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‘Agric Minister would do better as Minister for Comic Relief’ – Sam George on ‘Gob3’ fight
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The Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam Nartey George, has taken a swipe at the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie for refusing to accept the reality on the ground regarding food shortages.
He describes the constant justification by the sector minister as comic relief.
“The Agric Minister would do better as Minister for Comic Relief,” he said.
His statement comes after the Minister refuted his (Sam George) earlier claim that people, especially young men now depend on ‘Gob3’ (gari mixed with beans and oil) for a whole day due to the unavailability of food items coupled with high prices on the market.
The Agriculture Minister, who claimed there is abundant food items in the country replied Sam George; “boys have been gate-crashing parties for food since Adam so if it’s happening now, no be news.”
To him, this is not a justification for Sam George to suggest scarcity of food in the country.
The Minister made this assertion in an interview with Accra-based Metro TV’s Umaru Sanda monitored by this portal in a portion of the video shared on the journalist’s Twitter handle in which he tagged the lawmaker, Sam George.
Check the tweets below
Source: www.modernghana.com
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
