Ex-Sunderland ace Asamoah Gyan on becoming MP for Weija-Gbawe

Published on: 31 May 2020

Ex-Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has opened up on becoming a Member of Parliament(MP) for Weija-Gbawe constituency in the Greater Accra Region.

Gyan says Weija-Gbawe people want him to become an MP but he has no interest in politics for now.

According to the 34-year-old, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of Ghana with 51 goals, he believes anything can happen in the future.

"I’m happy that people are grateful for what I have done. I said earlier that people want me to become their MP. The most important thing is that people are happy with what I have done", he told Adom FM in an interview.

"Talking about politics anything can happen, but for now politics is not on my mind.

"Sometimes the people choose you, people can choose you to lead them. When the roads were going on plus other projects, many people were urging me to lead them as their MP."

He added, "Some people did not plan to do politics but at the end of the day they are doing politics which is a normal thing."

According to medial reports, it is likely he will contest for the Weija-Gbawe seat in 2024, on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP).

Gyan was spotted in Parliament in February this year during the State of the Nation Address and is a close friend to President Akufo-Addo.

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