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"As we commemorate Ghana’s 66th independence anniversary, I have been reflecting on the contributions we can all make from our little corners, no matter how disadvantaged we may seem to be, no matter how formidable the forces against us may appear" says Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Reflecting on Ghana's independence, he said "it is our collective patriotic best efforts that aggregate to construct the great Republic our forebears envisioned and toiled for".

He further listed "a selection of some of the recent patriotic best efforts my colleagues and I shall always be proud we pursued" in a post on social media:

1. National Cathedral Revelations;

2. Presidential Luxury Charters;

3. Oslo Chancery Gate;

4. Frontiers Healthcare Services Kotoka International Airport COVID-19 Testing Exposé;

5. GHS242million allocation for e-Transaction Levy Services allocated in the 2022 Budget which we fiercely exposed and scuttled;

6. The infamous Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng\Kwabena Adu Gyamfi Conflict of Interest and Double Identity Scandal and the subsequent petition to CHRAJ;

7. Blocking government’s outrageous GHS1.3billion demolition and reconstruction of the Accra International Conference Centre;

8. Bulgarian Embassy demolition exposé;

9. Petition to CHRAJ on 2020 election killings;

10. Raising concerns about the colossal GHS1.4billion allocation in the 2023 Budget which the House eventually cut substantially to some GHS533million;

11. Leading advocacy against the insensitive and opaque GHS80million allocation in the 2023 Budget for the National Cathedral which was ultimately defeated in Parliament;

12. Paying a timely working visit to Romania where most Ghanaian students in Ukraine fleeing the war were seeking refuge, and vigorously pursuing a campaign in Parliament for their absorption in Ghanaian Medical Schools;

13. Identifying the budgetary omission of Volta Region from the government’s Year of Roads and ensuring it was immediately addressed;

14. Urgent application to Mr. Speaker summoning Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on his draconian domestic debt exchange programme leading to the exemption of pensioner bondholders;

15. Private Members’ Motion demanding a parliamentary probe into the National Cathedral Saga which has been promptly and commendably admitted by Rt. Hon. Speaker Bagbin.

Let us all fearlessly soldier on for God and Country. No contribution must be considered too small. By all means, let’s be the change we want.

Ghana First. 🇬🇭