Fomena MP Dismisses Claims He Is Under Pressure To Contest For The NPP In 2024





Fomena MP dismisses claims he is under pressure to contest for the NPP in 2024
The Independent Member of Parliament for Fomena who is also Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Andrew Amoako Asiamah has rejected reports that he is currently under pressure to decide whether or not he will stand for the elections again in 2024 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the party he belonged to until he was expelled.

Mr Asiamah who was the incumbent lawmaker for the area on the ticket of the NPP ahead of the 2020 election was ousted from the party by the leadership.

Subsequently, his seat was declared vacant in parliament by the then Speaker, Professor Mike Aaron Ocaquye. 

But he contested as an independent candidate and won in the election which saw the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) all gaining 137 seats each.

He subsequently wrote to the new speaker Alban Bagbin informing him about his decision to do business with the NPP’s side of the House, a decision that saw to the NPP being declared the majority in Parliament.

A statement issued and signed by his aide, Seth Oduro on Thursday March 18 said “Our attention has been drawn to, a publication in which the honorable Member of Parliament and second deputy speaker of Parliament ,Andrew Amoako Asiamah is alleged to have stated that he is under pressure to declare whether or not he intends to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

“As a matter of fact the honourable Andrew Amoako Asiamah has not granted any media interview since he was sworned in as the second deputy speaker of the 8th Parliament on January 7, 2021.

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