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Month: November 2019

Cost of small earth dam is GHc 250,000 on the average—Minister

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Minister of Special Development Initiative, Hawa Koomson has told Parliament that the cost of a small earth dam in the five regions in the north is two-hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis on the average.
According to the Minister each site has its unique topography and unique design as a result of that the size of the dams are not the same.

She further told the House the Ministry is constructing small earth dams under the one village one dam initiative which is ideal for villages and communities in the five regions in the north.

This came to light, when MP for Garu wanted to know the cost per dam under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) in the regions in the north in 2017 and 2018.

“Mr. Speaker, last year the Ministry in collaboration with Ghana Irrigation Development Authority, the Northern Development Authority and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Northern Regions identified a total of five hundred and sixty sites for the construction of the small earth dams.

Each constituency in the Northern part of the country have been allocated a total of ten small earth dams”, she added.

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Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 goes through second reading

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Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 was taken through second reading on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, when the Defense and Interior Committee presented its report on the floor of the House.

The Bill seeks to address the weaknesses in PNDCL 236 which came into force before the commencement of the Fourth Republic Constitution.

The current legislation restricts the confiscation of illegal properties to drug related ones and does not adequately deal with the freezing of accounts of drug dealers.

The Commission would be responsible for measuring to prevent the illicit use of precursors, coordinating the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts and their developments in consultation with other public agencies, find alternative means of livelihood for farmers  who cultivate illicit  narcotic plants.

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“Let’s deal with our challenges for the good of our people”—Senate President

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Senate President of Nigeria, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan in a speech presented on his behalf by his First Deputy Speaker, Ovie Omo-Agege at the opening of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has called for unity to deal with challenges confronting the sub-region.

According to the Senate President lawmakers in the community Parliament need to deal with common challenges for the good of the people of the sub-region when he gave his goodwill message.

He further noted that lawmakers should not relent in making the people of the sub-region happier, as over the years their identified common problems are poverty, problem of accountability and transparency.

The First Deputy Speaker commended the lawmakers for working towards an agreement towards the regional integration, with the sub-region being steadfast towards moving up on higher grounds.

Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com/Abuja

DACF: Gov’t releases GHc 465m as promised

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As Members of Parliament raised issues with the delay in the release of the District Assembly Common Fund, Government has fulfilled its promise it made to MPs before moving into a crucial meeting between MPs, DACF Administrator and Deputy Finance Minister.

Government released four hundred sixty-five million Ghana cedis to the Controller and Accountant General’s Depart for onwards disbursement.

According to the Ministry of Finance, an amount of two hundred million Ghana cedis (GHc200m) was expected to have been released on Monday 11th of November 2019 with the remaining two hundred and sixty-five million Ghana cedis (GHc265m) to have been paid on Tuesday the 12th of November 2019 as the second-quarter payment to the DACF this year.

Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare made this known after a crucial meeting between the Finance Ministry, Administrator of DACF Irene Naa Torshie and Members of Parliament on Tuesday.

The meeting follows weeks of agitation by Minority MPs complaining of serious constrains at the Assemblies bringing activities to a standstill because of lack of liquidity.

First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu who was in the chair last week Friday directed that the Tuesday’s meeting be held to bring finality to the issue.

Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com