The President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs of Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti, Chief Abdullai Mohammed, has praised both minority and majority Members of Parliament for their pressure mounted on the President and Finance Minister which has yielded the positive results.

He said fuel prices have gone down that have also resulted in the reduction of transportation fares in the country. Chief Abdullai Mohammed in an interview said, he expects these MPs to do same in the years ahead for the sake of poor Ghanaians.Story by Charles Ampong

According to him, things have been worsened by now if not the pressure from these MPs for the government to implement measures to cushion poor Ghanaians. He however, regretted that transportation fares have been reduced, yet traders are still selling their goods at high prices.

According to Chief Abdullai Mohammed, clergies and Imams should use their pulpits to educate their followers to adhere to simple governance rules and principles. “These traders are in our mosques and churches and we must tell them the truth that once the transportation fares have gone down they must also reduce the prices of their goods”.  On the galamsey fight, Chief Abdullai Mohammed urged the government to intensify fight against illegal mining. He said the rate at which our water bodies are destroying is so horrible and we must all join hands to end it”. He however, wishes all Ghanaians a prosperous new year.