Abuakwa South MP Samuel Atta Akyea has expressed his surprise at not being appointed to a ministerial role during President Akufo-Addo's second term.

Having served as Minister for Works and Housing and as a Cabinet Minister from 2017 to 2020, Mr. Atta Akyea had anticipated either being retained in his position or being reassigned to another role within the government.

“You can never force yourself on a president to put you in his cabinet. I didn’t want to say I was peeved; I was really surprised,” he stated in an interview on Accra-based Class FM.

Sharing his disappointment, the lawmaker said he was also shocked when there was no explanation from the President on his exclusion but there was nothing he could do

“At least, the due courtesy of informing me that, ‘Atta, because of one reason or the other, I cannot sign you up again,’ given the family relations and also the professional relationship. I was surprised that I wasn’t even informed about it,” he added.

However, Mr. Atta Akyea noted that, he bears no grudge against President Akufo-Addo.