The Greater Accra Association of Assembly Members believes that the pledge to pay Assembly Members a monthly salary can only be fulfilled by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government.
A spokesperson for the Association, Mr Stephen Kwasi Acquah, indicated that the promise to pay salaries to Assembly Members is a call in the right direction, and is welcome by all Members.
Mr Stephen Kwasi Acquah added that “He (John Mahama) reneged on the pledge he made to pay us when they voted for him in 2012, and that is why they did not vote for him again in 2016, even though he had repeated that pledge.”
According to him, Mr Mahama has pledged to pay Assembly Members in the 2012 and 2016 manifestoes.
On behalf of the Greater Accra Association, Mr Stephen Kwasi Acquah stated that “if there’s someone who they believe can pay Assembly Members on a monthly basis, then it has to be Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.”
Paying a courtesy call on the President, the spokesperson of the Association indicated that the Free SHS, 1-District-1-Factory, the Nation Builders’ Corps, and the program for Planting for Food and Jobs have proven to be extremely beneficial for them and the constituents they represented.
Outlining the policies implemented by the Akufo-Addo Government from 2017 to date, he said the implementation of Free SHS has lifted the burden on them.
He continued that because of NABCO, no one harasses them for jobs anymore.
Congratulating the President for making time to meet with them, Stephen Kwasi Acquah stressed that “they believe that if they support him to get four more years, their circumstances, as Assembly Members, will be better off under his Government.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Solomon Nartey
