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James Klutse Avedzi Summons Ghana Buffer Stock Company And Free SHS Secretariat To Appear Before PAC
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, and Legislator for Ketu North Constituency, Hon. James Klutse Avedzi has called for a meeting between Free Senior High School Secretariat and Ghana National Buffer Stock Company to help address the shortfall in supply of food items to Amenfiman SHS.
The Chairman made the call during the Committee’s investigations into the Auditor-general’s Report, 2023 at Takoradi on District and Municipal Assemblies, Technical Universities, Senior High Schools, Colleges of Education from the Western and Central Regions.
There are revelations that the Buffer Stock Company failed to supply Amenfiman SHS with the required quantity of food items. This situation has further compelled the School to under feed the students.
However the School Authorities explained to the Committee that, there has been a challenge to determine the number of food items that has to be supplied to the schools, adding that they now use a WhatsApp platform where you can access information regarding the number of food items.
Mr. Avedzi said “ There is the need to meet Buffer stock company to clarify the issues and circumstances leading to the shortfall in supply of items to the School. This is a serious issue, we can see a lot of loopholes in the process for the supply of food items to the School.”
PAC has directed that, Free SHS secretariat as well as Buffer Stock company to appear before the Committee on October 15, 2024.
In his closing remarks, the PAC Chairman expressed appreciation to all the officials who appeared before the Committee from the Regions for the one month probe into the Audit Report, 2023 emphasizing the need for all the Institutions cited on different counts of infractions to commence implementing all the recommendations before PAC presents its final recommendations to Parliament.
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Afenyo Markin criticises Police over handling of Abronye’s case
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo Markin has raised concerns about the handling of the arrest and detention of Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye.
According to him, the police invited Abronye on Monday, September 8, and he honoured the invitation with his lawyers.
He said Abronye submitted himself to interrogation but, within an hour, was taken into the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
The Minority Leader questioned why the police, who were investigating the case and had their own holding cells, decided to send someone being investigated for a misdemeanor to the NIB.
He intimated that checks confirmed that the NIB was not investigating or interrogating Abronye, but had only kept him because the police requested it.
He wondered whether the move was meant to punish Abronye, stressing that the police detained him the whole of Monday night and Tuesday morning, before presenting him to court on 9th September.
The Minority Leader added that in court, the police asked for Abronye to be remanded to allow further investigations, and the judge granted the request.
He however described it as unfortunate that the police handcuffed Abronye when he was leaving the court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Power Is like an ice block, it melts from day one – Afenyo-Markin warns
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged political leaders to learn from past mistakes and handle power with caution.
Speaking at the Accra Circuit Court for Abronye DC proceedings, Afenyo-Markin admitted that governments in the past, including his own side, had made mistakes and were not perfect.
He warned that if such mistakes were repeated, the country could be heading in the wrong direction.
He pointed to the removal of a former Chief Justice as an example, saying a report was prepared even before a committee hearing was completed.
According to him, such actions make it difficult to control extremists and hardliners in Ghana’s politics.
The Minority Leader stressed that power is temporary and must be exercised responsibly.
“Power is like an ice block, When it’s given to you, it starts to melt from the very day,” he noted.
By: Jacob Aggrey
