The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has made it clear that he will no longer take his share of the common fund meant to promote equitable development and support local governance.
The lawmaker’s decision follows agitation over the alleged delay in the release of his share of the fund by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for New Juaben South, Ransford Owusu Boakye.
According to the MP, he is will write an official letter to the Minister of Local Government to formally decline his share of the fund. He added that the government should withdraw his allocation, noting that he had made good use of the fund in previous years.
Speaking on Bryt Adekyee Mu Nsem on Bryt FM with Kwamina Sam Biney, Okyere Baafi revealed that he had sent a request to the MCE asking for the release of his share of the fund, to help pay school fees for underprivileged students but is yet to be acknowledge by the MCE without any tangible reason.
He, however, emphasized that the MCE cannot dictate how he should use his portion of the fund. According to him, he has been sending request letters for over a year without receiving approval.
Meanwhile, the MCE, Ransford Owusu Boakye, on Bryt fm has earlier denied the allegations made by the MP. He insisted the MP has not submitted any letter requesting approval for the release of the funds or to buy a tricycle for a community aS been speculated.
“I even approved a request he brought last year to buy rice for some constituents without any hesitation so why won’t I approve that of supporting students pay their fees or let a community benefit from a tricycle? I will ask Okyere Baafi to let his boys bring the documents and I promise to sign it with great attention” the MCE told Kwamina Sam Biney in their earlier conversation.
Michael Okyere Baafi has on many occasions made several comments and later refuse to by his own statements, a situation some constituents describe as luck of trust in their representative of Parliament.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Nhyiraba Solomon Nartey
