During a live TV interview on Oyerepa TV on Monday, March 25, 2024, Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah was left momentarily speechless when asked about the projects undertaken by his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in the region.

Prior to this moment, Osei-Mensah had issued a challenge to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to present ten legacy projects they had implemented in the Ashanti Region.

“They should give me 10 signature projects or legacy projects that they commissioned in the 8-year period they were in power, in the Ashanti Region,” he dared.

However, when posed with a similar question about his own party's projects, he struggled to provide a comprehensive response, highlighting a lack of readily available information.

While Mr Osei-Mensah initially mentioned four projects, he appeared to struggle to provide further details or additional examples, eventually falling silent and unable to continue speaking.

“We have completed the Zipline project which is at Mampong… go and look at Bosomtwe Girls… By the end of April, you will see that planes can land at the airport… baby and mother unit that Auntie Rebecca came to commission is also our project,” and then the minister went blank on live TV.

After a brief pause, the minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, informed the host, Kwesi Parker-Wilson, that he would gather the remaining details and share them later.