▁bid ▁of ▁becoming ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁Parliament ary ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Law ra ▁Const itu ency ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁policy . ▁Un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁attempt , ▁Kar bo ▁returned ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Communic ations ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Patri otic ▁Party ▁and ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ial ▁C andid ate . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁▁ ▁Ab ay if aa ▁Kar bo ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁on ▁the ▁ticket ▁of ▁the ▁N PP ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁defe ating ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Sam pson ▁Ab u ▁and ▁Upper ▁West ▁Regional ▁Minister ▁B ede ▁Z ied eng . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁elections , ▁many ▁had ▁doubt ed ▁his ▁ch ances ▁of ▁success ▁since ▁the ▁r uling ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Congress ▁( ND C ) ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁ ▁F ew ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁swe aring ▁in ▁as ▁MP , ▁it ▁was ▁largely ▁spec ulated ▁in ▁the ▁Gh ana ian ▁media ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁a ▁deput y ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Kar bo ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁for ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁High ways . ▁As ▁Deput y ▁Minister , ▁Kar bo ▁cha ired ▁the ▁working ▁committee ▁on ▁the ▁Sin oh ydro ▁deal ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Road ▁and ▁High ways , ▁the ▁biggest ▁infrastr ucture ▁bar ter ▁in