AGONA: Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West, has reiterated her commitment to serving her constituents. 'Improving the lives of people at Agona West and advocating for the constituency's development continues to be my topmost priority'. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Morrison, who has filed her nomination as an independent candidate for the same constituency, has stressed that going independent was her decision to continue representing and advocating for Agona West. This move follows her failure to secure the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidature for the third consecutive time to represent the constituency in the 9th Parliament in January 2025. Madam Morrison, a former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, was one of the 40 women who went to Parliament in 2020 for a second term. She was also among the 11 female incumbent MPs who lost at their political parties' primaries, thereby losing the opportunity to contest in the upcom ing elections. She was first elected as MP for Agona West Constituency in 2016, securing 32,770 votes, representing 58.3%, and retained the seat in 2020 with 30,132 votes. The Agona West Constituency has been a safe seat for the NPP since 2000 in both presidential and parliamentary elections, with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) annexing the seat only twice, in 1996 and 2012. Madam Morrison has been known for her public service as an MP and as a minister of state over the last eight years. She played a vital role in advancing policies focusing on gender equality, child protection, and social welfare during her tenure as minister. She has observed that her constituents motivated her to go independent and therefore relies heavily on their support. Political watchers believe that December 7 will reveal whether she can win without the NPP affiliation.
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