Majority Leader Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has cautioned journalists and Ghanaians to disabuse their their minds of cooperation between Majority and Minority meaning they are in bed.
According to him his remarks at the opening of the first meeting of the thirds session of the 8th Parliament, got misconstrued when he indicated that he had a good working relations with the immediate past Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu.
Again, as Majority Leader, you need to facilitate government business and you work harmoniously with the Minority Leader to achieve optimum effect for government business.
At a media engagement with members of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 the Majority Leader pointed out that, there were many occasions that the Haruna Minority led group disagreed with him and the Majority especially on the account of policy.
When, government and their party had taken a policy decision that cannot be reconciled with the policy decision of the NPP, certainly there will be hick ups and you will see fireworks; it does not mean they are enemies.
And to the largest extent possible, one needs to work together. “We have to grow parliament and also ensure that parliament performs its assigned roles including legislation and financial control oversight and representation and so many.
He further revealed that when it comes to crafting of bills, those of them who participate in the willowing most of them are from the Minority and not from the Majority, that is how it’s supposed to be.
He said when he was a Minority Leader he was in charge of willowing, even as Minority leader you want to help grow parliament and underscore the need to want to help grow our democracy, you should disabuse your minds of this cooperation between the Majority and Minority to means they are in bed.
“Haruna and I we’re not gay but we are working to some determined principles to grow our democracy and parliament. When I was the Minority Leader and Cletus Avorka was the Majority Leader any time he came to Kumasi he will give me prior information and in the evening we met at a location and give ourselves a good treat”.
“I had not sold out to the Majority at that time, equally so for the Bagbin when he was the Majority Leader and we all know I went to his back yard to speak for him, I have not sold out to the Majority at that time but we needed really to grow parliament”.
And further pointed out that, that was the kind of relationship he had with the Member of Parliament for Tamale South when he was the Minority Leader for six years.
“You necessarily have to cultivate this friendship; Ato is a close friend, I know he is very rational, yet has a stiff neck when it comes to his policy decision, I hope I will not break the neck but twist it a bit”.
Again, he is very principled not withstanding you have to cultivate a good working relationship with him. I hope together we would be able to up scale the development of parliamentary democracy, he said in his remarks.
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Many Ghanaians and industry experts have hailed his nomination as a strategic and visionary move by the President, considering his rich credentials and impressive accomplishments. If confirmed, Mr Acheampong will join a list of persons with a military background to lead the sector, with Major Courage Quashigah, Commodore Steve Obimpeh, and Colonel Frank Bernasko as previous agric ministers with an army background.
In a brief ceremony to present the cheques, Mr. Thomas Ampem Nyarko said he is aware of the difficulties parents go through with respect to paying off their ward fees and therefore presenting the cheques as a token to support them. “Each beneficiary will receive a minimum of GHC1, 000. I know this will not be enough to offset all your admission and accommodation fees, but it’s a token from me just to support you”.
The District Director of Education for Asuogyaman; Madam AugustinaOwusu and Akosombohehe; Nana AnsahPrem IV also took turns to advise and encourage the beneficiaries on their educational journey. Madam AugustinaOwusu advised beneficiaries to study hard so that they can continue to get the needed support from the MP.
He made this know when he appeared before the Public Account Committee (PAC) as part of its public hearing and was asked a public interest question by the Ningo-Prampram lawmaker whether he was worried, about the activities of the illegal mining.
The lawmaker who is a member of Ghanas delegation to the Community Parliament and currently in Guinea Bissau attending its first Extra Ordinary meeting, has learnt of gun fires last night across the Bawku town.
The military shot at them and in the process killed six civilians. A little boy who also run to hide behind some grasses was also shot. The grass caught fire and burnt him to death, making the number 7.
Our leaders are not ready to make it happen, there are too many external interferences that are delaying it.
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The drain which begins at the star oil filling station on the mankessim – Kumasi highway and passes behind the Asabee market to join the Mankessim Cape coast highway is heavily choked due to a cocktail of activities such as dumping of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable refuse into the drain whilst some use it as a place of convenience and this has resulted in the growing of shrubs and various plants that block the free flow of water.
It is the hope of MP that people who live closer to the drain will help prevent the dumping of refuse as well as using it as a place of convenience especially after the desilting/dredging activities to allow for the free flow of water and prevent any flooding at the onset of the rain. Work is expected to be completed within 7 days.
“In conformity with the established framework for election observation, we are working very closely with the ECOWAS Commission to ensure the scrupulous implementation of the provisions of Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, relative to the holding of elections. Our Observers will be available to provide the necessary support to the Joint ECOWAS Mission, in anticipation of free, fair and transparent elections in the various countries,” Tunis said.