The Member of Parliament for Banda is challenging the legitimacy of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Simon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, as the President’s choice to present government’s budget statement for the year 2021. The Minister who is the Leader of Government’s Business in Parliament has been tasked by the President to make the presentation scheduled for March 12, 2021. However, speaking in an interview with Okay FM, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim quoted Order 141 and 142 of Parliament’s Standing Orders, challenged the President’s choice indicating the Minister lacks the mandate to present the budget. According to him the only way the President can remedy the…
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“Ghana’s democracy under president Nana Akufo-Addo is at the verge of collapsing and there is the need for every meaningful Ghanaian to speak out to ensure we rid off this political tyranny”. According to the Bono Regional NDC Communications Officer, President Akufo-Addo has over the years, engaged in things that have jeopardized the hard earned integrity of the state, which is not good for the prospects of the country in our future endeavors. In an interview with Masemtvgh, the versatile communications officer and political analyst said “it will be recalled that, prior to the voter registration exercise, people were murdered…
“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,Even though the petition to the Supreme Court stood in my name, it nonetheless represented the desire of an overwhelming number of Ghanaians, anxious for answers from the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission as the Returning Officer of the December 2020 Presidential Election.Ghanaians were hoping to hear her testify and many are still baffled by the refusal of Mrs. Jean Mensa to be held to account by testifying in this case – unfortunately, with the unanimous agreement of the justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana. This vital part of the process to establish the truth…
It is now clear that the fight against the galamsey menace is a scam as the river Pra in the western region have now turned to clay brownish color.According to Mr Charles Tuffour the Illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey along the Pra River in the Western Region continue unabated despite the ban in the country.Galamseyers are still operating on the Pra River and have caused massive destruction to the country’s environment and particularly polluted water bodies, destroyed arable and farmlands as well as the forest covers.The illegal miners operating close to the river has seriously affected water supply…
The Appointments Committee wants clarifications on five ministers-designate while three others have their fate in the hands of the majority of ParliamentTwenty-two ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been unanimously approved by the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Masemtvgh’s parliamentary sources have confirmed.Masemtvgh can also reveal that the committee wants clarification on five others while three may require majority decision via voting on the floor of Parliament.Three on holdAccording to masemtvgh’s sources in Parliament and at the Office of the President, the Ministers-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and Fisheries, Hawa…
The NDC newly elected Member of parliament for Wenchi Constituency, in the Bono Region Hon. Alhaji Seidu Haruna has embarked on a Thank You Tour to express his appreciation to the electorates in the constituency of giving him the nod to lead them in parliament.The legislator in his tour,also took the opportunity to have a first sight of challenges confronting the people of Wenchi.He paid a courtesy call on the Wenchi traditional council outline his plans and efforts for the constituency.He also paid courtesy call on chiefs and People of Buoku,Ahwene,Nkonsia,Nchiraa,Branam, subinso among others. He further visited some government institutions like…
He first thank the chiefs and good people of various communities along the Drobo-Kwameseikrom road (Kwameseikrom,Baano 1,2,3, Dodosuo, Sebreni, Krakrom, Gonasua and Katakyiekrom) for their good works during the 2020 general election. He further assure to work with these communities and again will cooperate or consult the chiefs and the good people of the communities before he commence with any project in these communities. He again assures them that, he has come as an MP for the good people within the communities, and further educate them to observe the COVID-19 protocols. The chiefs in these various communities also give thanks…
The Bono Regional Police on Saturday, February 13, 2021 buried their colleague in Sunyani who died from coronavirus infection.The late Inspector of Police, Fred Afortey Armah, whose sudden death occured at the Regional Hospital in Sunyani on Friday, February 5, 2021 will be buried at the Sunyani cemetery.The Bono Regional Police on last Monday, February 8, 2021 announced the death of their colleague. According to the Police, the information received from the health authorities at the Regional Hospital in Sunyani disclosed that Mr Fred Afortey Armah died from coronavirus infections.In a statement signed by the Deputy Bono Regional Commander, Assistant…
I heard that Databank had decided not to continue as transaction advisors in the controversial Agyapa Deal. I treated the news casually until I chanced upon a quotation from Databank’s Group CEO Kojo Addae-Mensah.Mr. Kojo Addai Mensah is quoted to have said that : “The Board of Directors of Databank has observed with deep concern persistent attempts by some political actors, during the political season leading up to the general elections of December 2020, to tarnish our hard-won reputation painstakingly built over the last 30 years, by unfairly exploiting our participation and involvement in the transaction as one of the…
The case of the Petitioner is simply that; Candidate Akufo-Addo did not attain more than 50% of total valid votes per the information contained in the 9th December, 2020 results declaration of Jean Mensah. He attained 49.625% and not the 51.595% the EC allocated him. The EC admits that the 9th December declaration is wrong and that Akufo-Addo did not attain more than 50% of total valid votes per that declaration. This wrong and unconstitutional declaration is what has been enacted into CI 135 and gazetted in accordance with article 63(9). Till date, no true and proper correction has been made to this wrong…