Elizabeth Afoley Quaye
Elizabeth Afoley Quaye (born 1970), is currently the Member of Parliament for Krowor constituency in Greater Accra region Ghana. She is also the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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[edit]- I never anticipated to lose the Krowor Parliamentary seat "although there were a lot of problems in the constituency."
- A lot of people were grumbling; those that I supported who still wanted more; people that you know you have actually done a lot for were rather the people that you find complaining the more. I think I felt that the grumblings were just too much because I could not assist everybody at the same time but could do it one after the other."
- Naturally, if you find a lot of people complaining, it is because you’re doing something good. If I was absent, if there was nothing to share, there wouldn’t be much complaints,"
- sometimes, when you wake up in the morning and you just want to move straight to Parliament or the Ministry to go and do your work, some people will come to your house and take part of the time that you want to spend in Parliament or in the Ministry."
- It was too much. I needed to be with them but [people coming to my house] every day was just too much. Yes, I was very much overwhelmed. There were people that came over and over again, they wouldn’t give you the space to move to other people.
- They think that 'I helped her to get there so I have to put all my burdens on her' and sometimes some of the demands are so ridiculous,"
- 18 persons who were arrested for engaging in illegal fishing will be processed for court soon.
The fishermen were busted during an operation by the fisheries enforcement unit over the weekend.