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Ayawaso MCE inspects development projects
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly, Hajia Salma Mohammed Sani Adams Kuta, has called for the collaboration between stakeholders and government in ensuring development in the country.
She said such collaboration was crucial since government alone cannot ensure development in the country.
The MCE gave the assurance when she led officials from the assembly to inspect ongoing projects in the area in Accra.
Hajia Kuta was accompanied by Mr Ishmael Ashitey, the Municipal Coordinating Director, Hajia Anisah Ismail-Rashid, Municipal Finance Officer, Abdallah Abdul-Rahman, Municipal Engineer, the Human Resource Officer, Mr Theophilus Nartey and Director of Agriculture, Mr Charles Asem-Bansah among others.
The project sites that were inspected were the rehabilitation of four-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities at the 37 Basic School, construction of vehicular slabs at Nima and 37 Basic School, construction of three storey classroom block for the Flagstaff House Basic School.
The other projects that were toured included a medical block for Nima Government Clinic, ongoing road project at Nima, distilling of open and covered drains within the municipality.
Hajia Kuta in an interview with The Spectator expressed satisfaction with the ongoing projects, stating that they would be completed by the end of the year.
She said the projects which started in 2019 and funded by government, when completed, would improve teaching and learning in the schools and also ensure development in the area.
The MCE assured the residents of the assembly’s continuous efforts to ensure development in the area, and called on them for their cooperation.
“As partners in development, we must all endeavour to support government projects which seek to promote development at all levels,” she added.
As part of the programme, the assembly presented 650 dual and mono desks to the Ayawaso East Basic School to enhance teaching and learning.
The MCE also commissioned a 12-seater water closet facility at the 37 Basic School.
By Anita Nyarko-Yirenkyi
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has met first term Members of Parliament to strengthen cooperation between his office and newly elected legislators.
The engagement was organised to help build better working relations and improve communication within the House.
Bagbin stressed the value of open interaction and mentioned that similar sessions will later involve continuing MPs, the media and the public through televised programmes.
He reiterated the 9th Parliament’s goal of promoting openness and inclusion, describing integrity, honesty, civility and participation as key values for national progress.
He encouraged the creation of a mentorship system to allow experienced members to guide new ones.
Bagbin reflected on the growth of Ghana’s legislature over the years, noting a shift from strong partisan conduct to a more mature multiparty atmosphere.
He urged MPs to maintain their party identity while working together for development.
Present at the meeting were the Clerk to Parliament Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Deputy Majority Whip Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe and the Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The attention of the Ministry of the Interior has been drawn to information that the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, has survived two assassination attempts while discharging his duties to the Republic.
According to the ministry in a statement, the Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Samuel Appiah Darko, mentioned the assassination attempt on Newsfile, a television station in Accra, on December 6, 2025.
He also claimed on the same programme that he had been handcuffed and beaten by 17 police personnel.
“Beyond the security implications of these claims, such dangers to personnel of accountability institutions, if true, can undermine the government’s efforts to combat corruption, which have intensified since it took office,” the ministry stated,
The Ministry has therefore taken up the matter with the seriousness it deserves with some preliminary findings on the alleged assassination attempt.
The ministry revealed that initial contacts with Mr. Kissi Agyebeng have revealed that the assassination attempts on him, as claimed, happened before this year.
“There is no record or report of such threats against his life at any police station or at any of the state security agencies in the country,” the statement further added.
Against this backdrop, the Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has further directed that “Since crime does not expire, the Ministry has ordered a full-scale investigation into the claim of assassination attempts.”
The Ministry has also ordered an investigation into the claim by Mr. Samuel Appiah Darko that he was handcuffed and beaten by 17 police personnel.
The Ministry noted that it will update the public on the outcome of these investigations and the actions to be taken.
The Ministry of Interior has reiterated its commitment to protecting all lives and properties to ensure that all Ghanaians can conduct their lawful affairs without any fear for their safety.
