Independent Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has urged Ghanaian voters to reconsider the habit of replacing their members of parliament (MPs) after a single term, warning that frequent turnover drains a constituency’s influence within government.
Speaking at the Ketu North Scholar initiative in the Volta Region, the lawmaker told residents that long-serving MPs carry significantly more weight in Parliament and within the executive than newly elected ones still finding their footing.
“When you keep changing your MP, your voice becomes weak in government,” he said.
A Plus directed his remarks specifically at constituents of the Ketu North Constituency, urging them to back their MP, Eric Edem Agbana, and give him an extended run of up to 16 years or more to fully execute his development agenda. He argued that real constituency transformation requires sustained political capital built over multiple terms, not the disruption of repeated transitions.
The appeal is notable coming from A Plus, who won the Gomoa Central seat in December 2024 as an independent candidate, defeating both the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in a three-way contest. His victory was built in large part on years of sustained personal investment in the constituency before ever standing for election, lending practical weight to his argument about the value of long-term commitment.
A Plus has since aligned informally with the NDC in the Ninth Parliament.
His comments reflect a broader tension in Ghanaian electoral politics, where constituents frequently rotate MPs in search of more visible development delivery, even as parliamentary scholars and governance advocates argue that legislative effectiveness grows with experience and seniority.
A Plus Tells Voters: Changing MPs Too Often Silences Constituencies
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