I never got support from the NPP - Ayeh-Paye on losing his parliamentary seat

Former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano Constituency, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has opened up about feeling neglected by members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Speaking in an interview on Joy Prime, Ayeh-Paye disclosed the selfless acts he undertook for the party without any form of compensation.

He expressed disappointment at the lack of assistance from both the party and the government, particularly during his efforts to retain his parliamentary seat.

“It’s my party! I love it to the extent that I won two consecutive elections while the party was in opposition. But when my party came to power, I never got the support from my party and the government to retain the seat.

“I don’t get paid or anything. Not even fuel. I buy my own fuel and I maintain my own vehicle, but I do it for the love of the party,” myjoyonline.com quoted him to have said on May 1, 2024.

The former MP also reflected on the treatment of one of the party's founding fathers, the late Albert Adu Boahen, who reportedly received no position within the party and ultimately passed away without wealth after investing in the NPP's development.

Ayeh-Paye criticized independent candidate Kwabena Owusu Aduomi for contesting in the recent Ejisu by-election, despite serving as NPP MP for the area previously.

"Definitely, not all of us are going to have it smoothly in the party. But you, Aduomi, were a deputy minister not any mere ministry but the Ministry for Roads and Highways.

"You had the opportunity to lobby for projects in Ejisu because of your position. You were able to pay contractors. So, sometimes when they talk like this, some of us sit back and tell ourselves, what should we say?” he added.

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