Tag Archives: ‘Illiterate’ Akwatia MP shares her emotional experience on her first day in Parliament

What may appear elitist and impossible for the man on the street became a reality when Mercy Adu Gyamfi, a hairdresser, was voted as Member of Parliament to represent the people of Akwatia. The MP who is unable to speak the Queen’s language like most of her colleagues said she “wept” the first day she walked into the chamber. “I ...

Read More »