Some residents in the Suhum Constituency of the Eastern Region have called on the Member of Parliament of the area, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate.
According to the angry residents, the handwriting of Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante in the past three and half years in terms of infrastructure projects is visible for everyone in the constituency to see, however, they cannot afford to lose him in Parliament.
Reiterating their stance, they described their MP as a development-oriented who prioritizes the well-being of his constituents first before any other thing. They indicated that on several occasions the lawmaker used his common fund to execute lots of projects in the area which has benefited the people.
Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante was elected into Parliament in 2020 but during the party’s parliamentary primaries some months ago, the Suhum Constituency delegates refused to give him a second bid to represent them in Parliament
For this reason, the residents are making a clarion call on him to consider contesting the upcoming polls as an independent to enable him to continue his good works for the transformation agenda for Suhumman.
The resident expressed this to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH during a mega health organized by a group calling itself ‘Friends of Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante’ on Sunday, July 28, 2024, where hundreds of individuals across the breadth and length of the constituency joined the exercise.
They also petitioned Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante and gave him a 21-day ultimatum to come out and declare his intention of contesting the Suhum parliamentary seat as an independent candidate since failure to do so will compel them to exclude themselves from the December 7 polls.
The petition letter was received by Isaac Asiedu, the secretary to the MP. He acknowledged their concerns and further described the gesture as a step in the right direction.
“If the 400 delegates in Suhum have rejected him the over 76,000 eligible voters who vote in the Constituency are saying they like him because he has performed well likewise the previous MPs we have had and that’s why everybody in the Constituency is rallying behind him to go independent,” he stated.
Isaac Asiedu then urged the residents to remain calm and keep praying for Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante as all things being equal, the MP will heed their calls and do as they wish amid retaining the seat so he can continue his good works and develop the area further.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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