Author: Kwaku GhanaMPs

Mr. Dan Botwe, Member of Parliament for Okere and former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has constructed and donated a five-bedroom mission house for the Mabang Presbyterian church in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti region.

Mr Botwe, who is a staunch member of the Presbyterian Church, was born and bred at Mabang, attended the local Presbyterian school and church, where he was imbibed with the ‘Presbyterian discipline’.

At the inauguration and dedication of a five-bedroom mission house, Right Reverend Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, said God was just and faithful to hear anybody who called upon him in times of need, and thus called on Christians to trust and obey God for the answers to their prayers.

Right Rev. Kwakye, thanked Mr Botwe for remembering his roots and recognizing the contributions and efforts of the Presbyterian Church in his upbringing.

He said Presbyterian schools, which emphasized discipline in the training of children, had helped raised many people in all fields of endeavor, and would continue to do that for the glory of God.

Mr Botwe, on his part, said the Presbyterian training which was ingrained in him by his parents had equipped him with the skills and attitude of discipline, humility, and hard work, which had been part of him and opened many doors for him in all his endevours and career, adding that, that was the best legacy his parents left for him and his siblings.

He called on Christians to embrace and practice their teachings for salvation and blessings from God.

Mr Botwe pledged to support the ongoing expansion project of the local Presbyterian Church and presented a cheque for an amount of GHc 50,000.00 to support the project.

Reverend Joseph Kristensen Yeboah, the Bechem District Minister of the Presbyterian Church, thanked Mr Botwe and other members of the church for their contributions towards the improvement of infrastructure and other needs of the church.

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The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South Dakoa Newman has embarked on Community outreach activities by providing free health screening at Bubiashie Atico station.

As part of the health screening there was check for blood levels, blood pressure, malaria, dental health, and blood sugar levels.

A number of the constituents were also registered onto the National Health Insurance Scheme making it easy for them to freely access healthcare delivery in the country.

According to the MP these are initiatives aligned with her commitment to promote good health practices in the various communities in the constituency.

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As the debate ranges on, whether Ghana has a founder or founders, Member of Parliament for Ellembele, Emmauel Armah Kofi-Buah has said if Dr. Nkrumah were alive today he would have said he was not interested in those titles.

According to him this debate that has erupted was from the people of Ghana speaking because, they understand the historical facts.

“They know those who stood up and those who were fighting against Dr. Nkrumah when he said, we needed independence now; we know those who wrote to the British stating otherwise and we know what the CIA classified documents are saying”.

The deputy Minority Leader further pointed out in an interview that anyone who has studied events leading to the independence of Ghana, “yes we had so many people who contributed but guess what, who wears that crown is Dr. Nkrumah; he paid the price for it. He suffered for it when he got independence, he continued to suffer and we betrayed him and sent him out”, he stated.

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The Chairperson for the Committee of Gender, Children and Social Welfare of Ghana’s Parliament Helen Adjoa Ntoso has admitted that it will be very difficult for the country to achieve thirty percent women representation in Parliament.

According to her the last time Ghana hosted the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Ghana when it comes to global rating, out of the one hundred and ninety-three (193) parliaments, Ghana was placed at one hundred and forty-seventh (147) position.

“We are not doing well when it comes to women representation both in parliament, outside Parliament; and the political parties have a role to play in this. If we are not able to make it in Parliament at least it should be with the appointment of political officers.

We should achieve it through political appointments; and that is the agenda of John Dramani Mahama. When he comes to office he will ensure we achieve this in his next government.”

The Committee chair further noted that she wished in the next ninth Parliament we can have more women. If you look at the UN target, by 2025 we should achieve a thirty percent representation and in 2028 it should be fifty percent but we are moving at a slow pace of thirteen percent (13).

Again, you know when it comes to elections, women are more vulnerable than their female counterparts, thus a sure way of achieving the target is to adopt the quota system.

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The Member of Parliament for Sissala East Amidu Issahaku Chinnia has joined officials from the Ghana Water Company to hand over four drilled mechanised boreholes to various communities.

Beneficiary communities include Pieng, Challu, Kulfuo and Nmanduanu.

According to him, he will continue to prioritize the development of the Sissala East Municipality and it will remain so in his second term, God willing.

He further pledged that the Sissala East constituency will continue to get its fair share of development under his leadership.

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The Member of Parliament for Sissala East Amidu Chinnia Issahaku  has filled his nomination as the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate seeking to be re-elected in the December 7, 2024, Parliamentary and Presidential elections.|

“I believe in the judgment of the people of Sissala East and I know they will assess my performance and come to conclusion to re-elect me for a second term”, he shared on his Facebook page.

In the afternoon of Monday, September 9, 2024, he was a accompanied by regional secretary, the regional organizer, the constituency chairman and his executives, the Hon MCE, former DCEs, Bakor and Salifu Waah, elders of the party, electoral area coordinators, polling station executives and many others.

“I presented my nomination forms to the electoral commission as the NPP parliamentary candidate for the 2024 general elections in the Sissala East. This is a step towards retaining the seat based on my performance this far and the new plans I have in my next term. By the grace of God Almighty victory will be ours come 7th December 2024.”

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The Member of Parliament for Krachi West, Helen Adjoa Ntoso has expressed confident in her constituents retaining in the December 7, 2024, Parliamentary elections.

According to her she has sent a lot of projects to the constituency that proves her commitment to improving the welfare of the people.

Touching on the various projects carried out, she pointed out in an interview that fifty-one (51) boreholes have been sunk within six months and her constituents appreciate the move.

“My constituents are compelled to drink from the lake, and we realized that there are a lot of typhoid cases that are reported as a result of drinking water from the lake. And I have now moved into building pavilions because when it comes to issue of schools you cannot talk about it and the people are happy about that and small health posts – two rooms and a big hall where consultation can be done. This is what I am doing”.

Again, she pointed out that, government is not focusing on the needs of the people, and she is focusing on that hence she registered students who could not pass their WAEC to rewrite, a practice which is done every year. She noted that she has spent almost forty one thousands on children who will have to resist exams in November this year.

The MP stated that she pays a lot of school fees at the University level, teacher training colleagues, nursing training schools and she has presented a lot of items to hospitals; sunk boreholes for the hospitals and some are yet to be mechanized.

In addition, she has ensured that roads are made accessible to link various communities. Those you could not use tricycle on are now using it, motors and cars can access those communities. “I am doing what government and district Assemblies are supposed to be doing and this is what I am using my small common fund to do and the constituents have trust in me”.

“So, there is no way that for me to be unseated, my opponent the NPP Parliamentary candidate is CEO of social intervention fund and promising women he is going to give them loans”.

She said for eight whole years this was not done, and with just three months to go for elections her opponent is promising women loans and she has advised them to take it but still vote against them because they (who are in government) didn’t care about their welfare all these years, and whatever they are promising now is just for votes.

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The incumbent Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Abudu, has withdrawn from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries in the constituency, after the primaries between Dr. Kabiru Mahama and herself was annulled by the Electoral Commission (EC) after some ballot papers were snatched, affecting the sorting and counting process.

A National Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for today, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 by the NPP to address the brouhaha.

The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong had assured that the meeting would result in a decision aimed at unifying the party in the constituency, resolving issues, and ensuring that the NPP retains its seat in Walewale.

Below is the statement from the Member of Parliament for Walewale:
 
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The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda and Deputy Minister of Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, inspected machinery allocated for the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) in the Birim Central Municipal Assembly on Monday.

He was accompanied by the NPP Constituency Chairman, Kwadwo Ampaabeng, and constituency executives.

Mr. Acquah met with the Municipal Chief Executive, Joyce Adjoa Agyeiwaa, and the Assembly’s Coordinating Director, who led the inspection of essential equipment, including motor grader, backhoe, roller compactor, bulldozer, tipper truck, concrete mixers, and water tanker.

The DRIP, championed by the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and spearheaded by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, seeks to improve road infrastructure in rural and semi-urban areas.

This initiative will enhance connectivity, improve access to essential services like healthcare and education, and boost economic activity by facilitating the transport of goods and services.

The MP lauded the government’s commitment to improving road infrastructure and expressed confidence in DRIP’s ability to transform communities in Birim Central, promoting development and creating jobs.

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Member of Parliament for Chereponi Abdul-Razak Tahidu said it is about time the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) intensified educating the public on the core functions of Members of parliament to help reduce the pressure on MPs based on projects.

The lawmaker said MPs are not development agents but that is exactly how the public sees them and judge their performance based on that.

According to him once a while the lawmaker can take care of the social needs of the constituents but pointed out that sometimes as a sitting MP their opponents capitalize on the lack of proper understanding of the role of MPs to campaign against them. “They go round telling your constituents, you have not done the roads, you have not taken care of their water needs; so when you vote me as the MP I will address all these needs.”

“It’s the duty of the Assemblies to ensure that developmental projects are addressed in the districts and as MPs once a while since you have your colleagues as Minister, you can lobby to bring projects to the constituency”, the former DCE said in an interview.

As to whether this thorny issue can be addressed in Ghana, he noted that it will take a long time for Ghanaians and their constituents to come to that understanding that MPs are not development agents, rather those are the mandates of the Assemblies.

“Why do I say so, as a sitting MP my opponent goes to the ground and tell people I have not been able to construct the roads, you have not been able to do this or that which is not your obligation and that is what he is going to use to campaign to the delegates against you. You might try to explain to them but not everyone will understand that it’s not your mandate to construct roads and more especially when the illiteracy rate is high, it’s impossible to explain to them”.

And in an election year especially the two dominant parties, NPP and NDC should not go promising to construct roads and we should make it clear to the people that as an MP you do not construct roads.

Hon Abdul-Razak Tahidu further noted that the reason a number of MPs end up being one time lawmakers is because of unrealistic promises that were made during campaigns which they failed to fulfill.

“If, we get NCCE to do this work, that will help MPs. But without proper education, they will always look at us as developmental agents, he affirmed.

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