Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Member of Parliament for New Juaben South has presented a cheque of GHs1,000.00 and a set of computer with accessories to the Koforidua Nursing Training College in support of the 50th anniversary celebration of the school.

Making the presentation on behalf of the MP, the New Juaben South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Oteng Adu, said, education is among the topmost priorities of the MP and had decided to allocate a chunk of his resources to the sector.

He said, the MP donated cement and computers to a number of schools in the constituency early this year and said the MP had assured that, he would continue to support educational development in his constituency.

He emphasised that, Information Communication Technology ICT now plays an integral role in the development of every country, and the learning of ICT was one of his topmost priorities, as far as education was concerned.

The Vice Principal of the college, Ms Hannah Okyere Boateng  who received the computer and the cheque  on behalf of the schools, thanked the MP and assured  that, the computers would be put to good use and the money use judiciously to benefit the school.

She expressed her gratitude to the MP for recognizing the need for quality education for children in his constituency who eventually will be the future leaders of Ghana.

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The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka has described as unnecessary and petty, the Minority in Parliament’s accusations against the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho.

Mr Adjaho is alleged to have taken decisions on the Constitution Review Commission’s recommendations on entrenched provisions without seeking the consent of Parliament.

The Speaker reportedly failed to also present the recommendations being proposed by government to the House.

The Minority says Mr. Adjaho’s actions are unconstitutional and inappropriate, adding that, “the whole process of constitutional amendment is turning out to be nothing other than an executive review of the national constitution.”

But speaking on Eyewitness News, Alhaji Muntaka downplayed the accusations the Minority  levelled against Mr. Adjaho.

He said he is convinced that “Mr. Adjaho consulted both the Majority and Minority in Parliament before taking his decision.”

According to him, Mr. Adjaho had every right to refer the matter to the Council of State.

The Asawase MP opined that the press briefing organized by the Minority MPs smacks of partisanship; a development which should not be encouraged when discussing serious state matters.

Meanwhile, a Legal Practitioner, Yaw Oppong backed the Minority’s claim that the the bill was not appropriately referred to the Council of State since it was not in accordance with the constitution.

He explained that “until the bill is gazetted for six months, introduced to Parliament, then Parliament refers to the Council of State, the bill cannot be said to have been properly referred to the Council of State.”

Quoting Article 291 of the 1992 Constitution, Mr Oppong said: “A bill to amend the provision of this constitution which is not an entrenched provision shall not be introduced to Parliament unless it has been published twice in the gazette with the second publication being made at least three months after the first and at least ten days after the second publication.”

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region, Mr Alex Afenyo-Markin, has presented some start-up equipment to some youth of the Winneba Seventh Day Adventist Central Church.

The items, made up of 15 standing driers and sewing machines and an oven, are to assist the beneficiary youth to engage in businesses to improve their living standards.

Making the presentation on behalf of the MP, the Effutu Constituency Chairman of the NPP, Mr Kojo Halm, said the presentation was in response to a request made by the church for assistance to enable some of the youth who had completed their respective trades to start their businesses.

He noted that the gesture, which has been replicated in other churches, had the objective to support the unemployed youth in the area to be gainfully employed as a means of improving their livelihoods.

According to him, there was high rate of unemployment among the youth and its attendant problems and that the MP thought it wise to assist them in order for them to lead responsible lives in the municipality.

He assured the gathering of the MP’s resolve to ensure that the youth in the constituency were supported at all times to engage in businesses which would enable them to contribute immensely towards the development of Winneba and its environs.

The Winneba District Pastor of the SDA Church, Pastor Isaac Kontoh Boateng, expressed gratitude to the MP for positively responding to their request and said that the presentation of the items would enable the youth to work to improve their lives and to support the growth of the church.

He urged the beneficiary youth to put the items to good use in order to motivate the MP to assist other youth.

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The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Hon. Akolbire Opam –Brown Emmanuel is to commit a sum of GHS 60,000 to desilt at least three major dams in two communities of his constituency.

Two of the dams earmarked for this project are sited at Sumbrungu, whiles the other is also located at Sherigo, all suburbs within the Bolga municipality.

Plans are far advanced for the smooth take off of the project which will be rolled out in a month’s time, the MP revealed in an interview with Ghanamps.gov.gh.

He said he had already secured a bulldozer from Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a giant in the waste management and sanitation sector, to aid the implementation of the project when it begins.

At least when the project is completed it will give locals access to water to enable them maintain their dry season and vegetable gardening, as well as help them get water for their cattle, he noted.

He disclosed that there were several dams existing that needed rehabilitation to improve the water yield for the constituents, especially locals living in remote communities,  and thus pledged his commitment to help improve them to boost water supply.

However, with potable water, the MP mentioned certain five boreholes which are to be drilled for the people. All things being equal the project will be rolled out in a month’s time.

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The Member of Parliament for Akwapim South, Osei Bonsu Amoah has scoffed at what he says is a clandestine move by government to solicit views on the way out of the ‘self-imposed economic mess’.

According to him, government’s call for a non-partisan economic forum to find solution to the current economic challenges is a subtle attestation that the “economy is in serious crisis”.

OB Amoah, who was speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday, said President Mahama and his appointees could have saved themselves the embarrassment if they had been candid with Ghanaians about the true state of the economy.

He described as unfortunate how a once vibrant economy under the erstwhile Kufuor administration has gone from bad to worst due to the “ineptitude and incompetence of the propaganda driven Mahama-led administration”.

“Under President Mahama the economy is grinding to a halt and the cedi is the worst performing currency in Africa due to the reckless spending of government,” he added.

The Akwapim South MP was skeptical about the impact the National Economic Forum will have on what he described as a “tattered economy”.

He said a four day forum to brainstorm on ways to revive the economy is not the panacea to the challenges confronting the nation.

“The reality is that the economy is in serious crisis and government is overwhelmed and yet they won’t acknowledge it,” he stated.

OB Amoah was convinced the economic dialogue will be another “talk shop” because “government has turned a deaf ear to the wise counsel from the large pool of experienced economists in the country”.

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) prior to the commencement of the ongoing National Economic Forum indicated that it was not going to attend.

Citing lateness of receiving the invitation letter to the programme and other issues, they described the event as a ‘PR gimmick’ and added that government has already made up its mind and no amount of suggestion they give will be taken.

The National Economic Forum is currently ongoing in Akosombo where stakeholders have gathered to deliberate on the state of the economy and offer solutions to solve the economic challenges.

The Minority leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu, speaking to the issue on Citi FM intimated that he ‘would love to be part of it’ had he received his invitation ahead of time.

“I would have loved to be part of it. To be very honest, I had given the assurance that if the invitation came earlier to me with the requisite information, I certainly would have to avail myself. It is a national course and if it is properly arranged, it should be considered as a national course but…” he stated.

According to him, apart from his party; the NPP receiving their letter late, he also received his on 9th May 2014, even though the letter was dated 2nd May 2014.

Hon. Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu who is also the Member of Parliament for Suame in Kumasi said “even if it was a social gathering don’t you think I have to properly constitute myself? But this is a serious national dialogue and we expect that at least some prior information be given to the personalities involved so that they prepare early enough. You can’t come and speak from the top of your head…I was also invited and it was about the same thing. My own letter was dated 2nd May and it was delivered to me on 9th May, 12 noon”.

Commenting further on the party’s position, he added that “the party’s position is clear, we are not just talking about one reason. First of all the lateness of the invitation…second the programme content was not even part of the invitation; so what was it that we were to dialogue on?”

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Tourism plays a pivotal role in the development of any country by luring people to visit natural and sometimes artificially madebeautiful scenic places, a way to push up the revenue base of that country or town.

It is as a result of this that the MP for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfrom, Hon. Bright Edward Kodzo has highlighted some untamed beautiful places within his constituency which could be developed for its tourism potentials.

“The area is endowed with variety of tourist’s attraction sites, but unfortunately, little had been done to develop this lucrative income generating industry.” He added.

Speaking to Ghanamps.gov.gh, Hon. Kodzo cited the beaches in the town as being enough to raise the revenue base of the area if well taken care of.

He maintained that the solo shrine forest being managed by the Bortianor Wolomo was also another avenue to develop adding that the forest houses different species of animals in a serene ambiance with a calm river along it.

The MP however assured that the necessary arrangement was being advanced in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and leaders in the sector to quickly explore and develop the tourism potentials within the constituency.

“These sites will soon be the centre of attraction when the necessary facilities were put in place,” he added.

The MP then used the opportunity to call on private individuals and stakeholders in the tourism industry to help the tourism agenda.

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