Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Betty Krosbi Mensah Adjudged Best Female MPs 2022
According to an independent investigative body, FAKS, the two female MPs have performed incredibly well in various fields.
Prosper Kwaku Selassy Agbitor 
FAKS Investigative Services, a private investigative agency, has adjudged two female Members of Parliament as best MPs for year 2022.
Honourable Betty Nana Efua Krosbi Mensah and Lydia Seyram Alhassan were both honoured best Female MPs for the year 2022.
The two MPs representing the Afram Plains North and Ayawaso West Wuogon constituencies respectively according to the 2022 report published by the Investigative body topped the list of Forty (40) Women Lawmakers in Ghana's 8th Parliament due to hardwork and the level of development championed in their respective constituencies for the year under review.
FAKS Investigative Services annually announces the performance of Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Regional Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Chief Executive Officers of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of FAKS Investigative Services, Fred Yaw Sarpong explained thatt the survey which intends to encourage public servants also focuses on the assessment and work done from the Ministries, agencies, opinions from the public as well as information from the Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs).
Concerning Members of Parliament, FAKS indicated that the team considered development in various constituencies coupled with progress of works in Parliament. “Our team is made up of researchers, media practitioners and academia that do the assessment based on the outcome of the findings they received.
The survey took place between the months of October and December, 2022 and it was the 11th Edition of FAKS’s project. Respondents for the survey were civil society organizations (CSOs), teachers, students, business owners, drivers, traders, Journalists, traditional rulers and others". About 71% of the respondents were between the ages of 18 and 53 while the remaining 29% were between the ages of 54 and 73.
Western region recorded the highe st respondents, followed by Bono East, Greater Accra, Eastern, Ashanti, Ahafo, Western North, Central, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Oti, Bono, North East, Northern and Savanna respectively. In all, 4,572 respondents were recorded in 2022 as against 3,953 respondents recorded in 2021 survey.
Iut of the 4,572 feedbacks received, 3,103 of the respondents, representing 67.87% were females while the remaining 1,469 representing 32.13% were males. Meanwhile, the ranking was between 50% and 100%.
It said, some of the issues and projects emanated from the assessment and respondents during the survey included the Norway court ruling in favour of Ghana, residential complex for Court of Appeal Judges in the Ashanti region, reduction in fuel and transport prices, boost to domestic tourism and investment into National Museum, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, facelift of Cape Coast and Elimina Castles, commencement of STEM education in Ghana, 2022 WASSCE results, Boankra Inland Port project, and Takoradi Port Expansion.
Additionally, the development in the road sector, Sunyani and Kumasi Airport projects, establishment of two statutory funds by the Attorney General Department, innovation to boost revenue mobilization in Western region, Bono East development plan to woo investors into the region, stable power supply amongst others.
