter more than doubling to roughly $636m, while the broader export basket strengthened from $2.15bn in 2024 to $3.28bn in 2025.