Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore Constituency is unhappy about the political development of the Ashanti region and how gradually, voters are turning against those that they have voted for to represent them in Parliament.
According to him, those who are to decide the development are the Ministers of state – the Finance Minister and Roads and Highways Minister – and not MPs.
Speaking on Wontumi TV on Wednesday, July 20, the MP explained:
“Where you get your votes, you have decided not to send your money there; you have decided to turn away from the Ashanti region and construct an interchange in some region, yet, you will turn back to the Ashanti region for votes; are we alright?
“It is the decision they (central government) make, and the electorate will turn and attack the MPs instead of the decision-makers. You don’t attack the MP; you should attack the people who have the money.
“No NPP MP is happy [with the development]; no Ashanti MP is happy. We have told [those in government], and they are aware. Decisions in the Ashanti region are executive decisions and rest on the President; it is the President, Minister of Roads and Finance that will say, there is no money…”
The MP stated that because some decisions from the government affect them, they become the easy target.
“Nothing happens to the Minister of Roads and Minister of Finance that take the decisions, but the MPs are attacked just because of their decisions. Is that the right thing? Whatever they are doing is totally needless,” he stressed.
Dr Nana Ayew Afriye served a warning “when I start going hard on the government, nobody should talk to me.”
