DR. MATTHEW Opoku Prempeh’s immense popularity in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, once again openly came to bear on Wednesday morning.
The popular politician was virtually mobbed by hundreds of traders, whose shops and products were gutted by a deadly inferno at the Adum Blue Light Market, recently.
Nicknamed as ‘Napo’ in political circles, the Vice Presidential Candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 polls, was in the market to console the fire victims.
Surprisingly, the affected traders, who ideally should have been sad by their misfortune, rather accorded Napo a warm reception when he stepped in the market.
The traders, who were mostly women, raced to Napo’s vehicle and started singing victory songs to welcome the former NPP MP for Manhyia South Constituency.
Some of the traders, who were extremely happy to see famous NPP man in their midst, also shouted “Napo no size, Napo no size” to welcome their political idol.
Napo after inspecting the damaged caused my the recent inferno at the market, donated a whopping Gh 150,000 and 500 bags of cement to support the fire victims.
Explaining the cash donation, the ex-Manhyia South MP said the Gh 50,000 is from his own pocket, whilst the 100,000 is from his share of MPs Common Fund that he left behind before he stepped down as MP.
Napo admonished the affected traders to unite as one family with a common destiny and also exercise patience as plans are ongoing to rebuild the gutted Blue Light market.
He also urged government to assist in the reconstruction of the market, adding that the affected traders should not be discriminated against after the market had been built.
Napo was accompanied to the market by Lawyer Obiri Yeboah, the Subin MP and Nana Agyei Baffuor Awuah, the Manhyia South MP, who also donated 100 bags of cement to the traders.
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