Oforikrom MP, Dr. Emmanuel Marfo, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing them of ignoring concerns raised by Members of Parliament (MPs). He believes this disregard significantly contributed to the party\u2019s poor performance in the December 7 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking in an interview with Adom FM, Dr. Marfo criticized President Akufo-Addo for refusing to act on the demands of over 90 NPP MPs who called for the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He emphasized the role MPs play in ensuring the party\u2019s electoral successes, arguing that their concerns should not have been dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn my case, I was among those who went knocking from house to house. It was our collective effort that brought the President to power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Marfo highlighted the unique connection MPs maintain with their constituents, contrasting their constant on-the-ground presence with that of ministers and CEOs, who rarely engage directly with the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe attend the funerals, we sit around with the boys at the various \u2018bases.\u2019 People see us, they approach us because we represent them. We hear what the people on the ground are saying. When they complain about the economy and how the Finance Minister\u2019s policies are hurting them, you must listen to us,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MP lamented the NPP leadership\u2019s failure to address these issues, accusing them of not being bold enough to confront the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy couldn\u2019t the NPP leadership look the President in the eye and tell him the truth? If the party is not strong enough to do that, it risks ending up in a ditch,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reflecting on the party\u2019s electoral losses, Dr. Marfo noted that the backlash from the public was inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter the woeful performance in the elections, people are now throwing back at us the very complaints we raised earlier about the party and the actions of certain ministers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He dismissed claims that the MPs\u2019 call for Ken Ofori-Atta\u2019s removal was driven by personal grudges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou cannot tell me that about 90 MPs were so stupid that they didn\u2019t know what they were doing when they demanded Ken\u2019s removal,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Marfo argued that if the concerns had come from only a handful of MPs, it might have been excusable to ignore them. However, he said disregarding the overwhelming majority was a grave miscalculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore than half of us complained, and that should have been taken seriously,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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