The MP with some of the constituents
MEMBER OF Parliament for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, has been transporting his constituents in batches to to Parliament House in Accra to bring them in tune with what transpires there.
Oboafo Kwadjo Asante last month began constituency executives, electoral area coordinators, polling station executives, council of patrons, and council of elders from Suhum to Parliament for them to have a feel of where he represented them.
According to him, it was intended to allow them to familiarise ourselves with the environment, proceedings and key personalities.
The visit was done in batches of fifty (50) per day.
According to him, “Parliament House is the heart of this nation. So, bringing them here will one way or the other, motivate someone to learn hard or serve as an inspiration to parents so they push their children to attain greater heights in education.”
“I want them to feel part of the governance system. They are part of it. They are powerful to the people. They started it. From the polling station through to the President. So, it’s ideal for them to see what Parliament does in the country,” he noted.
He added that “The selection isn’t politics based, it’s an equal treatment. I just want the people to know my heart and the person that I am. They elect people to represent them so they deserve this.”
He, however, urged the residents of Suhum to rally behind him and the ruling government to succeed by delivering their mandate to them.
BY Daniel Bampoe