Minority Chief Whip Governs Agbodza has jokingly recommended to Danquah-Busia-Dombo supporters that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) be renamed the “New Patapaa Party.”
His offer follows the Akufo-Addo government’s plans to fund the Accra-Tema Motorway project and contract it out to a private business.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament during the debate on the mid-year budget review, Adaklu MP harshly criticized NPP members for failing to be patriotic in handling the country’s affairs.
Governs Agbodza contended that the NPP government’s actions do not reflect the party’s name.
The senator also chastised the government for being insensitive to Ghanaians’ predicament by borrowing excessively to hire a foreigner when local contractors could do the same job.
“They are telling us in this document that Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIFF) is going to fund Accra-Tema Motorway. So we will go and borrow money, put it in GIFF and let a foreign company come and do this job. We can guarantee you, we will never support you. What is the name of your party? New Patriotic Party, where is your patriotism? You better change that middle name to ‘patapaa’ because it has nothing to do with patriotism, when we advise you, you don’t listen.”
“How can you go and borrow money which Ghanaians will pay, and then you want to give that money to a foreigner? As for the Accra-Tema Motorway, if we are going to use our money, it must be done by Ghanaian contractors who you already owe GH¢15 billion. If they [private contractors] bring their money, they can do the job, but my taxes will not be used to pay them”.
