‘The MP’s tears are crocodile tears’ – Kofi Bentil on La Pleasure Beach demolition

“The point I’m making is that if you are a Deputy Minister of Local Government, you are the MP of the area, and something like this affecting 5,000 reportedly of your people, and you don’t know, something terrible is happening.”Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, October 3, Mr Bentil said he found it difficult to understand how the MP, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, who also serves as a Deputy Minister of Local Government, could claim not to have known about an issue reportedly affecting the livelihoods of about 5,000 people in her constituency.

Read also: ‘Government has no knowledge’ – La MP questions Labadi Beach demolition Mr Bentil said he was particularly concerned that a senior government official and the MP for the area could both claim not to have known about an issue of such significance.