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Month: July 2017

Krachi West MP Touching Lives

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The Honorable Member of Parliament for the Krachi West constituency in the Volta region, Helen Adjoa Ntoso has outlined her goals aimed at raising the standard of living for her constituents.

Among the several project initiatives by the MP include the drilling of mechanized boreholes for five communities in the area valued at GHC 64, 000.

Communities benefiting from projects which are currently on-going are Ankaase, Wurotor, Aveme, Bunda and Ehiamankyene.

According to the MP who is the immediate past Volta regional Minister in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, the mechanized boreholes when completed would help in addressing the water needs of the people who are mostly farmers and petty traders.

She recounted how she personally used to walk very long distances in search of water growing up in a poor background and stated that the projects when completed would bring relief to women and children who are the worse affected by the poor water situation in the area.

The MP also disclosed that the construction of a Leisure Centre located Osramani is near completion.
The Centre when completed is expected to host major events in the area and also serve as an abode for relaxation and pleasure.

Other projects undertaken by the former Volta regional Minister for her constituents during her first term as MP includes, the creation of access roads linking deprived communities such Bomoden to Aveme, Bomoden to PechiAkura and Nkyene to Chanitai.

The rest are Nkyene to Odumakuma, Dadekro to Wurotor, Ankaase to Matekofe and Ntewusu to Bleyikofe among others.
Hon Helen AdjoaNtoso has also procured and distributed Tricycles to thirteen (13) communities to enable them transport foods stuffs to market centres.

During her first term as MP for the area, she masterminded the renovation of the Ehiamankyne Health centre and completed the Chantai Health centre as well.
She also supply Solar lanterns communities that are not connected the National Grid to enhance their livelihoods.

In her quest to enhance education delivery in the area, six motorbikes were distributed to Circuit Supervisors whiles several Textbooks, Desktops and Laptops were also distributed to schools including primary, JHS, SHS and the Dambai Training College.

Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

Anyimadu family gives thanks to parliament

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The family of the Clerk to parliament, Emmanuel Anyimadu has paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament to thank him, the leadership and staff of Parliament for solidarizing with them during the funeral of their late father, Paul Kwaku Anyimadu.

Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu paid glowing tribute to the memory of the deceased for producing a whole Clerk to Parliament.

He noted that the presence of the Speaker and his entourage to the funeral grounds would serve as an inspiration to the youth to aspire to higher heights in life.
Majority leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu described the Clerk, Mr Emmanuel Anyimadu as a fine gentle man who would not hurt a fly.

He observed that the loss of the clerk was a lost to the whole parliament hence need to show solidarity.
The Speaker, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye commended the Techiman District Assembly which he said has been self-reliant for many years.

He encouraged other assemblies to emulate the success story of the Techiman assembly.
According to himMr Emmanuel Anyimadu who is the longest serving clerk with 10 years service would have his name written in the history books of Ghana`s parliament.

He challenged the youth to cultivate good practices such as thefear of God, good attitude to work and commitment which are worthy of emulation.
The deceased he noted worked hard and led a good life to care for his family and other people through farming.

By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

“We don’t need to hear President issuing instruction to IGP” – Yieleh Chireh

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Former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development under late President Mill’s administration, Mr.  Joseph Yieleh Chireh has taken a swipe at the President, Nana Akuffo-Addo for issuing public instruction to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest lawless youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Savelugu.

He noted in an interview that the disturbances emanating from the nomination of Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMCES’) despite receiving approval by the assemblies is worrying.

“We do not need to hear the President issuing instruction to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that is funny, but rather we need to hear reports that people have been arrest”.

You cannot imagine that the President nominates an MCE, after her approval by the assembly, yet she cannot take office and work in peace. In swearing in the Chief Justice (CJ) then the President issues an instruction of arrest to the IGP, he said.

He stated that lamentations by the President does not portray he is serious in dealing with the matter and noted that those who were nominated amongst confusion and rivalry.

The solution to the problem he noted is not just the election of MMDCEs but the need to deal with party faithful.

“This is a party issue, those causing the trouble are not members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), when  you have a party,  “without discipline and always agitating through whatever means to come to power, including getting macho men to get to power after you have gotten power this is what will happen”, Mr. Joseph Yieleh Chireh pointed out.

Mr Chireh said it is interesting that an MCE cannot enter her office in the midst of Regional Minister, Local Government Minister, Interior Defence and National Security because they are now waiting for the President to give instruction.

He emphasized the need for the NPP to deal with the situation.

“They need to call to order all those people who feel they are entitled by way of their contribution”.

“it is also the lawlessness emanating from the Presidency that everybody is watching, the President is removing people, without resulting to the governing council asking people to act without   constitutional bodies” he said.

The Wa West legislator noted that, these are acts that people see if you are not in a hurry in doing these things, people will also not be in a hurry, they will listen to you.

“If you can ignore procedure, ignore the law and say you have worn power and this is going on including the health sector transferring people and asking people to take over  without due  notice obviously there is a  big problem and the ground forces of  NPP are taking a cue from   the conduct of the central government”, he said.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

Pusiga MP abhors genital mutilation

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The Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pusiga constituency, Hajia Ayamba Laadi has expressed dismay at the continuous practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region.

She blamed the phenomenon on the closeness of the area to the boarders of Burkina-Faso and Togo which encourages cross-boarder practice.

The MP who described the situation as “horrible,” stated that residents in the Pusiga area cross to the neighboring communities in the two countries for the practice and back.

She expressed worry about the persistent practice of FGM in the area despite several campaigns to curb the menace but assured the fight would not end.

“It is not easy,” but we are not relenting on fighting the canker. “I do not know what they get from it after several campaigns against it. It can lead to death”, she said.

The latest evidence of FGM in the area was detected last year at Widana a community in the District, where a young girl was condemned to the ordeal.

According to the Assembly Man for the area, Aburago Sali the case was reported to the Pusiga police but an out of court settlement was done at the chief’s palace.

He disclosed the Assembly and some nongovernmental organisations, including Action Aid were seriously fighting the practice.

Christian Kpesese / ghanamps.com

“I am poised to develop my area”- Salaga South MP

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The Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for the Salaga-South constituency, Braimah, Salifu Adam has assured his constituents of his determination to exploit all humanly possible available means to help change the status of the area which is one of the two constituencies in East Gonja District.

The District according to the MP is one of the oldest in Northern Region but lacks basic amenities such as potable water, motorable roads, electricity among others.
Just five months in office the MP has been able to start the construction of 10 boreholes to provide water for the area.

Some of the beneficiary communities are Matlapo, Kokoshi, Nikata, Mankago Quarters, GariShanu, Kuushi, Kamabuye and Kalande.
Despite the poor water-table in and around Salaga Township, the MP assured of hiscommitment to improve the situation in collaboration with the Ghana water Company and the Community Water and Sanitation to find lasting solution and noted water was an imperative part of development.

The MP also disclosed his readiness to help fix the poor roadnetwork in the community and stated talks were far advanced with the Ghana Highways Authority, Feeder Roads Department as well as the District Assembly to speed up with improvement of road network in the area.

Some of these roads include Salga Township, Salga-Makango, Salga- Kpandai and Abromasi area roads which when done would help in the development of the area especially businesses, and agriculture production,

Mr Braimah Salifu Adam bemoaned the poor performance in education in the East Gonja District among the 216 Assemblies in the country
He also assured of his determination to ensure the extension of rural electrification and mobile telecommunication network to the area.

By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

“Commission the bridge” -Domeabra/Obom MP demands

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The Member of Parliament for the Domeabra/ Obom constituency in the Greater Accra region Sophia Karen Ackuaku, is demanding for the prompt opening of the Ashalaja Bridge in the area for easy traffic flow in order to enhance economic activities of residents.
Over a week-on after a Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwabena Owusu Aduomi assured Parliament that the reconstructed bridge would be completed on June 30, 2017 but the bridge is yet to be open to traffic.The Deputy Minister told parliament that steel bridge over the Densu River to provide easy access to Ashalaja and surrounding communities in the Ga South Municipality was 99% complete and ready for opening.

This was in response to a question posed by the MP for the area, Sophia Karen Ackuaku on floor of parliament seeking to know from the Minister of Roads and Highways when the bridge would be completed for public use.

“Mr Speaker, I want to ask the Minister for Roads and Highways how soon the major bridge that links Amasaman to Ashalaja and Kasoa will be completed to facilitate and ease movement from Accra West to the Central Region and other parts of the country?, she asked.

The Minister in his answer said, the bridge in question is scheduled for substantial competition by June 30, 2017 and will thereafter be opened to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

“This bridge over the Densu River popularly called Ashalaja Bridge, is about 99% complete. The Contractor is currently on site, working on expansion joints of the deck of the bridge and the 33km Kasoa-Amasaman road,” he stated.

The Deputy Minister noted that, “outstanding works on the bridge  including traffic safety measures such as road-line marking, installation of road signs and crash barriers,” are ongoing and when done, the bridge would be open.
The MP though satisfied with the answers provided was not happy about the slow pace of work which she said was hampering economic activities in the area.

It would help boost trade and industries as it serves as the shortest route linking communities. School-children will now find it easy to cross the river to school.
Businesses that are grounded to a halt would be revived and life brought back to the people. she said.

According to her, the bridge served as a major link rout of the Western Corridor of the country, as vehicles from the North Eastern part of Accra and Eastern Region going to Central Region could easily connect without using the Weija roads hence its importance.
The bridge is a 36m single span reinforced concrete structure over the Densu River that links communities such as Amasaman, AyikaiDonlo, Domeabra, Ashalaja, Obom and Kasoa amongst others.

It collapsed due to heavy duty truck that passes through to the Central Region and was put up temporally by personnel of the National Security Secretariat, before  the major construction works started.

The construction of the bridge formed part of the Kasoa Interchange and the ancillary works project, the portion that covers the rehabilitation of the Kasoa-Amasaman road to bituminous surfacing.

By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

Chereponi MP commits to improving lives

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The Honourable Member of Parliament for Chereponi constituency in the Northern Region, Samuel Abdulai  Jabanyite has assured of his commitment to help improve standard of living in the area.

Mr Jabanyite disclosed his vision for the area in six key priority areas sincluding Youth in Agriculture, Healthcare, Water, Education, Electricity and Road network improvement.
These he believed would help bridge the development gap between the Chereponi area which is predominantly a farming area and the rest of the country.

“If you ask, I will say my main priority for the people of Chereponi is access to good healthcare and agriculture, for there are no health centres, people experiences snake bites and there are no facilities to go for treatment. And where there is even health facility, the roads leading to such facilities are not motorable,” the MP stated.

In his quest to actualise his vision, the MP has begun engaging the youth in the area on the “Youth in Agric” module of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to embrace agriculture.

Mr Jabanyite said plans are far advanced to assist rural women with skilled train enterprises so they could earn a decent living as a means to curbing poverty in the area.
The Chereponi Legislator expressed worry about the poor road network in the area and especially the need for government to ensure the completion the GHC36 million, 98km road that link Chereponi to Yendi.

He urged government topay attention to roads such as the 18km  Lamakara-Mongogo road, Jagbanga, Jawari- Zanzori, road, Wenchiki road and four major bridges  including the Kakombu bridge that  links the  Eastern corridor road on the Oti River to provide easy  transportation and improved economic activities.

The MP who is the Deputy Ranking member of Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs committee of parliament called for the resumption of work to connect remaining communities onto the National Grid.

Mr Jabanyite also disclosed his readiness to support brilliant but needy students as he lobbies government for education facilities for deprived communities to enhance teaching and learning through quality and affordable education.

The MP through his own resources drilled a number of boreholes for over 8 communities to help mitigate the water challenges for the area.
The lawmaker appealed to his constituents to give a chance for the development of the area.

By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

Bosome-Freho MP decries poor road-network system

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The Honorable Member of Parliament for the Bosome-Freho constituency, Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei has decried the poor nature of roads in her area calling for inter-ministerial and agency approach to help address the situation.

She noted the sorry state of roads in the area has negatively affected economic activities of residents who are predominantly cocoa and especially vegetable farmers since their produce are left to rot in the farms due to transportation challenges.

It takes days before their produce reach the nearest market. Some cocoa farmers are deciding to cut down their cocoa trees because one has to sell the dry beans between 66 and 68 kilograms instead of the normal 64 kg per sack. If a farmer refuses then he/her has to carry it to the nearest station of about 40 kilometres she laments.

Vehicles transporting sick persons, goods are often seen stuck in mad due to the poor nature of the roads affecting health delivery since sick people are carried by able bodied men on rotational basis to hospitals. School pupils and children also walk very long distance under the vagaries of the weather on foot to school due to lack of a Kindergarten in the area, a situation which is negatively affecting education delivery in the area.

The MP expressed these frustrations of her constituents on the floor of Parliament in a statement on the topic “Age-long socio-economic problems of Bosome-Freho and the way forward’’.
According to Madam Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei, the roads in the area especially Asiwa to Nsuayem No 1 & 2 to Abosamso and Amomorso to Nsuayem have not witnessed any form of rehabilitation in many years hence the urgent need for prompt action to lessen the plight of residents.

The development of the tourist potential of the area which covers 55% of Lake Bosomtwe is left undeveloped due to the poor nature of roads in the area.

The MP has thus appealed to the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, COCOCBOD, Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Education to collaborate in finding a lasting solution to the challenge.

By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com

Sisala West MP equips Assembly members

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The Honorable Member of Parliament for Sissala West in Upper West region, Adamah Patrick Al-Hassan is impacting lives following the donation of motorbikes to the Sissala West District Assembly.

The presentation of the 31 motorbikes one-each to all 29 Assembly members is aimed at equipping them in order to help improve services delivery to residents by facilitating their movements from their various electoral areas to Gwolu the District capital.

Apart from the Assembly Members, the District Health Directorate also received two motorbikes to improve health services delivery in the area.

The MP stated that the decision would help to curb the challenges facing stakeholders in the area of their service delivery.

Other initiatives by the MP, Mr Al-Hasan included the drilling of boreholes in several communities in the area to improve portable water delivery for residents.

He has also supported some nurses posted to the district with residential accommodation totaling six thousand Ghana cedis, (GHs 6000) and has also assured to help raise the standard of education.

The Sisala West lawmaker is also committed to support agricultural to boost food production in the area.

Christian Kpesese/Ghanamps.com

Ghanaians are tired with failed promises to NHIA – Daffiama/Bussie MP

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 Member of Parliament for Daffiama/Bussie/Issa, Dr. Sebastian Ngmenenso Sandaare says Ghanaians are tired with failed promises by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to resource and strengthen the National Health Insurance Authority with the needed funds.
He emphasized the need to support the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which is a pro-poor policy to work.

“For the poor people of Ghana, this is one of the things they can benefit from”. They are not looking for big things or money, all they want is when they are sick they can have access to quality health care, he said in an interview.

Parliament approved the proposed formula for the Disbursement of the National Health Insurance Funds for the year 2017 on Tuesday.

He noted that revamping the NHIS was one of the major campaign promises by the NPP which convinced Ghanaians to give them the power to rule hence the need to fix the situation for the better.

“In July 2017 we are still talking about same problems promised Ghanaians, it is not good, by now Ghanaians should see some action. People should have easy access to ID cards, medicines all we are doing is still talking about how we intend to revive and strengthen NHI, I have heard this time and time again” the MP stated.

He expressed worry about the Ministry of Finance`s failure to make available the needed funds to make the NHIS functional.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso /ghanamps.com