The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised concerns about what he describes as a fundamental misrepresentation of the role of the Ashanti Regional Minister, amid ongoing disagreements over development claims in the region.
In a statement responding to Frank Amoakohene’s comments following an interview on Oyerepa FM, Ekow argued that the Regional Minister has repeatedly ventured beyond the scope of his official mandate.
“More importantly, these claims fall outside the substance of his mandate,” Ekow stated. “The role of a Regional Minister is to coordinate development efforts, supervise metropolitan and municipal authorities, ensure the effective implementation of government policy, and remove administrative bottlenecks.”
According to the Tafo MP, the Minister’s public posture suggests a tendency to assume direct credit for projects he neither initiated nor executed.
“It is not to invent achievements or take credit for processes he neither initiated nor executed,” he said.
Ekow further argued that by consistently responding to criticism with public declarations rather than documented evidence, the Minister has indirectly highlighted a lack of tangible outcomes in constituencies such as Old Tafo.
“By his own posture, he inadvertently admits that he has delivered nothing tangible for Old Tafo in his capacity as Regional Minister,” Ekow remarked.
The comments follow Amoakohene’s earlier dismissal of claims that a classroom project in Old Tafo was presented as an NDC government achievement.
The Regional Minister had cited the official GETFund list of 77 projects for the Ashanti Region, stating that none were located in the Tafo Constituency and challenging the MP to provide verifiable details.
While Ekow acknowledged that response as part of the ongoing public discourse, he insisted that the broader issue is about governance standards rather than political exchanges.
“Rather than confront this reality, he frames questions for himself and answers them at his convenience,” Ekow said. “Public office is not a stage for self-celebration built on exaggeration.”
