Day: June 29, 2024

Mr. Kofi Amankwa-Manu, Member of Parliament for Atwima Kwanwoma, has cut sod at separate ceremonies for the construction of a disability friendly water closet toilet facility and a modern market at Nwinesi No. 3 and Nwinesi No. 1 respectively.

Whereas the toilet facility is being funded from the MP’s Common Fund, the source of funding for the market is the Local Government Fund, according to the MP.

Speaking at both ceremonies, Mr. Amankwa-Manu highlighted the importance of economic activities and sanitation in the development of communities across the district.

He said the provision of such developmental projects in the area was to improve on the living standards of the people, which formed part of his developmental agenda as an MP.

He commended traditional leaders and the people of Atwima Kwanwoma for the trust reposed in him, and promised to live up to their expectations through accountable leadership.

The legislator called on the traditional leaders and all other relevant stakeholders to create an en
abling environment for the contractors of the projects to complete them as planned.

Mr. Prince Karikari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), implored the two contractors to hire the services of some of the indigenes to ensure the local economies of the two communities also benefitted from the projects.

The traditional leaders commended the MP and DCE for their relentless efforts to ensure development across the district and pledged their support for the contractors to ensure a successful execution of the projects.

Both communities expressed their sincere gratitude for the MP’s intervention to address some of their pressing needs.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Kofi Amankwa-Manu, Member of Parliament for Atwima Kwanwoma, has cut sod at separate ceremonies for the construction of a disability friendly water closet toilet facility and a modern market at Nwinesi No. 3 and Nwinesi No. 1 respectively.

Whereas the toilet facility is being funded from the MP’s Common Fund, the source of funding for the market is the Local Government Fund, according to the MP.

Speaking at both ceremonies, Mr. Amankwa-Manu highlighted the importance of economic activities and sanitation in the development of communities across the district.

He said the provision of such developmental projects in the area was to improve on the living standards of the people, which formed part of his developmental agenda as an MP.

He commended traditional leaders and the people of Atwima Kwanwoma for the trust reposed in him, and promised to live up to their expectations through accountable leadership.

The legislator called on the traditional leaders and all other relevant stakeholders to create an en
abling environment for the contractors of the projects to complete them as planned.

Mr. Prince Karikari, the District Chief Executive (DCE), implored the two contractors to hire the services of some of the indigenes to ensure the local economies of the two communities also benefitted from the projects.

The traditional leaders commended the MP and DCE for their relentless efforts to ensure development across the district and pledged their support for the contractors to ensure a successful execution of the projects.

Both communities expressed their sincere gratitude for the MP’s intervention to address some of their pressing needs.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has advised Ghanaians to remain steadfast, cherish, support and preserve the gains of the nation’s fledgling democracy, as the December 7, general election gathers momentum.

He said Ghanaians would bear the brunt if the country’s democracy was truncated hence the need for everybody to contribute his or her quota to preserve the prevailing peace.

‘We are all going to lose our freedom and liberties if the nation’s democracy is truncated,’ Speaker Bagbin stated when addressing a mock parliament held at the auditorium of the Sunyani Technical University.

The Parliamentary Service organised the session as part of activities to commemorate the 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in the country on the theme:

‘Thirty Years of Parliamentary Democracy Under the Fourth Republic: The Journey So Far.’ Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of State, and students, civil society actors and organisations, political parties, youth and women groups and tradi
tional leaders attended the day’s event.

Speaker Bagbin indicated that, ‘you understand why I decided to place a great premium on the celebration of the 30 years parliamentary democracy in Ghana. I myself, I am living evidence of the 30 years of democracy in Ghana.

‘I believe through it, I have experienced it, I have felt it, and he who feels it knows it better, and for us in parliament we don’t take this achievement lightly’, he stated, amid applause from the participants.

Parliament, the Speaker, explained was the evidence that democracy existed in the country, saying, ‘there is no democracy anywhere without parliament.

‘Governments do come and go and they can be in any form, but to have democracy you must have parliament.’

Unfortunately, the Speaker noted with concern that parliament could be performing creditably, however, anytime the people were dissatisfied, they rather blamed the parliament.

Citing the recent internal aggressions and happenings in Kenya as an example, the Speaker noted that, ‘the
imposition of taxation was initiated by the executive. That angered the people. However, they did not go to attack the president, but parliament.

‘That shows the central role of parliament as the spine of our democracy and that is why we should take the institutions of parliament so seriously and the members themselves should not toy with the responsibilities given them.’

Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the MP for Sunyani East, expressed worry that Ghana was still grappling with issues of poverty, corruption, unemployment and many other negatives, in the 30 years of the nation’s democracy.

However, he added: ‘We cannot claim that the political leadership of the country has not attempted to address many of these issues over the 30 years of our democratic dispensation under the fourth republic.’

He said through legislations, oversight, deliberative functions, and constituency service ‘we have established institutions, and mechanisms for the delivery of public goals to our people,’ adding that, ‘in the past three
decades, the Republican 1992 Constitution has undoubtedly been beneficial to the country.’

However, we must admit that some of the provisions, assumptions and views have changed or are not supported by current socio-political and economic realities, and that is why a number of stakeholders have called for the review of the 1992 Constitutions.

Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh underlined the importance for everybody to be ready to be engaged whenever the time comes for the review of the 1992 Constitution so that whatever products come out would stand the test of time.

‘We need a constitution that discourages the winner takes all, and encourages collaboration, cooperation, and collectiveness and the building of consensus during decision making at all levels of government,’ the MP stated.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has advised Ghanaians to remain steadfast, cherish, support and preserve the gains of the nation’s fledgling democracy, as the December 7, general election gathers momentum.

He said Ghanaians would bear the brunt if the country’s democracy was truncated hence the need for everybody to contribute his or her quota to preserve the prevailing peace.

‘We are all going to lose our freedom and liberties if the nation’s democracy is truncated,’ Speaker Bagbin stated when addressing a mock parliament held at the auditorium of the Sunyani Technical University.

The Parliamentary Service organised the session as part of activities to commemorate the 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in the country on the theme:

‘Thirty Years of Parliamentary Democracy Under the Fourth Republic: The Journey So Far.’ Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of State, and students, civil society actors and organisations, political parties, youth and women groups and tradi
tional leaders attended the day’s event.

Speaker Bagbin indicated that, ‘you understand why I decided to place a great premium on the celebration of the 30 years parliamentary democracy in Ghana. I myself, I am living evidence of the 30 years of democracy in Ghana.

‘I believe through it, I have experienced it, I have felt it, and he who feels it knows it better, and for us in parliament we don’t take this achievement lightly’, he stated, amid applause from the participants.

Parliament, the Speaker, explained was the evidence that democracy existed in the country, saying, ‘there is no democracy anywhere without parliament.

‘Governments do come and go and they can be in any form, but to have democracy you must have parliament.’

Unfortunately, the Speaker noted with concern that parliament could be performing creditably, however, anytime the people were dissatisfied, they rather blamed the parliament.

Citing the recent internal aggressions and happenings in Kenya as an example, the Speaker noted that, ‘the
imposition of taxation was initiated by the executive. That angered the people. However, they did not go to attack the president, but parliament.

‘That shows the central role of parliament as the spine of our democracy and that is why we should take the institutions of parliament so seriously and the members themselves should not toy with the responsibilities given them.’

Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the MP for Sunyani East, expressed worry that Ghana was still grappling with issues of poverty, corruption, unemployment and many other negatives, in the 30 years of the nation’s democracy.

However, he added: ‘We cannot claim that the political leadership of the country has not attempted to address many of these issues over the 30 years of our democratic dispensation under the fourth republic.’

He said through legislations, oversight, deliberative functions, and constituency service ‘we have established institutions, and mechanisms for the delivery of public goals to our people,’ adding that, ‘in the past three
decades, the Republican 1992 Constitution has undoubtedly been beneficial to the country.’

However, we must admit that some of the provisions, assumptions and views have changed or are not supported by current socio-political and economic realities, and that is why a number of stakeholders have called for the review of the 1992 Constitutions.

Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh underlined the importance for everybody to be ready to be engaged whenever the time comes for the review of the 1992 Constitution so that whatever products come out would stand the test of time.

‘We need a constitution that discourages the winner takes all, and encourages collaboration, cooperation, and collectiveness and the building of consensus during decision making at all levels of government,’ the MP stated.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Gomoa Central Constituency of the Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched its 2024 campaign team with a clarion call on supporters to strongly rally behind the Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to win the presidency on December 7.

Addressing supporters and campaign team members after the launch, Mr Isaac Mensah, the Central Regional Communication Director of NPP, charged the campaign team members to refrain from any behaviour that would deter people from voting for the party.

According to the Director, the campaign message must be issue based and also the truth to enable people, especially floating voters, to vote for the ruling party to win the December 2024 polls.

He said the use of insults and personal attacks on political opponents must not be entertained, but rather they should preach the good works the government under President Nana Akufo Addo and Dr Bawumia had done for the past seven and half years to the people.

Mr Mensah said the NPP administration had done well and the good story must be told to G
hanaians to know why they must vote for Dr Bawumia and Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central to continue the good policies and programmes it initiated to better the lot of Ghanaians.

The MP reiterated calls on the supporters to unite as one family and eschew negative tendencies that would affect the fortunes of the party in the impending polls.

Mrs Eyiah Quansah, who is also Deputy Minister of Interior, stated that Gomoa Central NPP needed absolute peace to work as a team in order to achieve its objectives.

She said, ” the internal wrangling would not help the party and asked supporters to rally behind the campaign team to win massively on December 7.”

The MP urged Rev Francis Yamoah, who contested with her during the parliamentary primary in January this year, who had been included in the campaign team, to bring his expertise on board for the party to secure victory in December.

Rev Yamoah, on his part, pledged to work hard without malice as campaign team m
ember to ensure that the MP for Gomoa Central and Dr Bawumia won the elections to help continue the good policies to alleviate the suffering of the constituents and Ghanaians as a whole.

Mr Benjamin Kojo Otoo , the Gomoa Central District Chief Executive (DCE), said the NDC could not match the NPP in the elections if supporters of NPP remained united in the upcoming elections.

The DCE said Gomoa Central District had had its fair share of development and urged the campaign team members to preach the good works the government had done since 2017 to 2024.

Mr Otoo reiterated calls on the people of Gomoa Central to retain Naana Eyiah as MP and vote for Dr Bawumia as President because the opposition NDC had nothing good to offer them if they yielded to the propaganda being peddled by them.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Gomoa Central Constituency of the Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched its 2024 campaign team with a clarion call on supporters to strongly rally behind the Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to win the presidency on December 7.

Addressing supporters and campaign team members after the launch, Mr Isaac Mensah, the Central Regional Communication Director of NPP, charged the campaign team members to refrain from any behaviour that would deter people from voting for the party.

According to the Director, the campaign message must be issue based and also the truth to enable people, especially floating voters, to vote for the ruling party to win the December 2024 polls.

He said the use of insults and personal attacks on political opponents must not be entertained, but rather they should preach the good works the government under President Nana Akufo Addo and Dr Bawumia had done for the past seven and half years to the people.

Mr Mensah said the NPP administration had done well and the good story must be told to G
hanaians to know why they must vote for Dr Bawumia and Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central to continue the good policies and programmes it initiated to better the lot of Ghanaians.

The MP reiterated calls on the supporters to unite as one family and eschew negative tendencies that would affect the fortunes of the party in the impending polls.

Mrs Eyiah Quansah, who is also Deputy Minister of Interior, stated that Gomoa Central NPP needed absolute peace to work as a team in order to achieve its objectives.

She said, ” the internal wrangling would not help the party and asked supporters to rally behind the campaign team to win massively on December 7.”

The MP urged Rev Francis Yamoah, who contested with her during the parliamentary primary in January this year, who had been included in the campaign team, to bring his expertise on board for the party to secure victory in December.

Rev Yamoah, on his part, pledged to work hard without malice as campaign team m
ember to ensure that the MP for Gomoa Central and Dr Bawumia won the elections to help continue the good policies to alleviate the suffering of the constituents and Ghanaians as a whole.

Mr Benjamin Kojo Otoo , the Gomoa Central District Chief Executive (DCE), said the NDC could not match the NPP in the elections if supporters of NPP remained united in the upcoming elections.

The DCE said Gomoa Central District had had its fair share of development and urged the campaign team members to preach the good works the government had done since 2017 to 2024.

Mr Otoo reiterated calls on the people of Gomoa Central to retain Naana Eyiah as MP and vote for Dr Bawumia as President because the opposition NDC had nothing good to offer them if they yielded to the propaganda being peddled by them.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East Constituency, has reiterated calls for the review of the 1992 Republican constitution.

‘We need a constitution that discourages the winner takes all, and encourages collaboration, cooperation, and collectiveness and the building of consensus during decision making at all levels of government,’ he stated.

Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh made the call when speaking at a mock parliament held at the auditorium of the Sunyani Technical University, in Sunyani.

The Parliamentary Service organized the session as part of activities to commemorate the 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in the country on the theme: ‘Thirty years of Parliamentary Democracy Under the Fourth Republic: The Journey So Far.’

It was attended by MPs, Ministers of State, students, civil society actors and organisations, political parties, youth and women groups and traditional leaders.

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh, also the Board Chairman of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), ma
nagers of the Bui Generating Station, indicated that some of the provisions, assumptions and views in the constitution had changed or were not supported by current socio-political and economic realities.

‘That is why a number of stakeholders have called for the review of the 1992 constitution’, he stated, adding that the country was still grappling with issues of poverty, corruption, unemployment and many other negatives, in the 30 years of the nation’s democracy.

However, he added: ‘We cannot claim that the political leadership of the country has not attempted to address many of these issues over the 30 years of our democratic dispensation under the Fourth Republic.’

He said through legislations, oversight, deliberative functions, and constituency service ‘we have established institutions, and mechanisms for the delivery of public goals to our people’, saying ‘in the past three decades, the Republican 1992 constitution has undoubtedly been beneficial to country.’

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh underlined the import
ance for everybody to be ready to be engaged whenever the time comes for the review of the 1992 Constitution so that whatever products come out would stand the test of time.

On the impending Election 2024, the MP indicated that elections gave the right to choose representatives, demand accountability and better serve the public interest. As the foundation of parliamentary democracy,

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh advised the youth in particular, and everybody to guard the election processes, so as to make the nation proud again on December 7.

Earlier, Mr. Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, advised Ghanaians to remain steadfast, support and preserve the gains of the nation’s fledgling democracy, as the general election gathered momentum.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East Constituency, has reiterated calls for the review of the 1992 Republican constitution.

‘We need a constitution that discourages the winner takes all, and encourages collaboration, cooperation, and collectiveness and the building of consensus during decision making at all levels of government,’ he stated.

Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh made the call when speaking at a mock parliament held at the auditorium of the Sunyani Technical University, in Sunyani.

The Parliamentary Service organized the session as part of activities to commemorate the 30 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in the country on the theme: ‘Thirty years of Parliamentary Democracy Under the Fourth Republic: The Journey So Far.’

It was attended by MPs, Ministers of State, students, civil society actors and organisations, political parties, youth and women groups and traditional leaders.

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh, also the Board Chairman of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), ma
nagers of the Bui Generating Station, indicated that some of the provisions, assumptions and views in the constitution had changed or were not supported by current socio-political and economic realities.

‘That is why a number of stakeholders have called for the review of the 1992 constitution’, he stated, adding that the country was still grappling with issues of poverty, corruption, unemployment and many other negatives, in the 30 years of the nation’s democracy.

However, he added: ‘We cannot claim that the political leadership of the country has not attempted to address many of these issues over the 30 years of our democratic dispensation under the Fourth Republic.’

He said through legislations, oversight, deliberative functions, and constituency service ‘we have established institutions, and mechanisms for the delivery of public goals to our people’, saying ‘in the past three decades, the Republican 1992 constitution has undoubtedly been beneficial to country.’

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh underlined the import
ance for everybody to be ready to be engaged whenever the time comes for the review of the 1992 Constitution so that whatever products come out would stand the test of time.

On the impending Election 2024, the MP indicated that elections gave the right to choose representatives, demand accountability and better serve the public interest. As the foundation of parliamentary democracy,

Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh advised the youth in particular, and everybody to guard the election processes, so as to make the nation proud again on December 7.

Earlier, Mr. Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, advised Ghanaians to remain steadfast, support and preserve the gains of the nation’s fledgling democracy, as the general election gathered momentum.

Source: Ghana News Agency