Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, has announced his intention to sue an aspiring NDC parliamentary candidate. The candidate allegedly filed a petition seeking a probe into a health training school project.
The MP stated on social media that the petition contained false claims. He described the petition as a plot against him.
Dr. Afriye plans to file a defamation lawsuit against the NDC candidate. The candidate's name has not been officially released in connection with the suit.
The petition reportedly called for a parliamentary investigation into the health training school. Details of the project's alleged issues were not immediately clear.
This legal threat highlights tensions surrounding local development projects and political rivalries.
The Effiduase-Asokore constituency is in the Ashanti Region.
Further details regarding the court filing are expected.