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Uncompleted Projects Force Ashanti MPs to Meet with President Akufo-Addo

The Ashanti Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament mainly made up of MPs from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have expressed the intention to urgently meet the President over numerous uncompleted projects in the region which is the stronghold of the party.

There are agitations for the completion of some social amenities such as roads, hospitals, and schools among others by some supporters of the Governing party in the region which is necessitating this important meeting with the President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo.

This follows the unfortunate attack on the Leader of Government Business and Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, by his constituents during a field visit to inspect some uncompleted projects.

The constituents booed at him and pelted him with stones and sachet water and demanded that he leaves the premises. But for the swiftness of his handless who managed to whisk him away from the angry crowed, the worse could have happened.

According to the Caucus, though the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government has undertaken lots of projects in the region, many more have not been completed and while some are ongoing, others have been abandoned.

Addressing the Press Corps in Parliament on Thursday, July 21, 2022, the Spokesperson of the Ashanti Caucus, Hon. Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, and the MP for Asante Akim Central, expressed disappointment at the conduct of the constituents for being so hard on the Majority Leader whose mandate is not to build roads and hospitals.

Though he acknowledged that some of the areas in the constituency had very bad roads, they should have exercised restraints as their representative continues to engage the Government for the best solution to their predicament.

Hon. Anyimadu-Antwi said they have taken notice of the complaints of the constituents in the region and have resolved to meet the president for an extensive discussion to arrive at an amicable solution.

“There are three issues that we have planned to actually meet the leadership of the government to discuss and these are roads, Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Program (IPEP) projects and all the projects under the Middle Belt Development Authority.”

“We believe that if these projects are completed our constituencies would have confidence in the government.”

The MPs, he said, are not unconcerned about the situation but stressed the unfortunate Suame incident should not be the way to address the situation.

Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com

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