An X user, Yayra Koku has lamented about the lack of developments in Abetifi, Kwahu Obon, in the Eastern Region.
His comments come after a viral video depicting the lack of potable water in the area.
The video showed an unhygienic stream filled with trash which was being fetched by residents.
The residents indicated that was the only source of water they drank, cooked and bathed with.
But taking to the X platform, he called on the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency,
Bryan Acheampong, to channel his energy towards the development of the area rather than the purchase of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) hotels.
“This is sad. Someone should tag Bryan Acheampong for me. He should stop purchasing SSNIT hotels and get his people drinking water,” he added.
This is sad. Someone should tag Bryan Acheampong for me. He should stop purchasing SSNIT hotels and get his people drinking water… pic.twitter.com/j8Lph29lQi
— Yayra Koku (@YayraKoku) June 27, 2024
The MP who doubles as the Minister of Agriculture has recently been in the news after North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, published documents regarding the planned sale of the majority shares of the SSNIT to an outfit owned by him.
“Prof. Kwaku Appiah-Adu is not only a Senior Advisor to Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Bawumia, he is the current board chair of La Palm Royal Hotel.
“It would be interesting to know what his advice to the Vice President is as regards the infamous sale of SSNIT’s hotels to Minister of Agric, Bryan Acheampong,” Ablakwa’s post dated June 5, 2024, read in part.
Prof. Kwaku Appiah-Adu is not only a Senior Advisor to Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Bawumia, he is the current board chair of La Palm Royal Hotel.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) June 5, 2024
It would be interesting to know what his advice to the Vice President is as regards the infamous sale of SSNIT’s hotels to… pic.twitter.com/EPLi932fF5
According to Ablakwa the sale is against the interest of the state.
In view of this, he led a protest titled ‘Hands off our Hotels’ on June 18, 2024.
The demonstration aimed to urge the government to halt the sale of 60 percent shares in four SSNIT-owned hotels to Rock City Hotel, owned by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong.
Meanwhile, Ablakwa has announced a second phase of the protest in the Central Region, reassuring residents that their concerns about the sale of Elmina Beach Hotel and Ridge Royal Hotel have been acknowledged and will be addressed.