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Month: September 2017

Garu MP set to promote a Girl Child Education

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The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Garu Constituency in the Upper East Region has outlined his agenda in promoting quality education especially the “Girl Child Education” which has under performed in the district.

The MP, Mr Albert Akuka Alalzuuga bemoaned the abysmal educational performance of the girl child in the area and called for concerted efforts from all stakeholders including parents to help promote education of the girl child.

He could not fathom why CAMFED Ghana, an NGO that focuses on empowering and supporting girl child education in the areas could not get at least five girls in the constituency to sponsor.

The sad situation is what compelled Mr Alalzuuga to declare his commitment to working to see improvement among girls in school in the area.

To this end, the MP pledged not to rest on his oars until substantial number of children from his constituency are able to assess quality education to the highest level.

Mr Alalzuuga who was once the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Garu Tempane District was however delighted that during his tenure as the DCE, he was able to complete a number of classroom blocks which will aid his quest now as the MP to achieve is desire of increased girls enrolment in schools.

Additionally, he will institute education fund for brilliant but needy student in the constituency.

The Garu MP added that, he is also focusing on career guidance and counseling for the youth in his constituency to improve their chances of employment after education, stressing that some youth would be put on skills training and apprenticeship.

Alice Abubakari/ Ghanamps.com

Effiduase-Asokore roads to see face lift- MP assures residents

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The Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie has assured residents of the constituency of his commitment to get the Ministry of Roads and Highways to rehabilitate the bad roads in the area.

This, he noted was to ensure residents get relief from the dust that they have had to grapple with daily in the constituency.

Roads connected to these areas – Daakoho, Mahineso, Aninya, Naama, Akokoaso and Ahinsan of Akwamu in Asokore are all in bad shapes making transport difficult for commuters.

Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie has however commenced reconstruction on the roads which includes a 7.5km Asokore to Ahinsan road, 3km Putrom to Senkyi and 2.5km Effiduase to Ntumkumso road.

Speaking with ghanamps.com, he indicated that, he was driven to reshape the deplorable roads due to the overwhelming support he enjoyed from the people of Effiduase-Asokore during the election that eventually elected him.

The chief of Maheniso, Nana Kwame Amofa commend the MP for his kind gesture, He claimed Dr. Ayew Afriyie is the second parliamentary candidate in the constituency to have initiated the reshaping of bad roads in the Akwamu area adding the roads have really affected the lives of residents in the communities.

Before the reconstruction of the roads, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie had earlier initiated and funded constructions of KVIP toilet facilities in areas including Akuakrom, Senkyi, Attakrom and repaired boreholes in Seniagya and Asukoko, all in his constituency.

“My focus is to see to it that all the 44 towns in my constituency will have access to public toilets in the next decade, Schools with adequate infrastructure development and also set up fund for needy but brilliant students and ensure good health for all.”

By:  Rosemary Afua Obeng Yeboah/ Ghanamp.com

Bolga Central MP chides Govt over IMF deal extension

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Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central constituency in Upper East region, Isaac Adongo has chided the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led Government’s inability to manage the economy efficiently following the extension of the IMF deal.

According to him, the decision by the government to extend Ghana’s contract with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) against its own initial stand is an indication that the NPP can’t manage the economy.

He noted that the decision is an admission by the government that it really needs the guidance of the fund to manage the economy properly whiles giving the country more credibility for potential investors.

Both the President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori- Atta and other government officials have variously stated that government would not extend the programme after it ended on December 2018.

However the IMF after its fourth review announced the extension of the programme by one more year and subsequently approved a $94.2 million disbursement.

Christian Kpesese/Ghanamps.com

Sam George to hold town hall meetings

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The honorable Member of Parliament for the Ningo/ Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George will soon begin holding town Hall meetings to account to his people on how he has so far expended his share of the MPs Common Fund for the benefit of his constituents.

According to him, it is important to account for his stewardship as representative of his people on what he has so far done in Parliament and what he has received as a share of the common Fund.

Some of the laudable initiatives the MP is expected to account to his people on include; the Livelihood empowerment programme which has set-up some constituents in gainful business ventures, educational grants among others.

He acknowledged the important role chiefs play in the development of the area describing it as ‘’extremely pivotal and key’’ for development.

According to him he is channeling his educational scholarship drive through the chiefs who are major stakeholders to ensure that all clans benefit.

Sam George as he is popularly known disclosed this when he hosted constituents and some party bigwigs at his New Ningo campaign residence to mark the 2017 Homomwo festivities in thanksgiving to God for his mercies.

The 32 year old lawmaker also expressed the need for the maintenance of the cultural heritage of the Dangbe people because culture is the identity of the people.

The Homowo festival was celebrated in the two traditional areas of Prampram and Ningo on separate days.

The MP as part of the celebration visited several clan houses in Prampram and Ningo and thanked God for the ‘Gift of Life’ (Nnoluwa day).

Mr Samuel Nartey George who is a member of the Public Accounts and Communications Committees of Parliament was full of gratitude to the chiefs, elders and residents of Ningo and Prampram for the show of love and support.

As a comeback drive, the Ningo/prampram NDC has targeted to increase the votes of the party from 75% to 85% in2020 Presidential race and 67% to 75% for the Parliamentarian race respectively.

Christian Kpesese/Ghanamps.com

Media trial must end in Ghana” NLA Boss

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Director –General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) Kofi Osei Ameyaw is lamenting over a practice where the Ghanaian media is being allowed to engage in media trial of National issues.

I think the media should be circumspect, the media trial going on is not good “we have to do something about it” he lamented.

He further suggested that media persons have to go through the same standard they are subjecting public officers to, “you cannot take the law into your own hands”.

“Just imagine how can you go to a company and take invoice and say people have done something fraudulent, who gave you that judicial powers, he lamented”.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.cm

NPP played politics with IMF programme “George Loh

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Former Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, George Loh has taken a swipe at the ruling government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo for playing politics with the previous administration’s decision to join the International Monitory Fund (IMF) programme.

He advised that we should stop ridiculing our image as a country by the kind of things we say, because we are going on a political pilgrimage and noted that it help the current government win power.  worn
“Our politicking must end when elections are won, we should start again in another election year”.

When John Mahama decided that for policy credibility we were going to IMF at the time those in the NPP were claiming that there was recklessness spending, he said.

He further pointed out that Ghana’s foreign partners withheld a lot of funds because of what Ghanaians were saying about the economy whiles some were going abroad to give all sort of lectures on how reckless we have been as a people in managing our economy.

Today NPP government also believes the IMF can give them policy credibility, it is within their right to ask for extension of time, he said.

Mr. George Loh questioned who gave President Nana Akufo-Addo the briefing early to indicate that Ghana was going to end the IMF programme, only for the economic management team to come back and say they agree with the extension of the programme.

“If my President says something it should be final, no one should come and say anything to contradict him, unless he comes back to say why he is changing what he said”.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

President Nana Akufo-Addo is behind revocation of license-Tamale Central MP

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Member of Parliament for Tamale Central Inusah Abdallah Fuseini has taken a swipe at the President Nana Akufo-Addo for being behind revocation of Exton Cubic Group Limited’s exploration license for bauxite in the Tano Offin forest reserve.

He further noted that, the Minister Peter Amewu was only given orders by the President to carry out what he did, “I am very sad it is just evoking memories of partisanship and discrimination”, he said.

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu explained that the directives was issued because the company’s three mining leases were invalid.

The former Lands and Natural Resources Minister noted that with some of the reasons cited by the sector Minister for revocation, example, the mining lease lucking Parliamentary ratification, then all leases not ratified since 2000 should be brought back to Parliament.

“You do not treat people like that this is a Ghanaian indigenous company, this is discriminatory and government is aware of options that are open to Exton Cubic” he said.

According to the Tamale Central MP, this is a deliberate attempt by government to revoke the lease “we saw this drama unfold especially when the Vice President returned from China” many things have happened at the minerals commission we are leaving in very strange times.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

Split Dome/Kwabenya into two for easy administration – Residents

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Some residents of the new Ashongman Estate in the Dome/Kwabenya constituency are calling for the constituency to be splinted into two to ensure efficient running saying it is too large for a single MP to run efficiently.

Their calls come in the wake of bad nature of their roads and efforts to get it fix with several appeals not yielding any good results.

Residents of New Ashongman Estate have complained of the bad nature of their roads, Deputy Majority leader Sarah Adwoa Safo is the Member of Parliament for the area.

Mr. Joseph Kojo Aseidu a resident of New Ashongman Estate in an interview with Ghanamps.com indicated that an untarred road linking Ashongman Estate to Ashaiman and Pokuasi, not attended to for the past nine years if fix will address the traffic situation from Atomic Junction right down to Kwabenya and new Ashongman Estate.

He further noted that MP for the area Sarah Adwoa Safo visited the area and promised to get the road fixed but nothing has been done, it is rather getting worse particularly during the raining season.

Drivers avoiding heavy traffic in the morning and evening use this road, “we are told it is an international road, it goes all the way to Ashaiman and all the way to Pokuasi” he said.

Again Dome/Kwabenya is too “big for a single MP” to handle he emphasised and noted that if divided into two it will be better run efficiently.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

We will introduce strategic plan to end illegal mining – Barbra Oteng

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea/Huni-Valley, Barbra Oteng Gyasi says government will introduce a strategic plan to end illegal mining activities in the country.

Speaking to Ghanamps.com, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources stated that the Ministry has put in place a strategic multilateral integrated mining document which will actually outline various component plans to bring complete stop to illegal mining in Ghana.

She further noted that, the multilateral project is going to look at introducing alternative livelihood programme, where people who are engaged in illegal mining will be taken through appropriate training process at University of Mines and Technology (UMaT),Tarkwa.

He further revealed that, the Ministry is collating names of person engaged in illegal mining who will be taken through the training at UMaT Tarkwa.

The Deputy Minister also revealed that the project will be implemented over a five year period, adding that this project will see improvement in Ghana’s small scale mining activities and cut out illegal mining.

She however dispelled the notion the government wants to put an end to mining activities in the country, rather “we want to put an end to illegal mining and ensure that mining is done properly” she said.

We are going to have reclamation of lands which is also going to provide employment avenue for the youth because we are going to do plantations as well.

Again government itself has propertied some lands which we know have mineral resources, we are going to allocate it to groups which will be registered as cooperatives. Lands will be given out to them and experts assigned to monitor their activities.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com

Creation of Regions: collaboration with local government vital – Ackah

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The creation of new regions according to Mr. Stephen M. E. K. Ackah requires very vital collaboration between the Regional Integration Ministry and Local Government Ministry.

According to the Minority Member on the committee of Local Government and Rural Development, the creation of the new regions should have been under the Local Government Ministry.

The MP who was speaking with Ghanamps.com in an interview further added that the Regional Integration Ministry cannot work without collaborating with Local Government Ministry.

He stated that, at the end of the day, the regions which are yet to be created, if they should come into force would have districts which would have to work as coordinating councils supervising those districts that are under the Local Government.

According to Mr. Ackah the Local Government and Rural Development Committee is yet to be involve in the creation of the new regions.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com