Sacked Member
of Parliament for Fomena Lawyer Andrew Asiamah Amoako has indicated
that he will be joining the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side in the
8th Parliament.
According to him, he stood for a
principle and that principle was exhibited in the results of the just-ended
election.
To him, he is joining the NPP
and is hoping that he and his followers will be accepted into the fold.
“I’ve won for the party, I stood for a principle and that principle has been exhibited and that’s all I stood for. I’ve won for the party and I’m going to the party and I hope the party will welcome me and my followers,” Mr. Asiamah said in an interview with
the Parliamentary press corps.
Adding that “Almost everybody in
the party has congratulated me but whether I’ve been congratulated or not, I
belong to the family and I’ll go back to the family and I’ll sit with the
family in the eighth Parliament. I made that declaration earlier before
the elections. I’ve no place to go”.
He denied reports suggesting
that he made certain demands before he decided to join the NPP in the
8th Parliament.
“I haven’t made any demands. I’m with my family and
any issue of any demand is outside the domain,” he stated.
Andrews Asiamah Amoakoh who is the Member
of Parliament for Fomena decided not to contest for
the Parliamentary primaries because to him, he wasn’t treated fairly by
the Constituency Chairman.
Mr. Asiamah’s decision to go as
an independent candidate did not sit well with the party as he was suspended
and the President campaigning vehemently against him. Also, he was sacked
from Parliament by the Speaker of Parliament after the NPP
demanded of the lawmaking house.
However, he emerged as the winner of the
just-ended Parliamentary election in Fomena in the Ashanti region of
Ghana.
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