Month: November 2013

Mr Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, says he is the representative of all residents of the area in Parliament and not only for members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Mr Vanderpuye said this when he consoled victims of the fire outbreak at Old Fadama in Accra on Thursday.

Learning about the plight of the displaced persons, he ordered for some insecticide treated mosquito nets for distribution to them.

The Deputy Minister of Trade directed the community leaders to ensure that those directly affected by the fire, especially women, children and the vulnerable benefit from the aid package.

He expressed the hope to meet the family of a victim who lost his life during the outbreak.

Mr Bawa Hadi, a resident told the Deputy Minister who was accompanied by some Constituency Executives of the NDC and National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officials about the need for the provision of access roads.

Mr Daniel Nii Okai, NDC Constituency Chairman, asked the NADMO staff to liaise with the Urban Roads Department for the release of a bulldozer and a grader to facilitate the work.

Mr Okai noted that “fire is no discriminator of persons” and urged the people irrespective of their political affiliation to come together and find a solution to the rampant disasters in the area.

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Mr Samuel Ambre , Member of Parliament( MP) for Assin North, has called on farmers not to exploit the labour of school children on their farms.

He said the practice tend to interfere in the education of the children, which is very crucial to the development of the area and the country at large.

Mr Ambre made the call when he launched the Assin Senchem Zone of Cocoa farmers Association at Assin Senchem near Assin Foso.

He commended the Assin Foso Municipal Directorate of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) Division of Ghana Cocoa Board, for introducing an alternative livelihood programme for cocoa farmers in the area.

The MP said the programme would help the farmers to earn extra income and improve their lot.

Mr Felix Kwame Quainoo, Municipal Director of CSSVD said the alternative livelihood programme was introduced to support the earnings of the farmers and reduce their overdependence on cocoa.

He said the programme would include grasscutter rearing, piggery, poultry production and cocoa seedling production.

Mr Ayiku Tetteh, the extension officer in the area, said among the 400 listed for the programme , 270 have so far benefited.

He said the farmers group has procured 30 acres of land for seedling production next year.

Mr. Anthony Christian Dadzie, the Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese is making efforts to address infrastructure challenges confronting educational institutions in the area.

The MP has supplied fifty (50) bags of cement to Potoako to enable them commence the construction of a new school block. Also his support towards the construction of a new 6-unit classroom at Brafoyawo which is progressing steadily is expected to aid in admitting more pupils to school.

Meanwhile, the newly established Day senior high school at Amosima is also expected to start admitting students for this academic year.

This is also hoped to create opportunity for more children in the area to have secondary education.

He advised the district assembly to consider instituting an educational trust fund to expand financial support to needy children in the district.

On the performance of students in BECE, Mr Dadzie bemoaned the 43.7% passing rate for the entire district and called for greater commitment, dedication and hard work on all stakeholders in the education sector to improve the performance of students in subsequent examinations.

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The Member of Parliament for Amasaman Consitutency, Hon. Nii Laryea Emmanuel has funded the refurbishment of the Doblo market in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.
According to him, the project was aimed at creating the right avenue to empower the residents in the area to improve on their economic lives in order to fend for themselves and their families.

He said he injected about Ghs10, 000 to have the project completed on time for the residents of Dobloo and surrounding areas to accordingly sell their wares.

In another development Nii Laryea said he has directed stakeholders in the Dobloo area to give him estimates of cost to refurbish a dilapidated classroom block for the public school for the township since education was the bedrock of which a society thrives.

He made the above information known in an interaction with GhanaMps.gov.gh.

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reiterated his commitment to bring development to his constituency through the promotion of higher education.

He therefore appealed to students in the area to pursue higher education and take advantage of emerging opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

Mr. Buah, who is also the Minister for Energy and Petroleum Resources, made these remarks in an interview with the ghanamps.gov.gh on the sidelines of a programme to present scholarship packages to two underprivileged students in his constituency.

The beneficiaries were Master Frank Azane, an orphan and resident of Aiyinasi who clocked aggregate eight in the 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and Miss Scholarstica Akasi Anyimiah,an-8-year-old hearing impaired from Awiebo.

Mr. Buah said Master Frank who scored B3 in Core English and A in all other subjects in the WASSCE, approached his office for assistance as he was unable to further his education last year due to financial constraints.

The MP said he was touched by the sterling performance of the student and had paid GHc1,500 as admission fees to enrol him at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) this year, to pursue an undergraduate course in Geological Engineering to equip him with the technical expertise to fit into the oil and gas industry.

He said Scholarstica had also been enrolled at the Sekondi School for the Deaf after he had paid an admission fee of GHc500.

Mr. Buah placed on record that his office will be visiting the girl at the school monthly to cater for her needs until she completed the course. He further pledged his readiness to improve upon the living conditions of his constituents as part of the Better Ghana Agenda.

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The Member of Parliament for Sissala East constituency, Sulemana Alijata Gbentie has given the assurance that the One laptop per child programme was still on-board, hence schools that have not yet benefited will definitely take turn to receive such computers under the programme.

Madam Sulemana Alijata made the promise when she visited the United Primary school in the Zongo community at Tumu where she donated some items to school children as part of her educational support to basic schools in the area.

The items distributed included some 160 pieces of Chinese canvass, 45 school bags, and a total of 500 exercise books.

She also made an avowed promise to the school children that all infrastructure projects earmarked to them in the district will duly be implemented as government was working tirelessly to secure funding for all the projects which have been halted.

She said contractors will soon get to site to continue all the abandoned educational projects which she indicated were due to lack of funds.

She reiterated that government has even received proceeds from the $1 billion Eurobond to facilitate the speedy implementation of projects and programmes under the 2013 budget, thus all priority projects will be taken care of in due time.

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Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Hon. Inusah Fuseini has told his constituents in the Northern Region to vote him out if they no longer require his services instead of attempting to lynch him.

Hon. Inusah Fuseini was reportedly chased away by irate NDC youth at a meeting in Tamale.

According to reports, the action by the irate NDC youth was meant to express their displeasure on their MP’s alleged neglect of his constituents since he assumed office.

But speaking on Radio XYZ’s Strict Proof on Monday, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources condemned the behavior of the youth adding that if they are not pleased with his work, it is better they vote him out instead of attacking him in public.

He, however, denied that he was chased away by the irate youth but confirmed that his official vehicle was destroyed by his constituents while one of his followers was mercilessly beaten.

“Why would they even want to lynch me; representing the people of Tamale is it a crime?” Hon. Fuseini queried.

“If the people of Tamale who voted me into office do not want me to represent them again, it is not by lynching me because I have other responsibilities, I have a family to look after.

“They wait and if it is time to vote; then they remove me from office and not lynch me,” Hon. Inusah Fuseini said.

Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Hon. Inusah Fuseini has told his constituents in the Northern Region to vote him out if they no longer require his services instead of attempting to lynch him.

Hon. Inusah Fuseini was reportedly chased away by irate NDC youth at a meeting in Tamale.

According to reports, the action by the irate NDC youth was meant to express their displeasure on their MP’s alleged neglect of his constituents since he assumed office.

But speaking on Radio XYZ’s Strict Proof on Monday, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources condemned the behavior of the youth adding that if they are not pleased with his work, it is better they vote him out instead of attacking him in public.

He, however, denied that he was chased away by the irate youth but confirmed that his official vehicle was destroyed by his constituents while one of his followers was mercilessly beaten.

“Why would they even want to lynch me; representing the people of Tamale is it a crime?” Hon. Fuseini queried.

“If the people of Tamale who voted me into office do not want me to represent them again, it is not by lynching me because I have other responsibilities, I have a family to look after.

“They wait and if it is time to vote; then they remove me from office and not lynch me,” Hon. Inusah Fuseini said.

Over 1,000 students in the Nabdam Constituency of the Upper East Region who could not afford to pay their school fees have applied for the Member of Parliament Common Fund.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency at Nangodi after touring the area Mr Boniface Gambila, the Member of Parliament for the area, said he was overwhelmed by the large number of applicants.

He said parents of students seeking admission to senior high schools were expected to pay at least 600 Ghana cedis but found it difficult to pay due to the poverty in the area, hence the pressure on the Fund.

Mr Gambilla said the government had paid the MP Common Fund for the first quarter of 2013, leaving the second and third quarters and this would prevent the MPs from assisting more students.

The MP, who visited five cluster zones of his constituency comprising 41 polling stations, explained to his constituents what pertained in Parliament and also in turn noted their concerns.

He assured them that one of his top priorities was education and that he would explore other means to support students including organizing holiday classes for them.

On portable water, Mr Gambila said he would help to provide more portable water to areas that lacked it and also lobby to ensure that the road are improved.

He told the people that under the Rural Electrification Project, he would ensure that all communities in the constituency are connected to the national grid.

“I will help in the creation of more jobs by lobbying for support to construct more dams in the area to enable the people, particularly the teeming youth, go into dry season farming. I will also fight to ensure that government releases funds to the District Assembly to accelerate development”, the MP said.

The MP donated a cow to each of the five cluster zones and bags of rice and drinks.

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