{"id":928,"date":"2023-01-22T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=928"},"modified":"2023-01-22T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T13:46:00","slug":"concerned-youth-of-oforikrom-call-on-mp-and-mce-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=928","title":{"rendered":"Concerned Youth of Oforikrom call on MP and MCE to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Protest in Oforikrom\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"470\" is_main_img=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.14.jpeg?resize=780%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; font-family: Nunito; font-size: 13px; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; width: 780px;\" width=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; font-family: Nunito; font-size: 15px; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 30px;\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px auto 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">The Concerned Youth of Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region are demanding the resignation of their Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Marfo and municipal chief executive (MCE) Abraham Kwame Antwi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">The group on Saturday (21 January) staged a protest against these officials, citing stalled government projects, and a poor road network including a broken pedestrian bridge linking Anloga to Sisakyi suburbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cResidents in the two communities made several calls to the municipal authorities to fix the bridge but all fell on deaf ears. Residents mobilised themselves and constructed a temporary wooden bridge to link the two communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cThe poor nature of the temporary bridge constructed by residents of the two communities poses danger to the lives of pedestrians, especially school children and has even claimed lives\u201d, the group said in a petition read by its Convener Jerry James Sukah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143896\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.01.01.jpeg?resize=640%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" style=\"border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 6px auto; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cOne other issue of grave concern is the Municipality\u2019s poor and dilapidated road network. The Susanso-Ahinsan Estate road, Anloga Akosuaku-Alafia road, Toppers-Alafia road, and Emena-Appiadu-Kokoben road (ie. the road leading to the MP\u2019s residence) among other roads in the Municipality.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 6px auto; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cWe also wish to bring to the attention of the MP and MCE about a river at Twumduase Odiyifo Nkansah area which was once dredged by a resident to minimise the flooding, especially during the rainy season\u201d, they stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Clad in red and black attire, the youth marched through the streets amid heavy security presence to drum home their demands after weeks of a social media campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oforikrom\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143898\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.00.jpeg?resize=650%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.00.jpeg?resize=650%2C366&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.00.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.00.jpeg?resize=390%2C220&amp;ssl=1 390w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-21-at-15.00.00.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" style=\"border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px;\" width=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Through such actions, they have vowed to pile pressure on the MCE, the lawmaker and by extension the government to bring development closer to the people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cOur Member of Parliament was ranked 273rd in terms of performance. This is an MP whose road to his residence is untarred. He is not visible in the constituency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cWe need a better representation in Parliament\u201d, Sukah said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Source: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/\">www.asaaseradio.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Concerned Youth of Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region are demanding the resignation of their Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Marfo and municipal chief executive (MCE) Abraham Kwame Antwi. 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