Politics
Take it easy on our respected majority leader – Okudzeto Ablakwa subtly teases people of Suame
The Member of Parliament(MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the people of Suame in the Ashanti Region, to take it easy on their MP and Majority Leader, Osei kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
In a tweet on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, the North Tongu MP ironically called on the people of Suame, to visualise the road under construction.
“The good people of Suame should simply open their eyes properly and see President Akufo-Addo’s 10,885 kilometres of new roads,” the North Tongu legislator tweeted.
He added: “We beg of them to take it easy on our respected Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.”
On Monday, 18 July 2022, a team of police officers led by the Ashanti regional police commander, DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, had to whisk away Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu from some angry Suame artisans.
The Majority Leader in Parliament was hooted at, pelted with sachets of water, and chased by the angry artisans when he attempted to inspect work on the Suame highway.
It would be recalled that the artisans, last Friday, blocked the highway and demonstrated against the MP and the government for not ensuring that the road was fixed.
They warned of another demonstration if the contractor does not return to the road to have it fixed.
The contractor had returned to the site with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs when the hooting incident happened.
The angry artisans, upon hearing the arrival of the MP, thronged the highway and started hooting at him.
The MP, who was accompanied by the Municipality Chief Executive for the area, Mr Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, and some party members, had to seek protection on top of a storey building at Suame Tarkwa Makro.
Despite meeting with the leadership of the artisans over the road on the storey building, the angry youth were still gathered in front of the building chanting war songs.
The regional police commander, DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, who led the team of police personnel to the scene, had to whisk the Parliamentary Affairs Minister away in his (commander’s) vehicle to prevent the angry artisans from attacking the politician.
Meanwhile, a youth activist at the Suame Magazine area in the Kumasi metropolis has justified the hurling of sachet water by some angry youth at their MP over the deplorable state of their roads.
According to the youth activist, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Mr Kojo Mensah told Kwame Obeng Sarkodie, host of the Ghana Yensom morning show on Accra 100.5 FM on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, a day after the mass action against the MP that: “We have been deaf and dumb for the past 26 years but we have spoken on Monday and this will continue going into the 2024 elections”.
He said the youth of the area have been taken for granted for far too long by the leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party.
“We are not going to sit aloof for the NPP political leadership in the Ashanti Region to continue taking us for granted,” he threatened.
He noted that for the past 28 years, the MP for the area has manoeuvred to have all competitors in the race disqualified to pave the way for him to always go unopposed in the primaries.
He said the MP, over the years, has treated them as if they do not know their rights as citizens of the area.
“We have not seen anything in terms of development under the stewardship of the MP,” he noted.
“Whereas areas like Asawase Constituency under the main opposition National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarik, are seeing development such as asphalted roads, Suame is treated with disdain by the MP.”
He said the Suame area is lagging in terms of infrastructure because the MP has taken his constituents for granted.
He warned that they will not allow this to happen again, adding that mass action will continue until the political leadership shows some respect to their constituents.
Source: Classfmonline.com
Politics
Ya Naa tells Bawumia to treat Mahama like his elder brother
The Overlord of the Dagbon Traditional Area, Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II, has asked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to run a clean and respectful campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections.
During a courtesy call with Dr Bawumia, Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II emphasised the necessity of sustaining national unity and peace, whatever of party allegiance.
He reminded Dr Bawumia that his opponent, former President John Dramani Mahama, is also a Dagboni son with similar goals for the country’s growth.
“It’s a critical opportunity for us to demonstrate our maturity, competence, honesty, and commitment to Ghana’s progress,” Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II said, adding, “You are my son, Dr. Bawumia, and your competitor, John Mahama, is also my son.” You’re both completely devoted to this election.”
The Overlord further emphasised that Dr Bawumia and Mr Mahama should see each other as siblings rather than adversaries.
“He is not your enemy or rival, but your elder brother,” Ya Naa Abubakari Mahama II said. “We have already won the elections as Northerners.” Whoever wins this trophy will return home.”
Politics
The economy is a disaster because Bawumia is ignorant – Sam George
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is clueless about handling the economy, according to Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament Samuel Nartey George.
Unlike Dr. Bawumia, Sam Goege stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Former President John Dramani Mahama, is focused on how the economy would be managed.
“We have been inundated with questions of policy and policy initiatives. John Dramani Mahama has been outlining flagship policy initiatives over the past weeks in public engagements.
“The other one, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has only one message – John Mahama! He is so pathetic and clueless in his engagements so far it explains to us all the reasons our economy under his leadership is in shambles. Bawumia is empty and spent.
“John Mahama has a clear vision and plan to #BuildTheGhanaWeWant. PS: I am open to a factual debate on the policies outlined so far. I’m uninterested in party bots seeking to earn their daily stipend,” he tweeted while reacting to the comment by Vice President Dr Bawumia to the effect that former President Mahama does not understand what it means to have a 24-hour economy.
According to Dr. Bawumia, hospitals, the Electricity Company of Ghana, the Ghana Water Company, petrol stations, and numerous chop bars are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
He urged Ghanaians to oppose Mr Mahama’s proposal.
Addressing a throng in Nalerigu on Monday, November 20 as part of his ‘Thank you’ trip after being chosen NPP flagbearer on November 4, Dr Bawumia remarked, “John Mahama says he has a new idea.” What is the concept? He claims to desire a 24-hour economy. He’s not even aware of the policy.
Today, our hospitals operate 24 hours a day, our power company operates 24 hours a day, our water company operates 24 hours a day, our gasoline stations operate 24 hours a day, and many chop bars operate 24 hours a day. Because of digitization, you may now transmit and receive money 24 hours a day, seven days a week… As a result, he doesn’t grasp his own policies. It makes no sense.
“So I want you to vote for me in 2024 because I will bring a new vision, I will bring a new policy. Mahama is the past, and Dr Bawumia is the future. If John Mahama was there, we would say we have a dumsor economy, you can’t have a 24-hour economy in dumsor. So, you want to vote for Dr Bawumia in 2024, we will take the country to new heights,” Dr Bawumia stated.
Mr Mahama stated that the 24-hour economy will provide work for all Ghanaians.
“The 24-hour economy I proposed is for jobs and more jobs,” the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stressed.
He suggested the ’24hr Economy’ concept when he met with leaders from the country’s mother workers union on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, as part of his outreach to key stakeholders in his attempt to reclaim power.
Politics
Mahama urges government to pay allowances owed nursing trainees
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, wants the government to settle all arrears due to nursing trainees across the country as soon as possible.
According to John Mahama, such delays generate unneeded hardship for pupils.
Mr Mahama says the government must honour its pledge to pay nursing trainee allowances to students at the Krobo Nursing Training School in the Bono Region as part of his trip.
“Nana Akufo-Addo and Bawumia have stated that they will pay the allowances.” I ask you, Nana Addo and Bawumia, if you can hear me, we here at Krobo Nursing Training School, claim you haven’t paid their allowances for two years now.”
“Let the allowance come. Wherever you are, Krobo Nursing Trainees are begging you to let their allowance come,” John Mahama appealed.