5 MPs who made Akufo-Addo’s second term of governance difficult

The hot controversy and debate surrounding who should be blamed for putting the country on a ‘backward conveyor belt’, and a retrogressive direction continues to heat up each and every day, particularly on very active social media discussion forums like Twitter, Facebook, etc.

The citizenry could no longer bear the hardship and flames of fire burning them, coupled with countless number of tax obligations; hence, they needed to tell the issues as they were to the Government for the necessary intervention.

It is a very dicey issue, I must say, and it appears that, this time around, the youth, and more particularly activists are actively involved in the revolutionary and transformation agenda in the country.

This is sending a very imperative signal to all politicans out there that if they can join forces to drain the country of her rich resources, they can equally do same, but with a reformational, transformational and sustainable mindset.

While some are seriously concerned about racking the deepest part of their mental faculty to provide answers to questions our leaders have failed to answer over the years, others are so lackadaisical, and pretend to be even unawre of what is going on in the country.

This probably was the rationale behind the coining of the two strong closely related terms, #Fixthecountry and #Fixyourself by the convenors and respondents respectively.

The hilarious and interesting thing about this whole episode of social media activism is that the same person who created the mess we experiencing now dragged and ridiculed Mr. John Dramani Mahama in 2013 to Fix the country on social media because he felt the country was in economic crisis at that time.

I am not sure H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ever dreamt that he will be bitten and consumed by his own words.

The only excuse he and his officials may give is that we in an era of a pandemic, and since it is a global issue, no country is ever free from its surrounding consequences.

Meanwhile, some countries are putting in place effective and resilient programs to mitigate almost every challenge triggered by the pandemic.

What is actually gradually killing the country currently is that our leaders do not give the full details and true picture of how the economy is performing both locally and internationally.

If we are borrowing so much from International Monetary Fund or World Bank and they keep deceiving us that the country has a very strong financial foundation, then it is very disastrous!

Undoubtedly, certain decisions and actions taken by the government have made it so unpopular this time around.

This ‘dissatisfying record’ could have been cleared long time ago, to redeem its original status, but there are certain officials who are putting more flames in the fire. 

By the end of this article, we could clearly know the five MPs who made Akufo-Addo’s second term of governance unpopular and distasteful.

The first person on the list is Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.

He is often times regarded as a controversial person, although he sometimes speaks the issue as it it. 

However, his continuous threatening behaviour on TV and Radio has really costed the NPP and the second governing era of Akufo-Addo. 

Sincerely, he is one of the reasons people have lost trust in the current government because they see him to be an abuser of the Supreme Law of the Land, particularly the freedom of speech and expression.

To some, he has made the Ghanaian democratic and political environment so distasteful and ‘insulting’.

Meanwhile, he has never lost a single seat ever since he joined Ghana’s parliament in 2000.

2. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana and former Minister of Information.

Though very eloquent and outspoken, but fond of propagating deceptive information, which does not truly represent what is happening on the ground. 

He is a young man so the youth in the country expect much from him.

It however appears that people are losing confidence and trust in him due to the erroneous information he sometimes puts out there, especially regarding the true state of Ghana’s power crisis. 

3. Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central Constituency.

The Woyome Scandal, coupled with Condom Scandal and Anti-Snake Procurement Scandal make a lot people even wonder why he was still given that position to serve in the Ministry of Health.

In reality, a lot of Ghanaians have lost trust in the government since no significant investigations have been carried out so far on his scandalous acts.

4. Hon. Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency in the Greater-Accra Region of Ghana and Chief Executive Officer of Carlos King Freight Services.

The behaviour he exhibited during the process of electing a Speaker for Ghana’s 8th parliament suggested to Ghanaians that the New Patriotic Party is corrupt. 

This creates an impression that the process leading to the election of Presidential Akufo-Addo as the president Ghana on December 7 is still doubtful. 

How can a leader snatch ballot papers during an electoral process, on the premise of protecting the interest of the NPP? Is he serving Ghana or NPP?

Indirectly, he is making the government so popular both locally and internationally.

5. Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency in Ghana’s Ashanti Region and Minister of Energy.

I think he did well when during his tenure of office as the Minister of Education.

However, his new role seems to be a tough one, looking at the challenges the country is experiencing in the energy sector. 

What is so distasteful is that he and his ministry members continue to hide the true picture of Ghana’s energy situation from the public.

Several businesses are collapsing due to constant power outages, but they keep telling Ghanaians that what we are experiencing is not “Dumsor” but a technical challenge.

Does placing Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh in the Energy Sector then suggest that the government has put a square peg in a round hole?

This, to most Ghanaians is a blatant lie, and consequently, it is making the government so unpopular, especially in the international market. 

How would investors have trust and confidence in a country that is facing a serious energy crisis?