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NDC has developed Volta Region than any party- John Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and former President, John Dramani Mahama asserted that they have developed the Volta Region more than any other party.
Speaking at a campaign event at Juapong in the North Tongu District of the Volta region, the former President said the propaganda by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the NDC does not embark on any developmental project when in power is false.
According to the former President, the NDC stands tall in every area of development.
He said regardless of the propaganda, everything one finds in the Volta Region from health, education, water, roads, to agriculture among others were provided in the time of NDC.
According to him, they NPP only engages in lies, makes inroads into the Region, and after getting power they neglect the development needs of the people.
He said many road projects which the erstwhile NDC administration started in the region had been abandoned by the NPP.
John Mahama therefore appealed to the people of Volta Region to relentlessly support and vote massively for the NDC in the next elections to continue its development agenda for them.
“If you look at the last election, we got above 84 percent, if you look at the 84 percent, it is not the highest we have gotten because, during Rawlings’ time, the NPP used to get single digit,” he said.
He concluded by saying “In 2020, they climbed and climbed, and they got 14 percent and so it means that they are making inroads into the Volta Region.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Abena Osei Asare has expressed concerns about the failure of the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Mr. Paul Adjei to honour invitation of the Committee to assist in dealing with abandoned projects cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s report.
She emphasised that some of the projects have been abandoned for more than 20 years and it kept reoccurring in the Auditor-General’s report yearly, stressing that the GETFund Administrator could assist by prioritising these projects.
However, he has failed to personally appear before the Committee since the commencement of the Committee’s public hearing in the 9th Parliament.
According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s report on Pre-University Educational Institutions, nine (9) Institutions with 16 projects awarded by the GET Fund Secretariat had been abandoned/delayed for a period ranging between three (3) and 28 years.
Some of the affected schools include Adanwomoase Senior High School (Boys and Girls dormitory abandoned for 12 years), Atoa Senior High School (Home Economics Block abandoned for 27 years), Beposo Senior High School (Dinning Hall and Kitchen Complex abandoned for 10 years and lastly KNUST Senior High School (Three storey classroom block abandoned for 20 years).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy continued its oversight responsibilities with a working visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) yesterday.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the visit formed part of efforts to familiarize members with the Authority’s operations and to explore ways Parliament could provide the necessary support.
He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, a critical area for national energy security.
Mr. Bedzrah noted that the Committee is particularly interested in assessing whether the country has adequate petroleum stock to meet demand.
He noted that rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing US–Iran conflict, could have adverse effect on Ghana’s energy supply and pricing.
He further disclosed that the Committee intends to engage closely with the Authority on a proposed new petroleum bill.
According to him, a draft of the legislation will be reviewed and possibly presented to Parliament under a certificate of urgency.
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