A group calling itself "Stand Up for Bagbin” has advised critics of Mr. Alban Bagbin, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli West Constituency to rally behind him, if the only reason they had against him was his long stay in parliament.

The group noted that with the level of the MP had reached, coupled with his political maturity, he was better oriented to attract development to the constituency.

“It would be detrimental if not suicidal to the development of the constituency and district at large if we replace him with any one else,” the group said at a press conference in Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region on Tuesday.

Miss Florence Kpan, organiser of the group, noted that for most people who were against the retention of Mr. Bagbin, the only reason attached to their claims were that he had served for too long and therefore denying other people, especially the youth, the opportunity to go to parliament.

Miss Kpan said the MP’s leadership style and life was an inspiration to the youth and the people of the constituency and that his good performance at the district, regional and national levels was never in doubt.

She highlighted some achievements Mr. Bagbin had chalked in his years of service to his people which included the provision of water, health facilities, electricity, enhancing education, construction of roads and improving agriculture for communities in his constituency.

With regards to enhancing education in the constituency, she said Mr. Bagbin had been able to provide furniture, textbooks, computers, and other logistics to facilitate teaching and learning at the various senior high schools.

Ms Kpan said the MP recently constructed a new library complex for the Kaleo Senior High Technical School.

The immediate past three years alone had seen a total of at least 61 boreholes sunk across the constituency, she said.

The group called on the masses in the constituency to put aside all flawed impressions created by the MP’s detractors and vote massively for him in the December elections.