Concern Assembly members in Ashanti region have expressed their disappointment in regards today 28 million dollars Car loan facility announced by the finance minister Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta.
The said whopping sum of money according to the finance minister is to buy cars for the 275 members of Parliament amidst making arrangement to pay wives of presidents and vice presidents.
But the Assembly members intimated that governments over the years have not seen the impact of Assembly members and their contributions to the development of the country.
They say if all things being equal Assembly members and members of Parliament have the same responsibilities and if the Finance minister thinks their work does not matter to the National development, they will exercise their constitutional right because they were also elected just like the members of Parliament and therefore should be resolved.
In a press conference organised by some aggrieved group of assemblyman led by Hon. Daniel Kwaku Mensah, Assemblyman of manso Moseaso and Hon. Emmanuel Nyanteng, Assembly member of Abrusato electoral area.
They are highly dissatisfied with the current development of the first and second ladies salary saga.
“We have devoted to serve our various Electra areas holistically for the forward march of mother Ghana. Yet our efforts have never attracted the requisite leaders of the country.”
They lamented that Nana Addo has promise to resource the work of the assembly members during the 2020 general elections campaign.
They also noted that, they don’t want motorbikes that would kill them.
