Author: Kwaku GhanaMPs

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Oda Constituency, Alexander Akwasi Acquah has distributed food items to over 360 aged constituents on Sunday, 13 November, 2022. The food items distributed includes rice, cooking oil, tomato paste, sugar and soft drinks among others.

The event was supported by a team of Constituency Executives.

An old woman aged 95 affectionately called Awo  was among beneficiaries of the Akim Oda MPs benevolence. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Acquah described them as the pillar of the society and called on all to accord them the respect and to support them when the need arise.

He noted that Ghana has no right to stand as a society if the needed reverence is not given to the elderly. He explained that although the items distributed to the aged were not enough to solve all their problems, their gesture was to show that they care about the aged.

Some beneficiaries, who spoke to community news, thanked the Member of Parliament, Mr. Acquah and the NPP officials for the kind gesture; adding that they appreciate the love and care shown to them. They expressed their commitment to support the MP and rally behind him to improve development within the constituency.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive of Birim Central Municipal Assembly, Mrs. Victoria Adu was also full of praise to the aged for their various contributions towards national development.

She encouraged them to continue to share with the younger generation their knowledge and experience for sustainable development.

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The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker has debunked applications in some sections of the media which suggest that his bodyguard was shot and killed at a ‘galamsey’ site. Mr. Duker, who is the Deputy Minister for Lands & Natural Resources said his only bodyguard assigned to him by the Republic, an officer of Ghana Police Service is alive.

“I wish to state emphatically that, I have only one (1) bodyguard, assigned to me by the Republic. My bodyguard, an officer of Ghana Police Service is alive. | do not have any other bodyguard anywhere nor have I ever had a bodyguard with such name in the said publication”. In a disclaimer issued on the 12th November, 2022, the MP said the publication going round is not only misleading and fake but defamatory as “my detractors will not stop at anything just to tarnish my hard won reputation”.

“In their scheme to cause massive damage to me they have linked a person whom I have no connections with whatsoever with intent to subject me to public ridicule and hatred, reduce my estimation in the eyes of right thinking members of the public, scandalize and embarrass me beyond measure”. Mr. Duker thus entreats the public to disregard the publication since he does not have any association with the said alleged person nor does he have a bodyguard with such name.

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The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, launched six books last Friday at the Parliament House.
All the six books catalogued the life experiences and struggles of Mr. Sosu as a child growing up, the interventions of various people in his life that rechanneled his step in life.

But it is not all about his personal life; as a human Right Lawyer, Mr Sosu also devoted time to delve into law practices in Ghana and bring to the fore some of the challenges associated with the legal system in Ghana.

The six books include: Homeless, Being the Change, Love lifted me from the Streets, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, I am the Street Lawyer, and Pro Bono Lawyer without Honour.

Some of the people who reviewed the books; including Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, a renowned lawyer all shared positive thoughts on the books.

The launched attended by some high profile members of the Ghanaian society, including the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, people from academia, his colleague parliamentarians among many other dignitaries saw a total sale of GHS85,000.

Proceeds from the book sale the MP announced will be donated to the Village of Hope Orphanage to support the children there as that place once sheltered him.

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The Member of Parliament for Dome- Kwabenya Sara Adwoa Safo made a surprise visit to the chamber today 11th November, 2022.

It is the first time the embattled MP appeared in parliament after almost year.

She was among two others who were referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for which report has been presented to the House for consideration.

Meanwhile debate on that report is yet to be carried out for the fate of the three MPs including Ken Agyapong and Henry Quartey.

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The Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency, Freda Prempeh has commended the Ministry of Agric on their innovative efforts of opening outlets where farm produce are cart farm the farming centres to the cities.

She said the initiative would help bring down prices of food products particularly those grown locally as people are taking undue advantage of the economic situation to make exorbitant returns by increasing prices astronomically.

Madam Freda Prempeh said it is about time something is done about the price control system in Ghana, and the tasked the Ministry of Trade and Industry to take that up to ensure people conform.

She believes what the Agric Ministry has started doing is healthy and would ensure there is some competition in pricing which would push prices downwards.

The Minister of State at the office of the president however called on the Ministry of Agric not to limit the initiative to Accra but extend it to all the regions for

She admitted things are tough at the moment but noted that it is a global phenomenon, and assured that the president has outlined some measures to deal with current economic meltdown and Ghanaians should rest assured that things would improve soon.

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Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery has said the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) will continue to work assiduously to save properties and lives in times of flooding and other disasters. According to him NADMO is providing food and non food items to affected victims of flooding and hard work is going into saving life and property.

He further told parliament on Thursday, November 10, 2022 in recent times some districts in the Northern part of the country have experienced flooding due to the spillage of the Bagre dam by Burkina Faso and also in Ashanti and Eastern Region. In towns like Manso Nkwanta, Abuakwa, Koforidua, Kyebi, Suhum, among others being affected part of the Greater Accra Region, like Weija Gbawe Ga East and West as well as Buipe and its surroundings in the Savannah Region has also been affected.

And before the spillage intensive sensitization programme was carried out to educate the population and same is ongoing in the Akosombo and Kpong and its environment to prepare the community towards a probable spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dames which are at their fullest peak.

Dr. Zanetor-Agyeman-Rawlings Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle wanted to know measures being put in place to mitigate the devastating impact of the most recent floods on persons living in the affected areas. She further wanted to know the collaboration between the Interior Ministry and Works and Housing to create reservoirs downstream for excess waters to be stored for use given the erratic nature of our rains.

This, the Minister said the Ministry and NADMO take care of the impact on persons and property Works and this Housing has got plans to deal with the flooding and is working on some infrastructure which include creation of dams along the line of rivers and the details of that would be known by the Minister for Works and Housing.

But at their level they have to sometime use equipment to open up gutters and drains to let the water follow the more physical construction prgrammes are left for the Ministry of Works and Housing in some cases Roads and Housing.

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The Member of Parliament of Akyem Oda constituency, Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah has urged the Interior ministry to make a commitment towards the building of a befitting edifice to house the divisional command of the Ghana Police Service which is headquartered in Akyem Oda.

This call was made when the Minister of Interior, Hon. Ambrose Derry appeared before the house to answer questions from some MPs. The Akyem Oda MP had filed to ask the Minister, that what effort was his ministry making to accommodate the Oda divisional a police Command in a very appropriate premises as the command has been operating in a rented apartment since it was created. In the answer of the Minister, he recounted that the Police Administration was allocated an 89.81 acres of land in 1979 through an executive instrument.

However resource constants have been a major factor to the construction of both office accommodation and barracks for the Oda divisional command. The minister revealed that a group of oda citizens resident in the United States of America (USA) has proposed to construct the Divisional Police Headquarters on the allocated land.

The Minister said the Police Command is however yet to engage the leadership of the Association to discuss the way forward.

Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah said even though he has confidence in his constituents commitment to help the Police Administration in constructing the commands headquarters, the minister must give a firm commitment and assurances to his people on the construction of the edifice.

He also wanted to know if the Minister was aware that portions of the allocated land had been encroached upon and any further delays of the project could affect the size of the allocated lands.

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumani Babgin, intervened and assured the MP that the assurance committee of parliament was available to ensure that the ministers promises are upheld.

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