Suame MP Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Retiring From Parliament After Nearly 3 Decades
- Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is retiring from Ghana's Parliament after almost 30 years
- Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu first became a member of the Parliament Suame in January 1997
- Two potential aspirants have emerged to replace him in Suame for the New Patriotic Party
Suame MP and Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is retiring from Parliament after nearly three decades.
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's decision came during a meeting with his constituency executives.
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This decision was confirmed to YEN.com.gh by a source in the MP's camp, saying he was "most definitely" stepping down.
Two potential aspirants have already thrown their hats into the ring by picking nomination forms: Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, the Municipal Chief Executive for Suame, and John Darko, a Lawyer Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu first became a member of the Parliament in January 1997
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Source: YEN.com.gh
