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[N] As Majority Leader be circumspect with your utterances

2021-03-19

[N] It Is A Blatant Lie That I’ve Declared My Prez Ambition-Agric Minister
[N] House of Chiefs calls for collaboration with MMDCEs for development
[N] Baby Harvesting: More suspects picked
[N] Police pledge commitment to bringing Sheikh Maikano’s murderers to book
[N] Desist from starting race ahead of time - Obiri Boahen to NPP presidential
[N] Gov’t announces construction of five interchanges in Ashanti
[N] Controversial textbooks: NPP urges NaCCA to enforce rules without fear or favour
[N] Staff working on Tamale interchange call off strike
[N] Newly proposed taxes a huge hindrance to businesses’ recovery
[N] Government can’t take a unilateral decision on salaries for public workers
[N] Ghana records 2 new Covid-19 variants; experts call for immediate action

2021-03-17

[N] Ghana records 698 COVID-19 deaths
[N] NDC’s Ofosu Ampofo behaves like a toddler – Allotey Jacobs
[N] Ama Benyiwaa Doe slams Allotey Jacobs; says he has no influence
[N] Approving Akufo-Addo’s ministers ‘regrettable and unfortunate’ – NDC caucus
[N] Eastern Regional Hospital detains 246 patients for non-settlement of bills
[N] COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana: 1,000 reports received on adverse effects
[N] Ignore reports of rift between local, foreign staff at AfCFTA secretariat – Govt
[N] Remain calm, support our leadership in Parliament – NDC Council of Elders
[N] Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
[N] 9-year-old boy burnt to death as stepfather sets house ablaze

2021-03-16

[N] COVID-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine – WHO
[N] Publisher, Badu Nkansah, apologises for ‘offensive Ewe’ textbooks
[N] Parliament’s Volta Caucus condemns ethnocentric publication in history book
[N] Ghanaians to pay tax for Covid-19 ‘free water’ enjoyed to fill economic gap

2021-03-15

[N] NaCCA orders withdrawal of unapproved textbooks
[N] Brain tumor patient appeals for GH¢ 30,000.00 for surgery
[N] AIMS Forum to mark International Mathematics Day
[N] Tema Sewer System: Ambitious project to address predicament
[N] A 21-year-old man stabbed to death at Effia
[N] Estate developers laud government’s decision to aid rent advance payments
[N] Let’s prioritize STEM; It’s the new niche for education policy – Ntim Fordjour
[N] 12 new deaths push toll 679; active cases now 3,994
[N] Over 400,000 Ghanaians vaccinated so far – Oppong Nkrumah
[N] Prof Allotey’s 9 Aug birthday must be made National Maths Day – Prince Armah
[N] Telecom workers to embark on strike from today
[N] NDC won the 2020 election hands down – Hannah Bissiw claims
[N] Asiedu Nketia should be NDC running mate for NDC victory 2024 – Atubiga
[N] Rawlings kept over 20 wild dogs at his Ridge Residence alone – Hannah Bissiw
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[ 2021-03-02 ]

Stop inciting Minority against Akufo-Addo’s nominees
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mpraeso, Mr.
Davis Opoku Ansah has accused the National
Democratic Congress of inciting its legislators on
the Appointments Committee against President Nana
Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees.

He argued that Ghana’s democracy will be
weakened if political parties are allowed to
control their Members of Parliament.

The NDC MPs on the Committee have unanimously
rejected the approval of some
ministers-designate.

These nominees are Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the
Minister-designate for Information; Hawa Koomson,
Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture
and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister-designate for
Food and Agriculture.

Besides the three nominees who the NDC members on
the committee have decided not to approve, there
are a few others whose decision is yet to be taken
on their approval or rejection.

Speaking on the Citi TV’s Breakfast daily on
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, the Mpraeso MP urged
Ghanaians to speak up against the action of the
NDC.

“The NDC is doing politics as usual and must be
condemned by all. The party leadership controlling
the Minority MPs is worrying for our democracy and
must be looked at. There is a reason why we all
took the oath during our swearing-in as MPs.”

“The reasons assigned to the rejection of these
MPs are very empty. I think they (Minority)
demanding some further explanations on the other
five is the way to go but the party leadership
issuing the statement and all of that is worrying
and must be condemned because it will weaken
Parliament.”

He subsequently suggested that the NDC is doing
this to court media attention ahead of the Supreme
Court ruling on Thursday.

“You need to look at the timelines again. We are
expecting a major ruling on Thursday from the
Supreme Court, and I am sure the NDC would want a
certain noise to compete with that news.”

Meanwhile, the Appointments Committee will
continue with its work today.

The Minister-designate for Ashanti region, Simon
Osei Mensah, the Minister-designate for Bono
region, Justina Owusu Banahene, and the
Minister-designate for the Bono East region, Adu
Gyan are expected to be vetted.

Why NDC MPs rejected Hawa Koomson, Oppong Nkrumah,
Afriyie Akoto’s nominations
For Mrs. Koomson, the NDC MPs said she
“displayed an alarmingly abysmal lack of
knowledge on the sector she was nominated for.”

The MPs also said she “could not provide
convincing grounds for the shooting incident
during the Voter Registration Exercise in Kasoa on
20th July 2020 even though we acknowledge her
belated apology for her recklessly dangerous
conduct.”

For Mr. Nkrumah, the MPs cited a lack of
sincerity, among others, on issues concerning the
collapse of a microfinance institution he was a
major shareholder in.

“The Minister-designate for Information was not
the least candid with the committee on the
multiple infractions of the law leading to the
Bank of Ghana’s revocation of the license of
Oval Microfinance – a company in which he was
83% majority shareholder.”

The NDC MPs also feel Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto fell
short of standards of truthfulness in some of his
submissions.

“The Minister-designate was particularly
discourteous, downright condescending and
offensively arrogant in his appearance at the
committee which is not the kind of attitude
expected of public servants,” their assessment
of the vetting said.

Source - Citinewsroom



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