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S K Boafo receives Gold Star Order of Excellent Leadership award
The Board Chairman of the Minerals Commission, Samson Kwaku Boafo, has received the “Gold Star Order of Excellent Leadership” award for his service to humanity.
The award was conferred on him last Monday in Accra by the Global Public Excellence (GPE), an initiative established by the former United Nations Secretary General, late Kofi Annan, a release from the Communications Department of the commission copied the Ghanaian Times said.
Dr Kwame Fordjour of GPE who presented the award to him at a brief ceremony in Accra on Monday noted that “Mr S K Boafo had put Ghana on the global map as the 10th globally recognised achiever of this honour, the third African and first Ghanaian rated between 2000- 2020.”
His nomination for the award followed his distinctive successes chalked in contributing to national development and that of the global community, especially during his chairmanship role of the Inter Racial Community Project in Hackney, London.
A citation on the award read: “On this historical day, we honour Mr S.K. Boafo in fulfilment of your service to humanity, global peace, and prosperity to mankind”.
Present at the ceremony were the Chief of Gomoa Odumase, Nana Akumanyi Essandoh who is the Chairman of SDGs Innovations Africa, Mrs Judy Crayam, Minerals Commission board member, Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Addae Antwi-Bosoako, and his deputies Joseph Kwaku Nayan and Martin Ayisi.
Mr Boafo expressed his delight for the award and urged Ghanaians to be dedicated to the service to humanity wherever they got the opportunity to serve.
Source: Ghanaian Times
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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