{"id":139959,"date":"2024-01-17T08:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/being-an-mp-is-the-most-difficult-job-in-politics\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T08:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:09:37","slug":"being-an-mp-is-the-most-difficult-job-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/being-an-mp-is-the-most-difficult-job-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Being an MP is the most difficult job in politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, has described being an MP as the most challenging job one can take up in politics.<\/p>\n<p>The former Minister for Works and Housing bemoaned the significant and unusual responsibilities that come with the position.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Citi TV<\/strong>\u2018s <strong>Face to Face<\/strong> with Umaru Sanda Amadu, the Abuakwa South legislator described what he said are the incessant individual demands made to MPs by their constituents to the detriment of collective development and improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs if you [MPs] were called to solve mass poverty,\u201d Mr. Atta Akyea bemoned the unceasing demands of constituents across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe 16 years is a good enough time to hang up your gloves. I am not a young man. There is no more serious undertaking in politics than to become a Member of Parliament. I believe becoming a Member of Parliament is the most difficult vocation anybody can pursue; as if you were called to solve mass poverty, incessant individual demands on the MP by the constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, how do you feel about buying a coffin for a family in relation to a deceased individual you don\u2019t even know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, has described being an MP as the most challenging job one can take up in politics. 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