A former chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Afari Gyan, has been honoured for emerging as the ‘Best District Fish Farmer’. Dr Gyan beat his compatriots to the award at the 32nd National Farmers’ Day celebration under the theme: ‘Agriculture: A Business Response to Economic Growth.’ Dr Gyan had always expressed his love for … Read more
Robert Crentsil, 42, from Ejumako Enyan Essiem in the Central Region, has been adjudged the 2016 National Best Farmer. He has several plantations comprising cocoa (12 acres), rubber (80 acres), plantain (60 acres), Cowpea (60 acres), Cassava (30 acres), Oil Palm (7 acres), Coconut (6 acres), Citrus (15 acres). The husband and father-of-three will be … Read more
President John Mahama has refuted claims by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that agriculture has been declining under his administration. “The impression created in the media is false. Let me state for a fact that the agriculture sector is not in decline. A sector that is growing at 2.5 percent cannot be said … Read more
There is a sharp decline in agricultural growth from 7.4 per cent in 2008 and 7.2 percent in 2009 to 5.3 percent in 2010 and 0.8 percent in 2011, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minority spokesperson on agriculture has said. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday, 3 November, the Kwadaso legislator said the opposition … Read more
Parliament has approved a 60 million dollar loan being procured by the government of Ghana for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Agreement was passed amidst opposition from the Minority on concerns over the terms by which government will lend the money to ECG to implement the project, which is expected to extend electricity … Read more
Four loans sent to Parliament by government have been approved by the 275-member body. Parliament, which is expected to break on Thursday, November 3, 2016 for the December 7 polls is said to have given the approval for four loans within two hours in the House on Monday. The four loans included an 11 billion … Read more
Ghana’s Parliament has approved a loan agreement worth ¥11billion for the construction of a bridge at Volivo across the Volta River on the Eastern Corridor road within the Volta Region. The Chairman of the Finance Committee, James Kludze Avedzi announced this on the floor of parliament on Monday October 31. According to him, the new … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made an allegation against the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government that the latter has imported and distributed to cocoa farmers, agro-chemicals which had not been tested and authorised by the designated research institutions. He said the move by the ruling … Read more
A Deputy Minister of state, Sampson Ahi has defended the Mahama-led government for pegging the producer price of cocoa at 11.76 percent describing calls for a further increment as “irrational.” “Cocoa prices are announced based on the world international price. It’s just not that you wake up tomorrow and announce that I will pay cocoa … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of fixing a low cocoa producer price for the 2016/2017 crop year. It said the low producer price of GH¢475 per bag announced recently was a direct result of the fact that the gross proceeds from cocoa exports were riddled with fraud and corruption perpetrated by the … Read more
The Minority New Patriotic Party in Parliament has entreated cocoa farmers to dismiss vile propaganda being perpetuated by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the NPP’s presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo over the recently announced producer price of cocoa. According to the Minority, activists of the governing NDC are spreading wicked lies in cocoa growing … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has accused government of engaging in fraudulent and corrupt practices that have resulted in low prices for cocoa. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, October 18, the Minority spokesperson on agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, alleged: “The low producer price they are paying to cocoa farmers is as a direct result … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Dr. Athony Akoto Osei, has described as petty, President Mahama’s request for the disclosure of the cost of the cedi redenomination exercise undertaken in 2007 by the then NPP administration. Speaking at a rally in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Tuesday, President Mahama asked Dr. Bawumia to reveal the cost … Read more
The minority in Parliament has accused the government of collapsing the agriculture sector through poor policies and excessive importation of food products. It again attacked the agriculture programmes outlined in the 2016 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as being unrealistic and unattainable. At a press conference in Parliament last Tuesday, the Minority Spokesperson … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Joe Osei Owusu, has described John Mahama’s claims of frustration about the delay in passage of the Right to Information Bill as “hypocritical.” According to him, the Bill has delayed because it is not a priority for the government. “…When the president says he is frustrated, … Read more
The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has revealed that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has within the first seven months of this year spent GHC598.6 million from the Consolidated Fund and a further GHC407.3 million from the Road Fund on road projects in the country but still owes contractors GHC184.6 million … Read more
The Minority spokesperson on Finance, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has described as unfounded claims by the NDC’s Forum for setting the record straight that the NPP handled the economy incompetently when they were in office. Transport Minister, Fiifi told journalists Thursday that Ghanaians got a rude awakening to the NPP’s incompetence after the HIPC program … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Anthony Akoto Osei has described as unfounded, claims by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) mismanaged the economy when it was in office. The NDC at a press conference dubbed, “setting the records straight” to counter the NPP’s recent “Promises Made, Promises Broken, Promises … Read more
Host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana show, Paul Adom-Otchere has described the Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo as a ‘master brain’ in Parliament when he was a member of the House. According to the Communications Consultant and Broadcast Journalist, the brilliant delivery of the three-time Presidential candidate especially … Read more
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has cast doubts over the NDC’s manifesto promise to provide every district with a farming mechanization center when elected into power. Not only do the agric workers view the promise as an ambitious one, they also believe the targets are misplaced. “If we are talking about having a mechanization … Read more