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My son was stabbed three times in the chest– Father of late O’Reilly student
Enock Sackey, father of a final year Visual Arts student of O’Reilly Senior High School who was stabbed to death is demanding justice.
A tragic incident occurred yesterday, September 2, 2024 at O’Reilly SHS in Accra, where final year student Edward Borketey Sackey was stabbed to death by a fellow student after a heated argument.
According to him, he saw his son off and while at work, he strangely received a call from one of his nieces that his son had been stabbed in the heat of an argument at school.
On his way to the school, he was later asked to report at the LEKMA hospital instead, because they had rushed his son there.
Unfortunately, he said upon reaching the emergency of LEKMA hospital he was hit with the sad news of his son’s passing.
“The doctor said Edward has passed away. So when they showed me the body, he had been stabbed three times in his chest,” he said.
He lamented that “The school authority has not said anything from yesterday up till now. The police have not called, the school authority has not called, even the boy who killed my son, nor have the family even reached me. That is why we are here to seek justice for my son.”
According to him, he needs answers from the school authorities, the police and family of the boy who stabbed his son.
“They have brought policemen to block every gate stopping us from going in…So that is why we are here,” he stated.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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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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