This was at a brief ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, after Parliament resumed from recess.

The solemn oath-taking event was presided over by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.

Speaker Bagbin charged the MP to be diligent in his service to the nation and constituents.

Mr Boateng’s parliamentary journey follows a by-election on April 30 after the untimely death of his predecessor, John Kumah, on March 7.

Mr Boateng secured 27,782 votes, which constituted 55.79% of the total ballots cast in the election contested by six candidates.

The project, which began through the lobbying of the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr John Ampotuah Kumah, will see the poor road network in about 15 communities tarred and asphalted.

Residents of the beneficiary communities are excited about the positive impact the road construction will have on their lives.

For decades, residents of Okyerekrom, Amoam-Achiase, Boankra, Adadientem, and Jamasi, among others have had to live with deplorable roads.

Drivers are forced to stop plying some of the communities, and those who do, charge exorbitant fares.

But through the efforts of the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Dr. Kumah, who also doubles as a Deputy Minister of Finance, construction works on both link and town roads covering 47 kilometres have begun.

For the Assembly Member of Amoam-Achiase, Daniel Owusu, the struggles of pregnant women accessing vehicles, especially at night, will soon be over.

Okyerekrom-Amoam-Achiase-Abirem is expected to be asphalted.

“The road was in its worst state. We had to carry pregnant women shoulder-high to nearby towns before we could access vehicles for the hospital. I cannot quantify the benefits we will get once construction is completed. It will serve as a link to the Kumasi-Accra road,” he said.

For years, commercial drivers resorted to offloading passengers at the Adadientem Junction because of poor networks.

Francisca Arthur, a resident of Adadientem who has had to trek home for over 5 kilometers because commercial drivers refused to enter the town in protest over bad roads, is excited.

“Ever since I moved here 3 years ago,  the story has been the same. The drivers offload us at the junction because of the poor nature of the road. I am happy this will soon change as authorities construct the road,” she said.

“This road was a no-go area, especially in the rainy seasons. This practice of the ‘trotro’ drivers refusing to work in this town would soon be over” Francisca added.

Sogood Engineering and Construction Ltd. are the contractors working on the project.

Its Chief Executive Officer, Prince Asare, says the firm, which is setting up an asphalt plant at Donanso is in a good position to complete the 25-kilometre stretch by the end of 2023.

“Our target is to complete most of the 47-kilometer stretch. Some places have 4 kilometres; others have 3. So the place that we have started is about 25 kilometres away. So, hopefully, by the end of this year, we should see the sealing works on the 25-kilometre stretch.”

According to the MP who doubles as a Deputy Finance Minister, the reports are negative spin and propaganda been placed on a group of newly recruited immigration officers who visited the constituency.

In a statement released by him, he explained that the said officers were at the Ejisu Solution Centre which has been set up to tackle unemployment in the area to show their appreciation for the support they received ahead of their recruitment.

The statement stressed that the immigration officers were not up to 50 and some of them are from Assin Fosu, Berekum, Kwame Danso and other places.

“In Ejisu, we have set up a 24/7 solution centre that is designed to prepare and support job applicants who need assistance to prepare for any job opening of their choice.

“The centre trains job applicants on the best practices they must follow when applying for jobs, how to prepare for interviews, and CV writing among several others,” portions of the statement read.

The Centre he indicated does not only serve the people of Ejisu but youth in the Ashanti region and its surrounding environments.

“Over the years, the centre has assisted young people to secure jobs in both private and public institutions through proper career guidance and training. We receive job requests from youth across the country and we try our best to prepare and assist them to apply for jobs,” the statement added.

It continued: “The Ejisu Solution Centre will continue to assist Young Persons who need support in finding job placement in Ghana, the Ejisu Club 100 has been of immense support to young entrepreneurs as well. Together we can create wealth and build a prosperous Ghana.”