The Quality Of Some Of Our Parliamentarians Is Disturbing

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Yo Mama 11 years ago

Well said Kwesi. It is high time we elected educated officials that can think and act on s global scale. Global commerce has eluded US due to our inefficiencies. Keep up the good work and help Ghana grow from infancy. God ble ...
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Well said Kwesi. It is high time we elected educated officials that can think and act on s global scale. Global commerce has eluded US due to our inefficiencies. Keep up the good work and help Ghana grow from infancy. God bless Ghana.
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

WE AGREE WITH YOU VERY MUCH, KWESI. SOME HAVE VERY CONTROVERSIAL ATTITUDE BUT END UP IN PARLIAMENT UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE AGREE WITH YOU VERY MUCH, KWESI. SOME HAVE VERY CONTROVERSIAL ATTITUDE BUT END UP IN PARLIAMENT UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
Anonymous Coward 11 years ago

And they wonder why the country is not developing. Majority of Ghanaians are not educated anyway, so they are bound to vote for their own reflection to represent them in parliament.

And they wonder why the country is not developing. Majority of Ghanaians are not educated anyway, so they are bound to vote for their own reflection to represent them in parliament.
edem 11 years ago

KWESI WELL SAID ! LET'S LOOK AT BABA JIHAD N HANNA BISSUI

KWESI WELL SAID ! LET'S LOOK AT BABA JIHAD N HANNA BISSUI
Ntim 11 years ago

Kwesi I agree with you but I also cant imagine having a character like you in Parliament. You would be asking the wrong questions and making foolish comments all the time. Well, good thing you decided to become a bad journali ...
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Kwesi I agree with you but I also cant imagine having a character like you in Parliament. You would be asking the wrong questions and making foolish comments all the time. Well, good thing you decided to become a bad journalist
Meshack 11 years ago

How can we have quality and knowledgeable parliamentarians when elections in Ghana are rigged right, left and centre...if Ghanaians are afforded the freedom to elect men and women they really want,we would have a decent parli ...
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How can we have quality and knowledgeable parliamentarians when elections in Ghana are rigged right, left and centre...if Ghanaians are afforded the freedom to elect men and women they really want,we would have a decent parliament... direct your frustrations to Afari-Gyan and his reeky outfit...you aint seen nothing yet!!!
Doe Dennis 11 years ago

what will education do for people like you when you can,t even count at your polling stations.Free education for all dog chain sellers.

what will education do for people like you when you can,t even count at your polling stations.Free education for all dog chain sellers.
ADAMA 11 years ago

YES NDC MPS

YES NDC MPS
NDC MAN IN BAWKU CENTRAL. 11 years ago

GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUCH MPs WITHOUT FEARS PLEASE.

GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUCH MPs WITHOUT FEARS PLEASE.
KOBLA 11 years ago

YES ESPECIALLY THE SHOESHINE BOY FROM THAT CITY WHO WANT TO TAKE GHANA AS THEIR SHOES TO SHINE.

GO TO SCHOLL A LITTLE BIT, DON T WAIT FOR FEE SHS

YES ESPECIALLY THE SHOESHINE BOY FROM THAT CITY WHO WANT TO TAKE GHANA AS THEIR SHOES TO SHINE.

GO TO SCHOLL A LITTLE BIT, DON T WAIT FOR FEE SHS
ETWE YE DE HAMBURG 11 years ago

YOU ARE LONG TALK:

YOU ARE LONG TALK:
ETWE YE DE HAMBURG 11 years ago

YOU ARE LONG TALK AS YOUR TEETH:

YOU ARE LONG TALK AS YOUR TEETH:
Frank Reigner Keleve, Adenta- Accra 11 years ago

l think l fully agree with Mr Pratt. Yesterday l was shocked to the very core of nerves when l heard Mrs Azumah of Kpetoe Anyigbe constituency really struggling to question the nominated Min. of Agric, Hon. Humado, an excelle ...
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l think l fully agree with Mr Pratt. Yesterday l was shocked to the very core of nerves when l heard Mrs Azumah of Kpetoe Anyigbe constituency really struggling to question the nominated Min. of Agric, Hon. Humado, an excellently eloquent and knowledgeable MP.
l think the people of that constituency should bow their heads in shame for sending a non-quality to the Parliament.
SYDNEY 11 years ago

kwasi pratt, what did u expect when u and the ndc looted the state thro fake j-debts and still didnt see anything wrong with your lack of conscience and lack of patriotism....u went around supporting woyome thievery and CAMPA ...
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kwasi pratt, what did u expect when u and the ndc looted the state thro fake j-debts and still didnt see anything wrong with your lack of conscience and lack of patriotism....u went around supporting woyome thievery and CAMPAIGNED FOR THE NDC TO BE VOTED BACK TO POWER SO WHAT DID U EXPECT TO BE GOING ON IN PARLIAMENT AND IN GOVERNANCE?????.....MEDIOCRITY, DISHONESTY, INCOMPETENCE, LACK OF VISION, ETC ETC ETC ...THIS IS ALL BCOS WE HAVE MADE VOTERS TO ACCEPT THIEVERY, INCOMPETENCE AS ALRIGHT....SO THE NDC CLD THROW AWAY MARTIN AMIDU AND SPEAK FOR WOYOME IN COURT AND SO GHANA HAS BEEN FORCED TO ACCEPT CRIMINALITY AND INCOMPETENCE UNDER ATTAMILLS AND JOHN MAHAMA'S NDC....DID IS NOT THE NDC THAT JJ BUILT AT ALLLLLLL....WORSE IS YET TO COME.
KOFI BOABENG 11 years ago

MOST GHANAIANS ARE GETTING MORE STUPID BY THE DAY OTHERWISE,THEY WONT HAVE VOTED FOR NDC TO EVEN GET CLOSER TO WINNING THE ELECTION DESPITE ALL THE THIEVERY GOING ON IN GOVT,WOYOME/CP,s CASES IN POINT.WORST WAS VOTING IN VERY ...
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MOST GHANAIANS ARE GETTING MORE STUPID BY THE DAY OTHERWISE,THEY WONT HAVE VOTED FOR NDC TO EVEN GET CLOSER TO WINNING THE ELECTION DESPITE ALL THE THIEVERY GOING ON IN GOVT,WOYOME/CP,s CASES IN POINT.WORST WAS VOTING IN VERY INCOMPETENT MP,S.WHO CAN,T EVEN SPELL OR EXPRESS ANYTHING IN ENGLISH.
Bogasta 11 years ago

Kwesi Pratt, You are right. The current MP for sissala East, Alijata Sulemana is one classic example. A senior high school drop out, yet she is also going to take the Gh.50,000 as rent allowance along side the lawyers and Drs ...
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Kwesi Pratt, You are right. The current MP for sissala East, Alijata Sulemana is one classic example. A senior high school drop out, yet she is also going to take the Gh.50,000 as rent allowance along side the lawyers and Drs. in parliament.
ama ghana 11 years ago

Kwesi, stop complaining bcos, u contributed a lot to the kind of people we have in Parliament. I never knew if are confident about yourself, its regard as arrogant and its only happens in Africa & precisely Ghana.

Kwesi, stop complaining bcos, u contributed a lot to the kind of people we have in Parliament. I never knew if are confident about yourself, its regard as arrogant and its only happens in Africa & precisely Ghana.
DONDO 11 years ago

You see an MPs the way they talk and dress are the same to those who voted for them.
If these MPs cant express themselvies how can they convince his follow MPs that his village needs good drinking water. No wonder those road ...
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You see an MPs the way they talk and dress are the same to those who voted for them.
If these MPs cant express themselvies how can they convince his follow MPs that his village needs good drinking water. No wonder those roads that has not been tire are in towns and villages where this MPs come from.
atadwe 11 years ago

Every MP is simply the peoples choice. That is what democracy is about. It is not about English or anything else. The MP is their representative.

Every MP is simply the peoples choice. That is what democracy is about. It is not about English or anything else. The MP is their representative.
NDC MAN IN BAWKU CENTRAL. 11 years ago

I agree but it is a period that requires knowleageable thinkers and doers in parliament. Kwesi Pratt is absolutely right.

I agree but it is a period that requires knowleageable thinkers and doers in parliament. Kwesi Pratt is absolutely right.
Hebert, Sweden 11 years ago

Let be frank, these MPs,has paid huge amounts of cash to various National Party Officials, and Constituincy Executives to nominate them and vote for them to be in Parliament. So what do you think will happen? I know some of t ...
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Let be frank, these MPs,has paid huge amounts of cash to various National Party Officials, and Constituincy Executives to nominate them and vote for them to be in Parliament. So what do you think will happen? I know some of these MPs whose aim is to be there just to be rich, they really do not have any knowledge of their duties, Law, Procedures and the Love of the Nation at heart etc. The blame directly comes from the Costituincies to the National Level, Money! Money!

This time, I suggest the President to be careful in choosing the MCEs and DCEs, if qualified, knowlegeable are choosen, they they force the MPs to work and think of the Constituincy which elcted him or her. But if the MP is not good, and the DCE is the same, how can we improve lifes of the common Ghanain?
NDC MAN IN BAWKU CENTRAL. 11 years ago

Yes, the Garu Tempane MP has been in Parliament since 1994 all through bribing his way through. It is disappointing, Hebert.

Yes, the Garu Tempane MP has been in Parliament since 1994 all through bribing his way through. It is disappointing, Hebert.
KWAME 11 years ago

Many atimes I dont buy your stance but this time around you've got it right.

Many atimes I dont buy your stance but this time around you've got it right.
Kofi kaakyire 11 years ago

Kwesi Pratt ,the quality of our parliamentarians has the same quality as the electorates.
Garbage in Gargage our

Kwesi Pratt ,the quality of our parliamentarians has the same quality as the electorates.
Garbage in Gargage our
Paul Amuna 11 years ago

Much as we expect our MPs and other public officials to be literate (and numerate - remember the recent NPP arithmetic problems?), we also have to be careful not to wish for an ELITIST parliament which then becomes an exclusi ...
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Much as we expect our MPs and other public officials to be literate (and numerate - remember the recent NPP arithmetic problems?), we also have to be careful not to wish for an ELITIST parliament which then becomes an exclusive club and disenfranchises whole constituencies. Fluency and eloquence are surely not a basis for serving, although it is disappointing to see MPs unable to articulate what they want to say or ask in parliament.
talk-talk 11 years ago

then they have no bussinee there.

then they have no bussinee there.
KOFI BOABENG-MIAMI,FLORIDA-USA 11 years ago

GHANA,AND INDEED AFRICA,WILL NEVER HAVE A CREDIBLE,TESTED,QUALITY AND PATRIOTIC LEADERSHIP AS LONG AS ELECTIONS ARE RIGGED TO CHOOSE THE WRONG,UNQUALIFIED OR CORRUPT PEOPLE IN POSITIONS.WE,IN GHANA,SHOULD FIGHT AND KICK AGAIN ...
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GHANA,AND INDEED AFRICA,WILL NEVER HAVE A CREDIBLE,TESTED,QUALITY AND PATRIOTIC LEADERSHIP AS LONG AS ELECTIONS ARE RIGGED TO CHOOSE THE WRONG,UNQUALIFIED OR CORRUPT PEOPLE IN POSITIONS.WE,IN GHANA,SHOULD FIGHT AND KICK AGAINST PUTTING THE WRONG PEOPLE THERE EVEN AFTER THEY HAD WON ELECTIONS BY VETTING/DIGGING INTO THEIR CURRENT AND PAST PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC LIVES BEFORE THEY ARE SWORN IN.WE MUST ALSO KNOW THEIR REASONS AND PLANS FOR SEEKING SUCH POSITIONS AND CLOSELY MONITOR THEM WHEN IN POST.THIS IS DONE IN EVERY ORGANIZED COUNTRY.WITHOUT SUCH CHECKS AND BALANCES,SUCH PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE AS POWER CORRUPTS AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.
Obenfo 11 years ago

If MPs from certain constituencies are not fluent enough and cannot articulate the needs of their constituents then how will those MPs help solve the people's problems?

If MPs from certain constituencies are not fluent enough and cannot articulate the needs of their constituents then how will those MPs help solve the people's problems?
maa tech 11 years ago

Thank God these mps had the confidence to attempt to talk. Some of our constituencies have had mps who have never ever opened their mouth in Parliament since 1996 and no one complained. A constituency had had a mental patient ...
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Thank God these mps had the confidence to attempt to talk. Some of our constituencies have had mps who have never ever opened their mouth in Parliament since 1996 and no one complained. A constituency had had a mental patient as an mp but because he belong to a particular party no paper published anything about him until he did not stand again and another mp from the same party won, all of them never ever opened their mouth in parliament. It will be beneficial if we will look at them objectively and stop mentioning one party. It's simply because they are making some efforts to talk. Others just come to add to numbers and still collect their salary
wizzy 11 years ago

kwesi is it necessary to speak english in paliament?or speak like a parrot but you dont deliever.

kwesi is it necessary to speak english in paliament?or speak like a parrot but you dont deliever.
Atta kojo Daniel, Cape coast,Ghana 11 years ago

kwesi pratt who told your English language is better in the first place and what qualification have you got to allow you judge peoples English.this is rubbish and counter-productive.

kwesi pratt who told your English language is better in the first place and what qualification have you got to allow you judge peoples English.this is rubbish and counter-productive.
Sunkwa 11 years ago

Do Ghanaians know Mr. Kwame Pianim?--the world renowned Ghanaian economist & consultant--why is he not in public office making policies etc.--you know what?--he's too honest to soil his reputation with the 'chop--chop bastard ...
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Do Ghanaians know Mr. Kwame Pianim?--the world renowned Ghanaian economist & consultant--why is he not in public office making policies etc.--you know what?--he's too honest to soil his reputation with the 'chop--chop bastards' in the public domain--so also is one Mr.Amoako--former chairman of Economic Commission for Africa--Ghana has the Human Capital but no decent & honorable Ghanaian of the kind of Pianim or Amoako is prepared to damage their hard-won reputation----os Ghana roll with the punches of the 'chop--chop bastards'.
talk-talk 11 years ago

The problem is known.Let's have a minimum education requirement for our MPs. A masters for starters with five years working experience.Phd degree with five years working experience for ministers and deputy ministers.So before ...
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The problem is known.Let's have a minimum education requirement for our MPs. A masters for starters with five years working experience.Phd degree with five years working experience for ministers and deputy ministers.So before you become a minister you would be matured enough. Over to you folks.Hit me!
Gawuga 11 years ago

Question the quality of govt not MPs

Question the quality of govt not MPs
Gawuga 11 years ago

Scum

Scum
Osei Yao 11 years ago

KWASI PRATT.SINCE WHEN WAS THE ABILITY TO SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BECAME SYMBOLIC WITH WISDOM AND CAPABILITY TO GOVERN? THE ASANTES BUILT AN EMPIRE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO READ AND WRITE. IEXPECT PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ADVOCATE TH ...
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KWASI PRATT.SINCE WHEN WAS THE ABILITY TO SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BECAME SYMBOLIC WITH WISDOM AND CAPABILITY TO GOVERN? THE ASANTES BUILT AN EMPIRE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO READ AND WRITE. IEXPECT PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ADVOCATE THE USE OF LOCAL DIALECTS IN PARLIAMENT. PARLIAMENT IS PACKED WITH 'PARROTS' WHO MERELY SPEAK THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITHOUT WISDOM. IT IS TIME TO CHOOSE WISE PEOPLE OVER PARROTS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
KA NO PEN PEN 11 years ago

Yao, I can deduce that from the spelling of your 'Yao', you might be an Ewe. Which is good. May be you are one out of hundred of your kinsmen who call a spade a spade.
....but would the geographical expressions of the minor ...
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Yao, I can deduce that from the spelling of your 'Yao', you might be an Ewe. Which is good. May be you are one out of hundred of your kinsmen who call a spade a spade.
....but would the geographical expressions of the minority tribes agree for 'Twi' which is the main akan speaking language (and even spoken and written by most of the other tribes) to used as the main form of communication in parliament and official set ups?
Omanbapa Osei Oy3ade3yie 11 years ago

The person calling hmself "Osei Yao" may not be a Ghanaian at all or may be a real "Yaw", because Ghanaweb does not verify the authenticty of forumers before they post, so your using deduction here makes you a bigger idiot.

The person calling hmself "Osei Yao" may not be a Ghanaian at all or may be a real "Yaw", because Ghanaweb does not verify the authenticty of forumers before they post, so your using deduction here makes you a bigger idiot.
ujah. 11 years ago

During the Educational transition you this very Pratt, was an advocate to change, supporting JJ now those affected by this poor system of education are now men and women who cannot express themselves,see the stupidity cau ...
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During the Educational transition you this very Pratt, was an advocate to change, supporting JJ now those affected by this poor system of education are now men and women who cannot express themselves,see the stupidity caused? Yet many Ghanaian s still do'nt see where we faulting!
Doe Dennis 11 years ago

When you people refuse to go to school,and go to lagos,Germany(BurGa),sell dog chains,(Money first,education last).Now you want to blame that on JJ.I think the best thing President Mahama should do is,to extend free compulso ...
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When you people refuse to go to school,and go to lagos,Germany(BurGa),sell dog chains,(Money first,education last).Now you want to blame that on JJ.I think the best thing President Mahama should do is,to extend free compulsory Education to Ashanti Region,this will help more in Nation building than all the investments being made.
Kojo T 11 years ago

You should have seen som of them in 1969 . It was HORRIBLE

You should have seen som of them in 1969 . It was HORRIBLE
Ronnnnnnnnn, US 11 years ago

He is full of it, but I think his criticism has a point to the electorates and above all, it's constructive and that is what we want of those journalist and political watchers and not insults.

He is full of it, but I think his criticism has a point to the electorates and above all, it's constructive and that is what we want of those journalist and political watchers and not insults.
ama ghana 11 years ago

If we vote base on handsome, humble, thick tall, soft spoken, dress heavy, tribal lines and etc equal to these drama. Ghanaians, whether be c.p.p., n.d.c., n.p.p, etc, us vote base on issues & competent.

If we vote base on handsome, humble, thick tall, soft spoken, dress heavy, tribal lines and etc equal to these drama. Ghanaians, whether be c.p.p., n.d.c., n.p.p, etc, us vote base on issues & competent.
Big Joe - Belaruss, Russia, Ukraine 11 years ago

in african politics most voters don't take into consideration differences in candidates standard of education against emotion .Most electorate VOTES ON PARTY LINES,RELIGIOUSBELIEFS,%TRIBE
Therfore it a matter of party cand ...
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in african politics most voters don't take into consideration differences in candidates standard of education against emotion .Most electorate VOTES ON PARTY LINES,RELIGIOUSBELIEFS,%TRIBE
Therfore it a matter of party candidate bolstering his or her chance by DASHING MONEY to electorates YOU WIN CONVINCINGLY . This is why the parliament is blend with THIEVES,PEN ROBBERS ,HIJACKERS,SNATCHERS,SEMI -LITERATES ,OPPORTUNISTS AND CONFUSION.
in the likes nonentities such as NPP's ASSIN NORTH MP. KEN AGYAPONG.
Therefore the nations private and public media channels have a service to play this grievous mistakes. The media has to hammer this disease to enlighten party followers to enabl;e them consider options before voting .
NDC MAN IN BAWKU CENTRAL. 11 years ago

Kwesi Pratt, you have touched on a very important issue that has never been talked about at all in our political syastem, and that is about the "quality of some of our Parliamentarians". The fact is that our selection system ...
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Kwesi Pratt, you have touched on a very important issue that has never been talked about at all in our political syastem, and that is about the "quality of some of our Parliamentarians". The fact is that our selection system has been ABUSED to such a state that the socalled "PRIMARIES" which is a selection process has been ordaiened by heavy financial corrution within the political system that without "CASH" for the delegates concerned in the individual constituency, the brilliant contender stands no chance. A NATIONAL SURVEY IN THIS CONTEXT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL.
Eric 11 years ago

This will not happen if people who wants to be in parliament are vetted. Oh Mother Ghana.

This will not happen if people who wants to be in parliament are vetted. Oh Mother Ghana.
SHAKAMORA 11 years ago

mr know all ose s3 koto

mr know all ose s3 koto
oldtimo 11 years ago

The MPs you see in the Assembly are one eyed representatives form their respective constituencies of blind people. That can easily tell you where they come from in the country. If Mr. Pratt is the same "Old Timer" in printi ...
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The MPs you see in the Assembly are one eyed representatives form their respective constituencies of blind people. That can easily tell you where they come from in the country. If Mr. Pratt is the same "Old Timer" in printing language of the past I know, he should at least understand that education was the cornerstone of past law makers he envisions. Our Founding Fathers understood the value of education hence the marriage of Independence and Free Education to university level with extension to Mass Education for the elderly as a priority. Children of poor families were not left behind and they exhibited their scholarly intelligence for a better Ghana. Now, the exploitation of talented/educated citizens can not find better working opportunities in Ghana to remain there. Our Soccer Players are recruited to foreign countries to be professionals, graduates from Universities and Secondary Schools are lured to America as "lotto winners". In exchange we have the Chinese and other nationalities dumped into the country under the watchful eyes of the government for surface gold digging to mess the soil of the country big time. This is perhaps the beginning of Nkrumah's "Neocolonialism". Or is this the beginning of the self-styled vacuum the government is perhaps unknowingly helping to create for future Ghana by not educating our children and or not creating enough jobs to keep our citizens home?. We are left with what we see as the struggling left-over in the Assembly to make laws for us as Mr. Pratt is disturbed of. Mr. Pratt, the only way in my opinion one can ask any relevant question is the understanding of the subject matter in discussion. I suggest Fresh Lawmakers need a three-month Parliamentary-101 Introductory Course in a business school or Legon before Parliament starts. Maybe that will help the Lawmakers better than loading them with allowances and car loans with drivers etc. That course should incllude one required course in driver education lessons to eliminate an MP having a driver in VW. This will help.
No Fears 11 years ago

I cannot believe Kwesi PRatt'sw effontery about the quality of some of our Parliamentarians. If the NDC starts putting up well informed, credible candidates in their safe seats then it will surely make a difference in the qua ...
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I cannot believe Kwesi PRatt'sw effontery about the quality of some of our Parliamentarians. If the NDC starts putting up well informed, credible candidates in their safe seats then it will surely make a difference in the quality of MPs we have. I live in Adentan, and I was very angry with the individual that the NDC put up as their parlimentary candidate knowing that the NDC has shipped in loads of squatters from the Volta Region and Togo to our constituency under the guise of looking for work when infact we all know they were strategically brought there to influence the 2012 election outcome. What are Ashie Moore's qualifications and credentials that he is representing the good people of Adentan who deserve better?

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