The Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central Constituency Mr. Sampson Tangombu Chiragia has questioned the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu why out of 19 to 21 cabinet Ministers in Akufo-Addo’s administration no single person is representing the people of Upper East –Apexnewsgh.com Report According to Mr. Tangombu Chiragia: “This clearly shows that his none performing President who does not see Upper East Region as part of Ghana”. His question came after the regional minister had responded to his position on the 2022 budget where he complained that the budget could not even capture the controversial Upper East airport, which he believes is inconveniencing the people of the region and more especially he as a parliamentarian who always love to travel home every weekend. According to the Regional Minister in his response: “If an MP is in Accra, saying he wants to come home every weekend to see his constituents but because there is no airport he cannot come, I don’t think we should even vote for such Member of Parliament. However, the response by the Upper East Regional Minister has triggered the Navrongo Central Constituency legislator to throw another heavy wet question to the father of the region. “Why is it that we have almost 19 to 21 cabinet ministers and we have 16 regions, why is it that Upper East Region is not having even a cabinet minister? We don’t have a cabinet minister in Nana Addo’s government and he doesn’t regard us”. Navrongo MP asked “So, for that matter, who is going to carry issues across? He is the Regional Minister, his constituency is the region, my constituency is Navrongo Central, and his party is in power, and is their responsibility to do something for us, and he should not be dodging his responsibilities. “The last time, that was the same mistake he made, he said there were going to be airport located where? NO, he talked about the aerodrome which he said going to in Navrongo, that one is already known. What we are saying is that, before you can talk about the airport, where are you locating it? Where are you building it? You have not made the land preparation and you have 3 years to go and you are telling us you are going to get two airports when? We need the airport now. He insisted “Not about me coming home, I come home alright but what am saying is that I have business in Accra and definitely, I will close some times and run into the night. I can come and land in Tamale sometime with the last flight. If there were to be an airport in Upper East Region when i land i can even take a bicycle and go”. He explained “But here is the situation, how can you land in Tamale around 6:30 to 7:00 Pm then drive 3 to 4 hours before you get home? Then, that’s even better. When you are going back to Parliament and you want to go with last flight and you are leaving Upper East, it means you have to leave home around 4:00 Pm and if you are not lucky and get a breakdown on the road, what do you do? He shouldn’t run away from his responsibility. He knows very well I don’t have access to his Oldman who is there wasting our time, even he himself doesn’t have access to his old because he goes there, he can only talk to the Chief of Staff and comeback. He is not even regarded, he is only here to represent something. If he claimed he is a darling boy to the President he should make him a cabinet minister so that he can talk for Upper East. “Upper East is the only region we have, no one should be joking with the region that is our country and our capital, we come from there and we can never change”. “He should lead a legacy so that tomorrow, he can say he was a minister he was able to bring us airport. We don’t care where the airport is located, they can send it to Fumbisi, and they can send it to even Pwalungu it doesn’t matter anymore. He stressed Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
NDC MP for Navrongo Central Sampson Tangombu Chiragia and NPP Navrongo Central Constituency Chairman Anthony Spinoza Mensah
NAVRONGO: Stop your ‘Amariya Kule’ (hide and seek) lifestyle against the people of Navrongo, be visible -NPP Chairman to NDC MP
The Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency of the Upper East Region Anthony Spinoza Mensah has advised the NDC MP for Navrongo Central Sampson Tangombu Chiragia to stop his ‘Amariya Kule’ (hide and seek) lifestyle against his own people. According to Mr. Mensah, the Member of Parliament elect for Navrongo Central Mr. Chiragia popularly known as STC is doing what he describes as Amariya Kule (hide and seek) meaning he the MP is running away from his 2020 promises to the people of Navrongo. Mr. Mensah told Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnews Gh, that he as the Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party in the constituency now receive the pressure of addressing challenges bedeviling the ordinary youth of navrongo because he [Mensah] is seen more visible than the elected Member of Parliament who made a whole lot of empty promises to the youth and people of Navrongo. “He shouldn’t be like ‘Amariya kule’ he has won, he should come out, because he is supposed to work. He said, when he became an MP, he will let people join various services (Police, military, fire, and prison service) and now the people want to buy the form, at least he should give them money to buy the form. A form is Ghc 100.00, at least he can buy for 1000 or 500 people he can do that”. He said However, confirming the remarks by the NPP Constituency Chairman, Apexnews Gh sighted these few promises made by the now Navrongo Central Member of Parliament Sampson Tangombu Chiragia (STC) in June 2020 as part of his campaign messages to his people. However, responding to the call by the NPP Constituency Chairman, the ‘Amariya Kule’ Member of Parliament Mr. Chiragia as alleged by Mr. Mensah told Apexnews Gh that what he has witnessed so far, isn’t business as usual because the government of Akufo-Addo administration did not consider giving any protocol to the opposition MPs. He further accused the government of not releasing Common Fund for 4 quarters to enable him carry out most of his responsibilities as MP. “They don’t give protocol to opposition MPs, so what can opposition MP do? The Common Fund is in arrears for (4) four quarters. The government has not been able to appoint DCEs, the MP has no resources, is an opposition MP and the government has failed the people of Ghana for not releasing the Common Fund, making the whole hardship affecting everybody not me alone I cannot manufacture anything, I don’t hold the public purse is the government and if they leave government, he is the NPP Chairman who do they want the people to go to? He should give them the money because he also holds the money. DCEs are not in place, even if my Common Fund comes I can’t spend it and moreover the common Fund is not in. So, he cannot accuse the MP who cannot do anything”. He said Meanwhile, the MP further recounted some of his achievements so far in the constituency without any Common Fund. “He should understand that in my small way, I have been able to mobilize friends and they gave street lights, I have been able to organize computer training for 97 people, I have able to mobilize my friends to come and build a dressmaking center a capacity of 100 people to train them, I have sunk 7 boreholes without my Common Fund, that is what I have been able to do, the NPP Chairman is aware”. The MP recounts. Meanwhile, Mr. Mensah the NPP Constituency has argued that, when the MP was seriously making his promises to the people of Navrongo, he didn’t say he was going fullfill his promise based on the avalibilty of Common Fund. 1, “Let it reflect that when he the MP was promising he never said he was going to relay on common fund as a funding source. 2) Again the so called IT skilled, was targeted at University students who are computer illiterates . Now he the MP has brought the image of Navrongo down by training University students who are already computer literates . How can they be trained on the use of smart phones. 3) He should come home and make himself available to the masses”. Mr. Mensah stressed Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093









