Governs Agbodza, the Minority Chief Whip, has sarcastically suggested that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) be renamed the “New Patapaa Party” to those who follow the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition.
His proposal comes after the Akufo-Addo administration announced plans to finance the construction of the Accra-Tema Motorway so that a private company would handle the job.
The Adaklu MP harshly criticized NPP members for not being patriotic in managing the affairs of the country while speaking on the floor of Parliament during the discussion on the mid-year budget review.
Governs Agbodza said that the Akufo-Addo government’s actions are not indicative of the name of the party.
The NDC MP also made fun of the government for being insensitive to the hardship of Ghanaians by using exorbitant borrowing to hire a foreigner for a job that could be done just as well by local contractors.
“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”.
