The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, today (Tusday) rode a bicycle to Parliament House to register his protest against the unbearable living conditions in the country.
Wearing a pair of trousers, a reflector on top of a shirt, a helmet and a pair of trainers, the legislator rode on a 17 kilometre road from his residence in Accra to Parliament. (Location of residence reserved for security reason).
Mr Mubarak told the Daily Graphic that he decided to ride the bike to highlight the sufferings that many Ghanaians were going through.
He mentioned increasing cost of fuel which had increased the costs of goods and services and laying of workers as some of the sufferings that people were experiencing.
He said the people did not have a voice, and as an elected official, he felt duty bound to raise awareness about the suffering of the masses.
Mr Mubarak said he would ride the bike back home, and indicated that he would ride more often to Parliament from now onwards.
He said aside the message that the riding of a bicycle put across, it had health benefits. Mr Mubarak said some of his colleagues had indicated that they would also follow the example to also ride bicycles to Parliament.
He urged other politicians to also join the campaign of riding bicycles to Parliament, and asked the government to be listen to the cries of the people.
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Is this person referred to as a Member of Parliament actually serious? Who said it is a requirement to drive to parliament house in order to be a parliamentarian? Better and wealthy people else work who work in public service as parliamentarians and senators ride bicycle or train to work. I think we as Ghanaians have over pampered our parliamentarians and other public officers. To think of the government, I mean the taxpayer guaranteeing car loans every 4 years. We urgently need a constitutional review to cut all this ***barred word***.
In Babylon MPs are alawys riding bike to work, my friend give us a break. Crawl to work no one cares. ah see the impudence of a dying cockroach. if Ghanaians are talking about hardship, it is because we made the mistake of ever voting NDC to power to loot and share. if you dont bow down how will you sleep. mtcheeewwww
come to westminster and see the number of bicycles parked by MPs, the health benefits of cycling is immeasurable. Carry on, so other MPs can learn instead of wasting Ghana's money on v8 and fuel. The economy is hard though, Nana please do something about pleaseeee!! But, that maritime boss de3 hmm
I thought this ***barred word*** was going to walk from his ***barred word*** house to parliament instead of riding bicycle. He has no serious business doing and he the free time to be doing this ***barred word***. I urge him to sell the car he bought out of the poor tax payers money granted him by the government and and share the money to the poor in society and by so doing i will even support him. abufus3m kwa
NO SERIOUS PARLIAMENTARIAN WILL DO THIS. PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR THOSE WITH S0UND MIND.
Ras Mubarak thats the true u. the bike fits u perfectly. such a small boy also drives in v8, the cheek of it. i pray u never return into that car again just be on this bike foever, cut ur coat according to ur size. N i hope u continue riding to ur hometown
I'm sure his father still rides the 1833 "buzanga volvo" somewhere in Kumbungu. Is this joker telling us that riding a bike now signify hardship?.... when he and his entire family have been riding since creation? His people in the North should see this as an insult to them. Bicycles are important household assets in all the three regions of the north. Mubarak should rather walk barefooted to parliament since that will send better message. Concert party at its best.
Ras Mubarak should use the money saved to provide his Northern Brothers and Sisters water, and tell them to stop eating dog meat. Ras Mubarak a COMIC RELIEF BIG ***barred word***.
National Concert Party
This is bogus 'new'. I think you have been doing this up-north since your childhood days. Or are you telling us that, people who ride bicycles everyday are doing it because of economic hardship? In the North and elsewhere, owning a bicycle is a sign of affluence. And you know it, because you come from the North. Next time walk and we shall know you are very serious. ***barred word*** propaganda.