The Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim in the Western Region, Philip Fiifi Buckman, has said the region’s caucus of legislators will come together to ensure the area’s development.
He says although the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has 15 out of the 17 constituencies in the region, they will bring the remaining two MPs from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on board to ensure the region gets what it deserves.
According to him, previous lawmakers did not adequately amplify the needs of the region to get the needed development from previous governments, despite the huge mineral deposits the area contributes to the nation’s development.
Speaking with Captain Smart on Onua TV’s extended coverage of the presidential inauguration Wednesday, January 08, 2025, the private legal practitioner said President Mahama has had firsthand information on the problems confronting the constituency and he hopes the MPs’ caucus in the region will come with a unified voice to bring the needed progress.
“When President Mahama came to Takoradi he toured the place and saw our challenges including our harbour, railway, roads and institutions that are supposed to work.
“Fortunately for us, we have 15 out of the 17 constituencies in the Western region and we’ll rope Hon. Boamah of Effia and Kobby of Takoradi in, so we all come together with one voice and a concerted effort to push for Western to get what we deserve,” he stated.
He bemoaned how residents of the region have been taken for granted with all the resources they provide for the state.
“Our cocoa, bauxite, oil, diamond and a lot of things earned us the accolade; ‘the best comes from the West’. But because we are suffering from leadership challenge, we were not getting what we deserved. We are going to speak in unison to ensure we get what we deserve.
“When you come to our area (Kwesimintsim), the road network is poor. When you go to the various communities, it is bad. We have leaders who occupy the seats and others who work,” he disclosed, adding that the only project Akufo-Addo was able to complete for the region in his time was his own statue at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital.
The only project Akufo-Addo completed in Western Region is his statue – Kwesimintsim MP
