Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central has said that he pities Akufo-Addo because of the huge pressure that was on him from people who wanted jobs and contracts.
Speaking on Adom TV, Agyapong said each time he visits Akufo-Addo at home, he finds that people who hitherto turned down offers to contribute towards the victory of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are now trooping to his residence and office to lobby for appointments and contracts.
“When I get to Nana Addo’s residence and Flagstaff House and I take a look at the huge numbers of persons who are there lobbying for positions, I begin to wonder…I pity Nana Akufo-Addo.
“When I see the people, I remember what Ken Ofori Atta said some time ago when companies turned down our calls for them to help us buy vehicles, he said these people would be trooping after we have won power and indeed it has come to pass…,†he said.
Agyapong urged Akufo-Addo to prioritise assistance to ‘strong and loyal’ people who stood by him and the NPP when they were in distress.
He also urged NPP supporter who had yet to receive any assistance from the government to be patient and wait for their turn.
Agyapong had earlier revealed that he and John Boadu, the acting general secretary of the NPP, turned down opportunities to be ministers of state.
The two of them, he said, were selected to represent the Assin block in the party but both of them turned the offer down.
“I don’t want to be a minister. We wanted to present John Boadu (to the President) but he also turned the offer down…I have seen that some of our leaders want some of us to be ministers but we turned the offer down.â€Â