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September 4, 2024
Leader of Government Business in Ghana’s parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has admonished politicians to be careful of the words they use, as extreme partisanship in their commentary stands to destroy the country’s economy.
According to him as representatives of Ghanaians, it is their duty to support Government, and so far the current eighth Parliament has done well despite the hang nature of the parliament, with one hundred and thirty-eight (138) Majority and one hundred and thirty-seven (137) Minority.
“We have enriched our democracy despite the challenges we face as a House and I am proud of that. With our recall we should be guided by the national interest”, he said in his open remarks on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, when the House was recalled for two days sitting.
Rt. Hon Speaker, I humbly submit that the application of the recall was well grounded in good faith in spite of the disagreement with some of the issues you raised on abuse of the recall, thanks to the staff and board for their guidance and seeing to it that parliament get to this point. I will have my own disagreement with some of the issues raised as the basis for the business to be considered for the meeting”.
According to him, he is very clear that the government of Nana Akufo-Addo has taken the country through challenges and study leadership, as the country was given hope in 2017 when it ambitiously introduced the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, an initiative that brought relief to parents and children who will have otherwise not have the benefit of secondary education.
Again, free vocational training programme was added to the free SHS so we have free TVT; the vulnerable persons in society who will have become a burden are also being educated.
He affirmed that the government is investing in the very resources that will be needed to develop the economy, adding that one point six million of Ghanaian youth are currently in secondary schools benefiting from free SHS, noting that despite the challenges with Covid-19 among others the programme has been sustained.
The government he said has been up and doing in keeping the economy afloat as there was no single day that lines were seen at filling station for fuel, the lights have been on despite the challenges and “I believe this economy will bounce back”, he stated.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com