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‘TVET is our solution to unemployment’

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Mr. Samuel Osei Sarkodie, NPP Constituency Youth Organizer for New Juaben North

The New Juaben North Constituency Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Samuel Osei Sarkodie, has called on Ghanaians, particularly students in the country, to wholeheartedly embrace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

According to the Youth Organiser, affectionately known in the political community as SOS, entrepreneurship in any society was a sign of progress, hence, the need to prioritise TVET in Ghana. He was of the conviction that TVET is the only solution to the overwhelming unemployment and balance of trade deficit issues in the country.

He made the call at the Koforidua Technical School yesterday, where he delivered a paper on the topic “Radiating the Impact of TVET to the Next Generation”. Mr. Sarkodie continued that entrepreneurship had an impact on society, as well as cultural and the economic progress of our society.

The Youth Organiser charged the students to use the knowledge and skills acquired through TVET into setting up businesses in order to help in the growth and development of the nation. He advised TVET students to always look out for a problem in society and think about how they could use their technical and vocational skills to help solve it.

“In groups you can think about what you can come up with that will be appreciated and accepted by the society as an easy way of doing something,” he said.

He urged them to voluntarily embark on internships at places related to their fields of studies and interests, as it would help them know more about what they were doing and try to start something on their own, or with friends, as they furthered their education.

“Don’t let the success of your business or innovation discourage you from climbing the academic ladder,” he said.

According to him, the nation needed professional technical men and women to help with industrialisation, “and TVET students were our best bet for it, hence, you are not at the wrong place, be proud of where you are currently, because you are the hope and glory of this country.”

“Again, the country needs technical and vocational entrepreneurs who will set up businesses in the country and employ people, and the technical and vocational training you will get here will make you do so for us. As TVET professionals, rely on prominent personalities in the society and address them as your patrons and seek funding from them.

“In my capacity as the Constituency Youth Organiser, I will help link individuals and groups who are TVET professionals, especially from this school, to people who can finance and do business with them, so that they can harness the potential in them. Students from this school, who need professional knowledge on how to manage their funds and businesses, can see me for free consultation and guidance. This is part of my contributions to lift TVET high in this country,” he pledged the students.

TVET is a form of education and training, which provides knowledge and skills in occupations in various sectors of the economy and social life. This is seen as the prevailing aspect of education across the globe and many countries are embracing it.

The government introduced TVET so that people can be well equipped with practical skills to set up their own business, which will bring solutions to our societal problems and make work easier. This program will equip students to meet the international standards for employment.

The primary purpose is to equip people with the Technical and Professional skills needed for socioeconomic and industrial development of the country. TVET is also aimed at training people for self-employment so that the overwhelming unemployment rate will be reduced.

To train people to be able to produce most of the items we import so that our balance of trade deficit could be improved which will help strengthen the local currency, cedi.

Mahama, Kufuor to plant trees on Green Ghana Day

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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has appealed to Ghanaians to see the Green Ghana Project, which comes on tomorrow as a national issue that must be divorced from politics.

He has, therefore, commended Ex-President John Dramani Mahama for accepting to join the tree planting exercise tomorrow.

“We have a serious crises on our hands and we must come together to make this work. The point where we are required that we stop global warming or else within a short time we will soon live in an unsustainable globe and this will impact negatively on our agriculture and everything that the weather affects.”

The Minister was speaking on Asaase Radio on Wednesday, this week, to promote the Green Ghana and other matters regarding the planting exercise and how it affects the environment.

The Minister explained a two-pronged approach that has been adopted by the government to achieve this agenda, while encouraging all and sundry to focus more on the growth of the plant and not just the plating.

“The biggest scheme does not have to do with the planting itself, but the survival rate and so we should not only plant, that we also have to focus on the nurturing and growth of the trees we plant.”

He continued that with a good number of lessons learnt from last year’s exercise, better strategies have been put in place to achieve the ambitious target of 20 million tree seedlings.

The sector minister said all 20 million seedlings are ready to be planted, while disclosing some of the pick up points for the seedlings and gave out contacts people can call to know where to go for their seedlings.

“You can pick up your seedlings from the various offices of the Forestry Commission, District Assemblies, Malls and on the streets, and the numbers to call are 0244643780, 0249227796 and 0208290797.

He also mentioned some of the seedlings available for planting, saying we have coconut, mango, avocado/pear, tangerine, orange and ornamental plants, just to mention a few.”

He revealed that the President will start the tree planting at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park and others will follow, naming Vice President Dr Bawumia, Ex-president Kufuor, Ex-President John Mahama, The Clergy, Traditional leaders and the Chief Imam among other key personalities.

The Minister further stated that as the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, he will be planting with the British High Commission and British citizens at the Achimota Forest and by this, he reiterated that “we are fully, fully committed to protecting the Achimota Forest.

“The thing about Achimota forest is that we have invested so much in the forest and we can’t afford to lose all that and, therefore, we are willing to restore all that with your help,” he added.

“And then there is a second strategy which is engaging in aggressive afforestation/reforestation which is what has brought about Green Ghana Day, which we targeted last year to plant 5 million seedlings we ended up planting 7 million seedlings.

“The report I have is that 80% of those seedlings we planted have survived and we are hopeful to get better results this year.”

Editorial: Is Tyron Marghuy not a danger to Achimota students?

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Myjoyonline.com reported yesterday that one of the Rastafarian students, who was initially denied enrollment into Achimota School because of his dreadlocks, Tyron Marghuy, has allegedly stabbed his father in the hand. This was reported by the father, who indicated that this was not the first time Tyron has done this to him.

Rooting the story in a video published on social media by the father of Tyron, Mr. Tereo Marghuy, the website quoted the latter as saying, “this is what Tyron has done to my hand; he spoilt his sister’s tablet and they were supposed to take it to the repairer this morning, the sister came to tell me they were taking the laptop to the repairer…, I went to see them in the room and she said Tyron is not ready.

“Long story short, they had an argument, and so I went back there to ask him why, and he just unplugged the laptop and walked over me. And he’s been doing this all these years, and which his mother tolerates. She even asked me one time why I don’t want anybody to have peace in this house. When my son does something wrong and I’m telling him, she is giving me bull….t,”

Citi FM also reported during its 12 ‘O’clock news bulletin that Tyron Marghuy had refused to publicly comment on the incident, except to say that he acted in self-defence. Though the alleged stabbing incident can best be described as a domestic matter, it has huge public ramifications, and that is the worry of The Chronicle.

When Achimota School refused to enrol him because of his dreadlocks, there was a hue and cry in this country, especially from human rights activists. In the end, a High Court in Accra ruled that Achimota School cannot reject him because of his dreadlocks, so long as he qualified for admission into the great academic institution. Achimota School does not joke with discipline, and since the wearing of dreadlocks by a juvenile is seen in our culture as an act of indiscipline, the authorities were unwilling to admit him, but, as we have just indicated, the hand of the school was forced by the law to renege on its position.

The big question then is: if Tyron can muster the courage to allegedly stab his father who brought him into this world without blinking an eye, what will happen should his colleague student provoke him whilst on campus?  Unless the alleged stabbing story, as told by Tereo Marghuy, is a lie, The Chronicle sees Tyron as posing a serious danger to other students on Achimota School campus.

Without being accused of trampling upon the fundamental human rights of the boy, we think it will be in the public interest if Tyron is immediately de-boardinised. If he is already a day student, his movement on campus must be keenly monitored.

COP Bio Atenga once asked the human rights groups in the country to sit in the bucket of their vehicle when they are fighting armed robbers and be “shouting human rights, human rights.” Those were the days when the Greater Accra Regional Police Command was fighting and killing armed robbers who had taken the lives of their victims.

Obviously, when Tereo Marghuy was fighting for his son, because his rights were been abused by Achimota School, he did not know that his own son will one day disrespect his rights as a human being, by stabbing him. Tyron’s case is not an isolated one because ‘spoiled’ children can be found in some homes in Ghana.

Stabbing your own father is a serious case, which he can easily replicate everywhere and that is why we are concerned about his movement on campus. The Chronicle is not calling for his dismissal – all what we demand is that his movement must be monitored on campus.

Manhyia Prison Director retires after 20 years service

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ERNEST BEST ANANE
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The pull out ceremony
Dr. Antwi in a pose with wife and senior prison personnel

Nana Dr. Kofi Antwi II, Assistant Director of Manhyia Local Prisons in Kumasi, last Friday June 3, 2022, retired.

Nana Kofi Antwi II, who doubles as the Chief of Odumase in the Asante Akim Central Municipality and Nifahene of Asante Juaben Traditional Council, retires after a 20-year term of service. He is replaced by ADP Joseph Asabere.

A Thanksgiving Service has, therefore, been held in his honour at the De-Graft Methodist Church at Asawase in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality.

The Director of Prisons, Isaac Kofi Agyin, retired Director of Prisons Nelson Diige, DDP Samuel Owusu Amponsah, Eastern Regional Director, DDP Samuel Yaw Tannor, Ashanti Regional Director, Mad Florence Yeboah Acheampong Rtd, ADP Foster Appiah of Duayaw-Nkwanta and ADP Hannah Ewuam, OIC, Kumasi Prison, among others graced the occasion.

Also at the Thanksgiving Service was the Juasohene, Nana Agyei Tabi.

An impressive pull-out ceremony, in line with the tradition of security services protocol and a guard of honour, were mounted later at the Forecourt of the Manhyia Local Prison.

Rotary Club tackles open defecation in Amansie Central

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ERNEST BEST ANANE
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Nananom assist Executives of the Club to cut the tape
Mad. Hamenoo laying a block for the commencement of the project

The people of Donkoase with a population of 1,200 and other 25 farming communities in the Amansie Central District, as well as six other districts, can now heave a sigh of relief after years of engaging in open defecation and enduring lack of access to clean water.

The beneficiary communities would now have access to household micro-flush toilets to replace the old dilapidated pit latrine, following an intervention by Rotary Club International.

The World Bank report of 2020 indicates that 17.78% of Ghana’s population had no access to decent toilets, thus resorting to open defecation.

The report further stated that as at 2015, only one rural household out of ten was using improved household toilets, while three in every ten practiced open defecation.

The report also revealed that no district in Ghana had achieved an open defecation-free status, and for that matter, there was limited private sector interest in rural basic sanitation investment, since there was a perception that investments in rural sanitation businesses were not profitable.

It suggested that improved sanitation technologies such as the household micro-flush toilets were affordable, hygienic, devoid of flies and environmentally friendly.

As a result, the Rotary Club of Obuasi, in collaboration with the Clean Water and Sanitation Ghana project, has cut the sod for the construction of a mechanised borehole and household micro-flush toilets for the people of Donkoase.

Under the project, Rotary Club seeks to replace old pit latrines with micro-flush toilets in Ghana to address these challenges, which have compelled Rotary Club of Obuasi, partnered by the Rotary Club of Cape Coast Central and Rotary E- Club Premier 7040, Montreal, Canada, to construct 30 mechanised boreholes, ten toilet facilities for schools, as well as 160 household toilets for 25 communities in six districts of the country.

The project, which is expected to be completed in one year, is estimated at a cost of $160,000, with funding from the Rotary Foundation, through Rotarians in Canada, USA, India and Ghana, to impact 25,000 livelihoods.

Sarwan Kumar, the outgoing President of the Obuasi Rotary Club, said at a sod-cutting ceremony that the club, after undertaking the necessary assessment exercises, resolved that the major challenge facing most communities in Ghana was lack of access to clean drinking water and proper toilet facilities.

Accordingly, Rotary Club of Obuasi and its partners decided to pool resources together to assist the communities, as they believed that such an initiative would go a long way to improve sanitation and prevent water related diseases within the beneficiary communities.

He emphasised that the members of Rotary Club of Obuasi were committed to helping the less privileged in society to improve their living standards.

The President-elect of Rotary Club of Obuasi, Elizabeth Hamenoo, also emphasised that as a humanitarian group, they had always supported impoverished communities to have access to the basic social amenities.

She gave an assurance of the Club’s commitment to provide clean water and sanitation in Ghana, and focus on ending open defecation in the local communities.

Madam Hamenoo appealed to users of the facilities to protect and maintain them when completed, so that they could stand the test of time.

Nana Kojo Ntosuo III, Chief of Donkoase, lauded Rotary Club of Obuasi for coming to their aid, and reiterated that accessing potable water and decent toilet facilities had been a major challenge for the community.

He further pledged to support the project throughout the construction phase, and ensure the proper maintenance of the facilities when completed.

Richard Osei, Assembly Member for the area, recounted the ordeal his people go through accessing clean water and decent toilet, and lauded Rotary Club of Obuasi and partners for the kind gesture.

He appealed to Rotary Club to consider extending the initiative to the surrounding communities.

GITFiC working on solutions to Trade and Finance issues

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JENNIFER AMBOLLEY
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GITFiC

The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has organised its 6th Trade and Finance Conference, which seeks to promote and ensure commitment to pragmatic, effective, and holistic solutions given to issues of Trade, Finance, Trade-Finance, and Logistics.

The conference was held under the theme,” Towards an Effective and Efficient Mobile Money Transactional Penetrations in Africa”

Addressing the 2- day conference held on 23rd and 24th of May in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GITFIC, Mr. Selasi Koffi Ackom, highlighted the importance of the conference and stated that his institution would continue to create the necessary platform for policymakers, captains of industry, trade, logistics, Trade-Finance, and finance experts.

Also, to deliberate and proffer implementable solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and all other global trade agreements. He further assured the African and Global Communities of his outfit’s willingness to bridge the huge sensitisation, education, and informational gap, which continues to hinder the public awareness of the AfCFTA.

GITFiC, according to Mr. Ackom, completed a three-month survey in Ghana on the awareness and acceptability level of the AfCFTA, a month before the 6th conference.

Mr. Ackom also announced the launch date for the much-anticipated book on the AfCFTA titled; “Actualising the African Economic Vision; A Practical Handbook on the AfCFTA.”

The Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI),  Mr. Tsonam Cleanse Akpeloo, in his remarks also stressed that the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should not be a theoretical framework, but should be seen as a practical action to achieve the overarching objective of Africa becoming an economic powerhouse.

He requested African countries to empower the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to harness the full benefits of the AfCFTA.

The African Union Commissioner for Trade, Industry, and Tourism, H.E. Albert M. Muchanga in his keynote address noted the trade vulnerability of African economies in the face of global supply disruptions and instability.

He also stressed that the AfCFTA would reinforce the structural economic pillars of African economies and boost intra-African trade and economic welfare.

The speakers and panelists of the conference in their observations expressed grave concern about the low sensitisation of the business community about the framework, procedures, and scope of the PAPSS, the financial payment and settlement system for the AfCFTA, and the AfCFTA in general.

They again agreed that the inter-bank transactional structure of the PAPSS would need to be integrated with mobile money services to facilitate trade and many more. The participants agreed that the identified challenges need to be addressed and given a sustained strategic priority and as such, recommended that policymakers and implementation agencies should, “Institute and promote stronger collaboration on research and development between the industry associations of African countries, which could lead to the establishment of a ‘Manufacturers Association of Africa’.”

“Ensure harmonisation of the dispute resolution mechanisms of the regional economic communities and the AfCFTA. Leverage existing technologies to promote digital literacy, particularly, in the informal sector,” they added.

The conference brought together members of the diplomatic community in Ghana and abroad, including the Ambassadors of the European Union, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Equatorial Guinea, Hungary, Congo, Algeria, Turkey, Namibia, Kenya, Saharawi, Suriname, Togo, Italy, Australia, Burkina Faso, Angola, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Iran, Saudi Arabia.

Agro-based Industrialisation is high priority in govt’s job creation agenda

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JENNIFER AMBOLLEY
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Dignitaries at the conference

The Chief Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI), Mr. Patrick Nimo, has disclosed that agro-based industrialisation was a high priority on the government’s job creation project. This, he said, was reflected in key policies, including, but not limited to, the National Export Development Strategy and the National Policy Framework and Action Plan for Micro Investments.

He made this known yesterday, when the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in collaboration with the European Union and Ministry of Trade and Industry, organised the first Cluster International Conference in Ghana to strengthen cluster inclusiveness for small businesses in Accra.

The Cluster International Conference was under the theme: “Contribute to Knowledge Sharing in the Sub-Region; Present Ghanaian clusters experience …to further motivate and inspire businesses in Ghana.”

According to the Chief Director, there was the need for competition, because it was a competitive world, adding that the domestic market was as good as the international market. “So it means that we need to lift standards; we need to look at our price points and make sure that we can trade and produce.

“We also need to conform to standards, because the market has become very sophisticated and there are demanding products, production, environmental and labour standards,” he added.

The Chief Director of MoTI also acknowledged that Ghana was catching up, but there was the need to move up quickly, and also connect digitally to the world and among ourselves.

In the opening address, Charles Kwame Sackey, Chief Technical Advisor of WACOMP, stated that the maiden Cluster Conference presented many benefits, such as contributing to knowledge sharing in the region, by allowing Ghanaian clusters to exchange and learn from each other, and support networking and collaboration.

Also, “to exchange with national authorities on [the] ways to further upscale the approach, and start brainstorming on possible ways to institutionalise the cluster approach at the Ghanaian level,” he added.

He further reiterated that the conference was aims at creating awareness, emphasising important areas of common interest and collaborative action that the Ministry of Trade and Industry and all partners could take advantage of, to sustain our emerging clusters and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

“Business clusters are core actors of change in the country’s industrial strategy, and strengthening their resilience and their capacity to cooperate and trust each other should be the target of policy makers.

“This first Ghanaian Cluster Conference will contribute to ensuring knowledge sharing in the region and will allow Ghanaian clusters to learn from each other and capitalise on networking and collaboration,” Mr. Sackey said.

Mr. Fakhruddin Azizi, UNIDO Representative in Ghana and Liberia, in his address, noted the strong cooperation between UNIDO and the Government of Ghana and the joint commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially in relation with areas such as energy and environment, investment, and quality standards.

He emphasised the successful achievements of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), which could become a reference in the region, in terms of enhanced value addition, low carbon, sustainable production and processing and increased access to regional and global markets.

‘Nuclear power plants do not cause cancer’

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Science Cancer Nuclear
Dr Seth Debrah with the officials

The presence of a nuclear plant in the country will not cause people to contract cancer, Dr Seth Debrah, Director, Nuclear Power Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (NPI-GAEC) has said.

Currently there is no nuclear power plant in Ghana but there are many people who have been diagnosed to be living with cancer. Also note that it is the same radiation that is used to cure cancer,” he said.

He explained that the processes leading to the building, operation and decommissioning of nuclear plants followed laid down protocols by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aimed at ensuring the safety of the people and the environment.

The development of new nuclear reactor technologies had prioritised safety, ensured a minimal interaction with reactors and instituted effective and efficient monitoring of radiation at facilities, he added.

Dr Debrah was responding to a question on radiation exposure during a one-day stakeholder engagement organised by Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) for managers and key staff of the Hydro Generation Department of the Volta River Authority in Akosombo, in the Eastern Region.

The meeting forms part of NPG’s activities to inform and educate officials on its mandate, the status of the Nuclear Power Project, expose them to the numerous job diversities and opportunities in the Project as well as to demystify the negative perceptions about nuclear power.

As Akosombo and Kpong hydropower plants are projected to supply reduced power below 25 per cent in 2025, Ghana is preparing to build its first commercial nuclear power plant, to provide a reliable, safe, affordable and clean baseload to support sustainable development.

Dr Debrah said on a daily basis people were exposed to doses of radiation from the sun, medical x-rays, and consumption of food items like cassava and banana which contain potassium 40, a radioactive isotope.

“Do you know that the level of radiation a person is exposed to when he or she boards an aircraft from Accra to the United Kingdom and back is more than the level radiation a nuclear plant worker is exposed to in a year?” He asked.

He said there were over 400 nuclear plants worldwide and countries such as France, a leading exporter of power to European countries, generates more than 70 per cent of its power from nuclear plants.

Dr Stephen Yamoah, the Executive Director of NPG, said the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission had been operating a research reactor over the years and had not encountered any challenge – an assurance that Ghana had the expertise to safely operate a nuclear power plant.

He clarified that radiation exposure only became harmful when an individual exceeded the normal exposure limit.

Asked about key milestones, Dr Archibold Buah-Kwofie, Deputy Director of NPI-GAEC, said the NPG had the capacity to achieve its targets but the process partly depended on government’s commitment. For example, as part of the process, the Government needed to make a declaration which is yet to be done, he said.

Mr Kweku Sarpong, the Plant Manager of the Akosombo Generating Station, Hydro Generation Department of the VRA, pledged the Department’s support with its experience to make the project successful. He said in the midst of energy transition and Ghana’s international climate commitment, nuclear power was the best option for Ghana and urged the public to support the NPG.

By Albert Ansah

No passage of anti-gay bill, no passage of any other bill; Muntaka declares in Parliament 

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Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka, Minority Chief Whip
Rt Hon Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament

The Minority in Parliament has sworn not to allow the House to work on any other bill if the committee working on the anti-gay bill does not speed up its work.

The Minority, led by its Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak accused the Chairman of the Committee of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, of deliberately delaying work on the bill so that it does not get passed.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament yesterday, Mr Mubarak said there is an easy way one can adopt when working on voluminous and controversial bills to speed up the work, but the Chairman has decided to adopt a method that is intended to slow the progress of the bill and for that reason no other bill will be allowed in Parliament until works on the anti-gay bill is completed.

“What you are doing at that Committee, Mr Speaker, I am repeating it to the Chairman, you are deliberately wasting time on the bill. You don’t want the bill to come to this house.

“Since this is the method that the  Chair of the Constitutional and Legal want to use to delay that bill, that bill was in this house before so many other bills, I can assure that any other bill you introduce in this house we shall resist it… We will make sure that that bill as long as it stays there no any other bill passes through this house, if you try to do that we shall oppose it because we see that it is deliberate.”

Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, head of Constitutional, Legal Affairs Committee

The Asawase legislator made the comments when the Chairman of the Committee sought to clarify some allegations being levelled against him with regard to the bill.

Mr Anyimadu’s comment also comes after a Sponsor of the bill, Mr Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah, the Member for Ho Central, indicated on Monday that the bill was being delayed.

Public hearing on the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill commenced in Parliament on November 11, 2021 after it was presented to Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on June 6, 2021 by the Coalition of Members of Parliament (MPs) against LGBTQI through a private members bill and refered to the Committee.

According to Mr Mubarak, Article 106 (14) of the 1992 constitution, enjoins every committee of Parliament working on a bill not to delay works for more than three months.

“A bill introduced in Parliament by or on behalf of the President shall not be delayed for more than three months in any committee of Parliament”, the article reads.

The Minority Chief Whip said the assertion that the bill involves a lot of work could not be true because the Chairman of the Committee knows how and what to do when working on voluminous bills.

He noted that the Chairman of the committee has worked on so many other bills and had done a very good job and so the assertion that the anti-gay bill is voluminous is just an excuse.

“You are deliberately delaying the bill so don’t make excuses. If you wanted it to be fast you will know what to do. It is a fact because if you look at the method that he is using, this is not the first time a bill has been given to his committee and we know how he works.

“When you want to expedite things you know how you do it . So this one you are deliberately wasting time at the committee with the bill…”

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Committee has indicated that it is on course with the bill and would present the report to the House soon.

He pointed out that the Committee is working on several bills, in addition to the 187 memoranda it received on the anti-gay bill alone and advised his colleagues not to succumb to pressure from the public in relation to the bill.

He expressed some level of surprise at the allegations being levelled against him, especially from sponsors of the bill, because according to him they (sponsors of the bill) have been with the committee throughout and know the status of the bill.

“Honourable Bedzrah, who raised the issue was at our last meeting so it is surprising that the same person who was aware of what the committee was doing will come and say the committee is doing nothing.”

Volta NPP appoints deputy regional executives

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SAMUEL AGBEWODE
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Mr Pope Yao Yevoo, Volta NPP Regional Secretary

The Volta Region branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has started putting in place measures to attract more members and supporters into the party and help ‘break the 8’. In pursuit of this agenda, the regional executives have appointed deputies to the various executives that have been elected.

The elected regional officers, as directed by Article 9 (8) of the NPP Constitution, held a meeting at Keta on June 5, 2022, and appointed seven persons as regional officers, as stipulated in Article 9 (2) of the party’s Constitution.

A statement signed by the Regional Secretary of the Party, Mr. Pope Yao Yevoo, said Mr. Emmanuel Quarshie had been appointed Deputy Regional Organiser, Ms. Lebene Cate Gbeti, Deputy Regional Women Organiser, Mr. Philip Bokorgah, Deputy Regional Youth Organiser and Mr. Suala Abdulai, Deputy Regional Nasara Coordinator.

The rest are Mr. Albert Bediako, Regional Financial Secretary, Mr. Moses Shabanton Dutsrorgbe, Regional Research and Election Officer, and Mr. Perry Kwashie Nuwordu, Regional Communications Officer.

Mr. Yevoo, who congratulated the new regional executive members on their appointments, said the successful appointments marked the beginning of a new dawn for the party and the beginning of a strategic campaign in the region.

He stressed that the Volta Region NPP was ready for a vigorous campaign towards the pending General Elections, and was hopeful that the region would again work hard to increase the votes of the NPP over the previous elections.

He, therefore, urged members of the party in the region and sympathisers to embrace campaign activities when the time comes.

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