{"id":1246697,"date":"2022-11-08T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/08\/constituency-offices-for-mps-not-necessary-now-mahama-tells-govt\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:10:00","slug":"constituency-offices-for-mps-not-necessary-now-mahama-tells-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/08\/constituency-offices-for-mps-not-necessary-now-mahama-tells-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Constituency offices for MPs not necessary now &#8211; Mahama tells govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/028134A7-0D04-4002-9A1F-F090A6E7F619-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to the late Barimah Nana Akwasi Agyemang\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President John Dramani Mahama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former President John Dramani Mahama is urging government to halt the building of constituency offices for Members of Parliament (MPs) as a result of the economic criris Ghana is currently experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Mahama, government should consider the use of district assemblies and other government buildings for such purposes in the interim.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on November 7, 2022, the former President said government should focus more on job creation and national development.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed building of constituency offices for MPs should be shelved until the economy is out of the woods. In the interim, office space can be found within the district assemblies or other government buildings for the purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our current economic state, public funds must go into projects that are necessary and which meet the pressing needs of our people in the communities. Such projects must have tangible and measurable impact on job creation and national development,\u201d Mr Mahama added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is his post on Facebook<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJDMahama%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0CF92y1hcTZk3FCx9sHiqqCB5toRFKohuu8QmsHtx6GCTSsEH1at28pBqRY9UZJ88l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tsq6zhNxp34\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teachers on strik and many more - Badwam News on Adom TV (8-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tsq6zhNxp34?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President John Dramani Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama is urging government to halt the building of constituency offices for Members of Parliament (MPs) as a result of the economic criris Ghana is currently experiencing. 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