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Amb. Namoale presents Letter of Credence to Brazil President Inacio da SilvaBy Victor A. Buxton
Nii Amasah Namoale, Ghana’s Ambassador to Brazil, has presented a Letter of Credence to the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio da Silva.
The letter, according to the Ambassador, was to convey warm greetings and best wishes from the government and people of Ghana to the people of Brazil and to formally introduce himself as the representative in the country.
Ambassador Namoale said his presence in Brazil shows the commitment between Ghana and Brazil in fostering unity and friendship towards the development of the two countries.
He asked for the total cooperation and assistance between his office and that of the Government of Brazil to enable him to discharge his duties effectively.
He is married and served for two terms as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the La Dade-Kotopon Constituency from 2009 to 2017.
Namoale is an Agronomist and a lawyer by profession and worked as the Assistant Director in the Ministry of Food & Agriculture.
He also served as the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture in charge of Fisheries from 2009 to 2013.
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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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