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Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh is ready to transform Ghana with his ‘arrogance’- Afenyo Markin
The Majority Leader, Afenyo Markin has reiterated the readiness of the running mate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Dr.Mathew Opoku Prempeh to transform the country with what people describe as arrogance.
According to him, Dr.Mathew Opoku Prempeh with his stay at the Ministry of Education was able to implement a monumental programme like the Free Senior High School policy.
Speaking at the NPP Manifesto launch on Sunday, August 18, he said Dr.Mathew Opoku Prempeh is also ready to debate NDC’s Running mate, Prof.Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang.
“Even if you tag him as arrogant, we know you have done it to Akufo-Addo, I didn’t work, he’s ready to transform Ghana with his arrogance as a Vice President, ” he said.
He said those who are frustrated, “the middle class, who are worried and feeling the economic challenges,pinch, I say this to you.I am a businessman myself, I know the cost of doing business, I know the challenges that we face today, but I tell you, if it were to be those people, it would have been worse.”
He added “Your worries keep us awake and we are working tirelessly at it to address this challenge.”
The Majority Leader appeqled that the solution is not to turn back the clock, adding that the the alternative are the same old people who could not transform the economy.
He said, “we know their track record, they have not changed and in this campaign they have not told Ghanaians a single thing of what they stand for.”
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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