Month: March 2019

Former Minister for Energy in the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Emmanuel Kofi -Armah Buah has given indication that when his party forms the next government some policies implemented by the current regime would be revisited.

According to the Ellembele lawmaker they are going to revisit policies implemented by the current President Akufo-Addo government that do not have national consensus.

“The Majority side are going to have their way in changing the course of history, we are just reminding them that their time is short, the time would come when the NDC government would be in power”.

He further pointed out in an interview that one of the things they have done is amendment to the public holiday (Amendment) bill.

“I can assure the people of Ghana that, they should not worry, we are putting our Republic day into the back burner and making Dr. Nkrumah’s day a footnote, we would revisit the issue”, he lamented.

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Member of Parliament for Ellembele and former Energy Minister, Kofi Armah Buah has said the Minority has learnt a lot and would not repeat the mistakes of the current Majority who do not build consensus.

According to the former Energy Minister, Ghanaians are on the side of the Minority when it comes to amendment of the founder’s day “attributed to Dr. Nkrumah”, that the current government is burnt on changing.

“Again when it comes to our independence, when the time came for ordinary Ghanaians to stand up against the British colonialism and call for independence now, we knew those who opposed and want the future”

In an interview, he pointed out for Independence Day the history books should be visited, we know those who boycotted it, and “they think they have the right to make amendment to the cause of history”.

As to what his constituents, think about the amendment to the public holiday because late Dr. Nkrumah is from there, he stated, “Late Dr. Nkrumah was not only for the people of Ellembele or the Western Region, he stood for Ghana and Africa and the ordinary people, we need to be careful and sure we do not water down our history”

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Mr. Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, Member of Parliament for Ellembele, where Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah hails from has said, the first President stands tall when it comes to the struggle for independence.

According to the former Energy Minister late Mandela stands tall when it comes to the Republic of South Africa, despite having some who played key roles in the struggle.

“The truth must be told, very soon we would come to power and let notice be served to the current government that we would change what they have done, when the time came we know those who stood up, Dr. Nkrumah and the gallant market men and women. Ordinary workers fought and died for our independence and that let to our Republic day”

He made this remarks when he granted an interview to members of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC), in the wake of the Minority’s walkout in what they describe as the Majority wanting to change the cause of history.

In an amendment to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill, 2018, to legitimize January 7, August 4, September 21 as additional statutory public holidays. The May 25 and July would now be marked as commemorative days.

“It is clear that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is going to use their Majority to have their way in the amendment, we did not have broad consultation, they would not be in government forever”.

“Dr. Nkrumah and the people they describe mainly as veranda boys and girls, are mainly represented today by the NDC, you are changing the course of history today without the voices of these people”.

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Member of Parliament for Yunyoo, Joseph Bipoba Naabu has cautioned the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama to listen to advice moving into the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary election.

According to the Yunyoo lawmaker, if the former President does not listen to advice and continues to listen to his “veranda boys and girls” his defeat in 2020 would be worse than 2016.

“I would continue to say and say and say it, if he continues to listen to those veranda boys and girls who were not giving him good advice, if he listens to them things would be worse”.

In an interview he noted that the primaries are over, he would not wait to be called by the flagbearer, “if he receives me fine if he doesn’t that is okay”

His comments come in the wake of the flagbearers effort together with National Executives to bring all on board ahead of election 2020 elections.

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Sene West, Twumasi Ampofo has said he nearly lost his seat in the 2016 Parliament elections because of the delay in providing an ambulance to the District hospital.

According to the Sene West legislator people went round saying that he has sold out the ambulance he had promised to provide to the District hospital.

“I was the one who promise to provide, Sene West District Hospital with an ambulance, so how I sell it out, I had to explain to you why the ambulance in coming, I am happy by the grace of God we now have it”.

He further pointed out that the ambulance would help everyone but he is not praying that anyone falls sick.

Mr. Twumasi Ampofo recounted that, when he became an MP he visited the District hospital and promised to get an ambulance for them, but the medical officers asked that he hold on with the buying of the ambulance since there is a national ambulance.

“Before you get a national ambulance you need to provide accommodation for the workers, and train them for two years, shed for the ambulance, again for the facility to be inspected, I worked on that and built the shed and rented an accommodation”.

Again, I got a shed for the Ghana National Fire Service, but there was a problem with the national ambulance, it had to be recalled, then I noticed that I had to buy ambulance for my district hospital to take care of the sick.

“So this has been the background to the delay of the ambulance I promised to donate to the district hospital; it is finally here”.

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