Outgoing Mayor for Accra, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije says he will mull over his options should an offer be placed before him to serve in the government of President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo.
Vanderpuije has been the Chief Executive of the capital city for the past 8 years under the New Democratic Congress (NDC) government but is to bow out midnight January 6, 2017 due to the outcome of the 2016 election which has brought about a change of regime to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV’s morning show #GHToday Thursday, Mr. Vanderpuije suggested that his services is not on auto-pilot for a particular political party but to the betterment of Ghana.
“We are all Ghanaians; we are ready to serve our nation. Depending on who is leader of this country, when the leader calls we would consider and then we would say YES or NO based on what would be put before us,” he told Kafui Dey.
“I am always and ever ready to serve Ghana. Whoever is the leader, if I get a call which says that we want you to consider this offer, at that point we will look at it,” Okoe Vanderpuije added.
Although his party is leaving power, Mr. Okoe Vanderpuije remains in public service after coming tops in the contest for the Ablekuma South parliamentary seat.
He said: “At this point, the people of Ablekuma South say Okoe we want you to go and serve at Parliament so that’s what I’m going to do now. The most important thing is that I will go to Parliament and will serve effectively from there.”
Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP polled 53.85% of votes casts in the 2016 election to unseat incumbent President John Mahama.
Source: http://ghonetv.com/
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You have no place masa with your incompetence.
Master stop day dreaming cos that is the least thing NPP will ever think of, u were lucky u contested to go to the parliament u would have seen the smoothness level and is good u will be there cos when questions start to come on the cash that passed through u it wont belong we get answers cos u will be right there. Your hairdresing, banku skills and cash sharing worked. NPP got better and competent men for the jobs
Thank you Oko the hairdresser and banku seller, but we don't need you in NPP's govt. Your actions and inactions during your tenure depucted how income..pete.nt you're just like Mahama and all NDC members.
u will account for all the monies and taxies u have taken from the poor people of accra, the traders, fiafitor, go and work at the toilet, ***barred word*** from gh people
Onaapo
Why ? Do you think the NPP hasn't got anyone with abodwe s3 like yours ?
Don't come and taint the NPP with lies and incompetence
The earlier these guys stop these cheap talk the better. Listen to me, Oko, you need a rest after changing all the names of stadiums in Accra
Adufuduan - Oko. You chop for ndc now you want chop for npp. Are you not ashamed of yourself?
Ab) wo dam papa, who is going to offer u a position? You are even lucky u r going to parliament...that was smart of you...otherwise you would be chopping pepper