The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A-Plus, has taken a swipe at the leadership of the outgone New Patriotic Party (NPP), tagging them as arrogant.

The freshman MP who just joined the 9th Parliament after winning the seat as an independent candidate believes the NPP’s humiliating defeat in the 2024 elections was as a result of their lack of respect for Ghanaians during their 8-year tenure.

In an interview with pressmen in Parliament on Wednesday, January 8, 2024, A-Plus who has joined the NDC caucus in the House to do business debunked rumours that he was influenced by money to be by the side of the Majority.

He said the rumours were being peddled by some NPP elements who were unhappy about his choice.

“Nobody can induce me to join the NDC. I made that decision myself because I felt it would help my people,” he said.

"Most of you are corrupt so when someone takes some decision you think that person has been bribed to do so.”

He said that as an independent candidate, the two major political parties, the NPP and NDC, could not beat him in Gomoa Central because the people had confidence in him.

“I am the first person to win a parliamentary seat in the Central region as an independent candidate and that means I am independent-minded.”

“The NPP is made up of arrogant people. They are spreading the lies, but it won’t work. They will stay in opposition for a very long time because of their arrogance and impunity. I wish the NDC would govern for 8 years and break the 8-year cycle and continue to be in power, so the arrogant NPP leadership and members stay in opposition for a long time,” he jabbed.

A-Plus said because he rejected an offer from the NPP to sit with them in Parliament, they decided to dent his image as though he was induced to do business in the House with the NDC caucus.

“Nobody can buy my conscience. I joined them because they have promised to help my constituency but that doesn’t mean I will pick any political party’s ID card,” he stated.

The renowned entertainer who has now turned a politician indicated that his constituency will be developed by the NDC government.

“John Mahama says he will give my people potable water, good roads and build schools for them, and I am excited about that but that does not mean I will join the NDC as a card-bearing member,” he concluded.

A-Plus was once a member of the NPP but left the party during the first term of the Akufo-Addo administration.

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