Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Justice Joe Appiah has said he has not been treated fairly after losing his seat in the parliamentary primaries in 2015 and the 2016 elections.
Joe Appiah who appears desperate in search for job from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that he is ready to even take up a sweeping job at the Flagstaff House.
He said he has not been rewarded with any political appointment after he worked tirelessly in his constituency to ensure the victory of the party in the 2016 general elections.
Justice Joe Appiah lost his seat to Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh in the party’s parliamentary primaries in 2015.
Joe Appiah who has been MP for the constituency since 2012, polled the least votes.
Akua Owusu Afriyieh, polled a staggering 315 votes to beat the incumbent MP. Kofi Ofori Bella had 305 votes, while Joe Appiah garnered only 184 votes.
Justice Joe Appiah speaking on Agoo TV said he has not been treated fairly.
He added that he’ll settle for any job given him by President Akufo-Addo.
"Some of us who toiled to bring this party to power have been sidelined with respect to appointments. After bringing 55,000 votes to the constituency no one was bothered to call me after the party came to power. Some others who didn’t labour are the ones enjoying now. It’ll take God to touch the heart of President Akufo-Addo to give me an appointment.
"Any job I’m offered by the President, I’m ready to do. I’m there to serve my nation. Even if he asks me to sweep the Flagstaff House, I’ll do that. Even if I’m asked to polish the President’s shoes for a fee, I’m ready to do that. I’m serious about what I’m saying," he noted.
Justice Joe Appiah lost his seat to Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh in the party’s parliamentary primaries in 2015.
Source: ghheadlines
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First of all, Hunger seems to be dealing with Joe Appiah, so he is frustrated. Okay. But he did not loose his seat to the NDC, rather he lost his seat to Nana Akua Owusu Afriyea. The current NPP MP of Ablekuma North. If the NPP had retained Joe Appiah as their candidate, then he would have lost. These are few of the reasons. i) Joe Appiah took the constituents for granted. ii) Joe Appiah never lobbied for any developmental project in the constituency. iii) Ablekuma North becomes a disaster at the least rain fall. iV) Joe Appiah is stingy v) Joe Appiah has many children with different type of women.
Go and clean NIMA gutter first, videotape yourself doing it, and then apply to clean Flagstaff house after. We will consider your appplication after that
So you want to tell us that without government appointment you can't get anything to do. Go and farm with your exgratia, period. Don't disgrace yourself and your family.
Please come to Nima, we have a lot of gabbage on the street near the Post office, so start from there, down to Kanda and finish at the flag staffhouse!!
If u knew how to work hard for the party then u should have worked had to retain ur seats
you where the MP but your grass root members did not vote for you please ask your self why???
this even shows hows virtually u speak like an unneducated person. a man of your calibre talking like a kindagarteng student??? do you have self respectt at all? you are a BOOOOOOTLICKER!
Another NPP ***barred word*** again ? Why not be patient and wait for one dis district one factory project to take off? Not until family members of old man get jobs you don't count. After all your region is not one of the resource blessed to be given priority
This is your level of thinking, no wonder you lost. Find something else to do. sweeping and polishing shoes for the president?. you must be ashamed.
Why do some of our big men behave as if they only worked for the party to come to power. Majority worked for the party and spent their hard earned money but don't want any position. Besides you don't need to make noise in the media before being giving any position. Such people should grow up.