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Jomoro Constituency: Samia Nkrumah ditches CPP, goes Independent
Samia Yaba Nkrumah, daughter of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr.Kwame Nkrumah, has ditched the Conventions People’s Party, founded by her father as she announces her decision to go independent.
The former Member of Parliament for the area in her bid to represent the people of Jomoro Constituency in the Western again has disclosed she is running as an independent candidate for the December 7 elections.
Speaking to the media on the rationale behind her decision, she said, “I am running as an independent candidate to re-enter parliament through the Jomoro Constituency.”
She said running as an Independent candidate means putting Ghana first and a fight against extreme partisanship that does not deliver development to the people.
According to her, the independent card is a new way of doing politics that offers one an opportunity to collaborate with others to bring development to a locality.
“I don’t want us to be extremely partisan, I want Ghanaians to build consensus looking for the way forward in the future, and I don’t think the future lies in being so entrenched in one party or another,” she said.
She urged Ghanaians to go beyond party politics, which she believes would set the country on a path to development.
Samia Nkrumah added that “Today, there are followers of Kwame Nkrumah in every party, the values of Nkrumah known as Nkrumaism has gone beyond a party, Ghana needs to unite. It cannot be done without people sacrificing,” she concluded.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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