Should an MP die before development goes to his area? - Nduom

The founder and leader of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said the announcement of a new by-election will see the misuse of state funds to win that seat.

In a post on his Facebook page, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom said: “We witnessed it in Wulensi and Talensi and now it is the turn of Amenfi West. Our tax money is working overtime to win an election for the ruling political party.”

In October this year, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wassa Amenfi West Constituency in the Western Region, John Gyetua passed on after a short illness.

Both the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have elected their candidates to contest the by-election.

According to Dr. Nduom however, Ghanaians should expect rapid developments to take place within the constituency ahead of the election; a situation he described as worrying.

He asked, “does an MP have to die for a constituency to experience 'development'? Roads, electrification of rural communities, gifts of all types, become urgent projects in times like this.”

The PPP noted that such unplanned expenditure only goes to increase the nation’s budget deficit.

“Go there and see what is happening and check back in another week and sense the desperation caused by the "win by any means possible and let's worry about the cost later" mentality,” he complained.

He stressed that “progressive change must come and the sooner the better. We need to win elections with a focus on service, development and pushing prosperity higher and not for the sake of winning or holding on to power.”