Month: March 2019

A member of the Appointment Committee and Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, is advocating for positive discrimination on gender issues to get more female appointees.

This call she made ahead of today’s vetting of changes and reshuffle made by President Nana Akufo-Addo in his government.

In an interview, the Hohoe lawmaker revealed that she has not see a lot of women appointees in terms of the creation of the new regions.

“It is mainly male dominated, the President is doing his best, but when it comes to this issues a lot of factors come to play, ethnic regional balance and a whole lot”.

She further pointed out that out of the six regions, at least there should have been three females appointed Ministers and if not at all “two”.

“We,  know the pressures, but  gender issues must be positive discrimination , President should have said I  would wave off ethnic consideration I would wave off educational and make sure I get the women we hope that next time it would be better”, she lamented.

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Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has said the late Lee Ocran was a real social democrat within the National Democratic Congress (NDC), when the family called on the Speaker to announce funeral arrangement.

According to the Tamale South lawmaker, the late former Ellembele lawmaker was among the few NDC members who would never compromise the ideals and values of the social democracy for political expediency.

He further pointed out that the late Lee Ocran was a statesman who served Ghana well, as a Minister, Member of Parliament (MP) and a diplomat.

“I am just working on a tribute for him in which he said, “you this small boys”, “you this small boys”, he was referring to us the young once in NDC to share with us the ideals of social democracy”.

“Mr.  Speaker is assisting for the best request, for the state to assist with burial, I have seen formal correspondent to that and I should let the family recognize that you are extending that to him as much as possible. I hope some of us who would stay behind would go by the values he held social democrat in the NDC”

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The Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu has assured of her outfits commitment towards empowering the girl-child with the requisite Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) skills to enable them become competitive.

She challenged girls to be steadfast in their studies and all endeavors to become relevant and effective participants in national activities.

Speaking to www.ghanamps.com in an interview, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West also called for legislation on an affirmative action law to give women more opportunity in the law making process.

The Minister urged the need for more women representatives in Parliament to help advance the course of women.

The advantages for empowering women and the girl-child she said are numerous.

Other laws the MP urged the urgent need for consideration include Intestate Succession law, Spousal rights law among others.

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The First Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Matthew Nyindam has condemned the use of the former seat of government, the Osu Christiansburg Castle as a training base for an alleged ‘militia’ group associated with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He described the use of such a state facility for the training as “an abuse of incumbency” if indeed it is true.

He described as false claims that President Akufo Addo, the state for that matter is supervising and sponsoring activities of militia groups in the country.

The Kpandai lawmaker said these in an interview with www.ghanamps.com in response to an investigative piece by a Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni which showed that a militia group, De- Eye has been recruiting and training its members at the Castle.

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Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak has chided the Minister for
Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah over his claim that the Osu Christiansburg Castle, which is former seat of Government is not a security zone.

In satirical write up, the former Presidential Staffer during the former regime wondered what security details including military and police personnel could be doing at such a place which is not a security zone.

The Minister who is also the Member of Parliament was disputing claims that, a  vigilante group, DE-Eye affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party have been training at the Castle.

Read the full write up by the Builsa South MP below:

Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah paaaah!

Bro, an employment agency called De-Eye Group gets access to the Castle, an extension of the Office of the President, sets up office with a youthful client base of about 500 using the Castle and about 5000 nation wide?

Bro, De-Eye Group clients seeking employment provide security for an NPP (Dombo) event attended by President NADAA as special guest of honour, former President Kuffour and the IGP among many top government officials?

Bro, Herh! No one said anything? Not the Presidential security detail, not the BNI, not National Security or the Police! Walahi! The Presidency was cool with an employment agency, De-Eye, providing security at such an event?

Bro, the Castle is not a security zone? So what are the police and army officers at the entrance doing there? And why do serving Ministers have thier offices there? Castle has more security than Parliament House wai!

Bro, I can’t think far, so let me talk in-proper, un-parliamentary English small! This your reply to Manasseh paaaaaaah dei! Huuuuwa! Na big fat lie!

Bro, De-Eye be trained NPP militia and NPP government knows them well well. They be NADAA pickings direct; that be why no one question them for them base for Castle, that be why they fit provide security for Father em self for NPP Dombo event!

Aaaaaaah Kojo, I shy give you sef!

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The Member of Parliament for Krachi East, Michael Gyato has described the theme for the 2019 Independence Day celebration “Celebrating Peace and Unity” as very appropriate for the occasion.

He stated that the objective was to deepen the sense of national unity and to portray the importance of peace in the Northern region which had been affected by a protracted chieftaincy dispute which has now been peacefully resolved under the presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo.

Mr Gyato who is a Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources said the celebration in Tamale has helped to improve tourism to the area and also improved greatly the sanitation in the city of Tamale.

Speaking on the floor in a contribution to statement marking the 62nd Independence Day celebration, the Member of Parliament urged the city authorities to continue to keep the city very clean at all times.

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Members of Parliament have highly commended the President, Nana Akufo-Addo on his historic decision to commemorate this year’s national Independence Day anniversary in the Northern regional capital, Tamale which was a complete departure from the norm.

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini said the celebration was not only historic but has opened up the city to the rest of the world as a tourist and investment destination.

Mr Alhaji Fusieni who gave the commendation on the floor when he contributed to statement marking the 62nd Independence Day celebration said the President’s decision to move the celebration to Tamale is one of the best political decisions in the history of the country the President will always be remembered for that.

He said moving the whole nation to the Northern regional capital has enabled Ghanaians and political figures to appreciate the stark realities of the north as well as the challenges facing the people up north.

He said the celebration also brought the people of the north together to see themselves as one people.

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