The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Abakwa, believes the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, was being vague on the matter of the possible culpability of pro-New Patriotic Party group, Invisible Forces, in the Kintampo Waterfall disaster. He said on Eyewitness News that, “clearly the minister was evasive on that particular … Read more
The first phase of Municipal and District Chief Executive nominees’ confirmations ended today in the Volta Region with 9 out of the 25 nominees suffering rejections from their assembly members. The 9 causalities, including three females, were all rejected after failing to meet the requirement of a 2-third approval of the assembly. Madam Millicent Kabuki … Read more
The first phase of Municipal and District Chief Executive Nominees’ confirmation ended today in the Volta region with 9 out of the 25 nominees suffering rejections from their assembly members. The 9 causalities including three females who were nominated by the President were all rejected after failing to meet the requirement of a 2-third approval … Read more
The government, in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has completed 90 per cent of the validation exercise for teachers. Out of the 117,232 documents received, 63,614 have been worked on and 42,347 have been successfully validated, with 41,550 already paid their salaries. Another set of 21,267 documents are, however, facing query. … Read more
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has saluted workers in the country as Ghana joins the rest of the world today, May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The day is marked across the world to celebrate labour and the working class. “Highest salute to all workers of Ghana. Your invaluable contributions and unrivalled sacrifices … Read more
Elders and the stool father of the Dorfor Paramountcy in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region have given an 11-day ultimatum to the chief of Podoe, Togbe Adela Titriku Ananze, to cease holding himself out as the paramount chief of Dorfor. They also want him to hand over all stool properties and documents … Read more
Elders and the stool father of the Dorfor Paramountcy in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region have given a 11-day ultimatum to the chief of Podoe, Togbe Adela Titriku Ananze, to cease holding himself out as the paramount chief of Dorfor. They also want him to hand over all stool properties and documents … Read more
Elders and the stool father of the Dorfor Paramountcy in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region have given a 11-day ultimatum to the chief of Podoe, Togbe Adela Titriku Ananze, to cease holding himself out as the paramount chief of Dorfor. They also want him to hand over all stool properties and documents … Read more
Members of the North Tongu youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have accepted the nomination of Richard Collins Arku as the District Chief Executive (DCE). The group in a statement signed by the North Tongu NPP Constituency Youth Organizer, Mr. Francis Lorlornyo Kwadzo-Ti, said they were pleased with the choice of President Nana … Read more
Controversial Hiplife artiste A Plus has hit hard at MP for North Tongu Okudzeto Ablakwa for criticizing Nana Addo’s 100 days in office. According to the “Mirror Mirror” hit maker, the former deputy education minister has no right or what so ever to criticize the president when he has built a lavish mansion in his … Read more
Today can report that pupils of Bukarikope Primary and Junior High School (JHS), located in Bukarikope, a farming community in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, study under very dangerous and harsh weather conditions. The situation, according to the residents and teachers in the area, who spoke to Today on condition of anonymity, pose grave danger … Read more
The punishment issued to the 13 Delta Force members for escaping from court custody is not harsh enough, according to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. In a Citi News interview, the MP argued that, the unprecedented nature of the crime and the international embarrassment that came with it, warranted sanctions … Read more
Members of the Minority on the Parliamentary Appointments Committee boycotted vetting of some appointees by the President Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The members argued that they were compelled to boycott the vetting because of the decision by the majority in the House to “surprise” them by holding the vetting despite an agreement to go on … Read more
It has emerged that, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka and Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase in the Ashanti Region, craftily selected the two MPs on his side, who sat on the Joe Ghartey Committee, which investigated the bribery allegation of which he was a principal witness. As it turned out, the … Read more
Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance(AFAG) has described the minority in Ghana’s parliament as lazy following their decision to boycott proceedings of the Appointments Committee. The pressure group contends that the move by the minority reflects their poor attitude to work and smacks of hypocrisy. The Minority NDC MPs serving on the Appointments Committee, have … Read more
The Majority leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has described as unjustified the Minority’s boycott of the Appointments Committee sittings on Wednesday. According to him, the minority who claimed to be staging a boycott of sittings, turned up at the plenary of the House to partake in deliberations. The Minority members on the Appointments Committee boycotted the … Read more
The Minority on the Appointments Committee has staged a boycott our parliamentary correspondent, Naa Darkuah has reported. Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa said they were forced to boycott today’s vetting over the Majority’s decision to “surprise” them by holding the vetting in spite of an agreement to go on break today [Wednesday], … Read more
A member of the Joe Ghartey Committee says they wrote to members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to help with investigations into the bribery claim, but none responded. Ben Abdallah Banda says apart from North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who sent in a memo, no other member of the committee presented any … Read more
The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) has accused the Joe Ghartey Committee of acting beyond its mandate when it found Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga guilty of contempt. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the contents of the report shocked him when Joe Ghartey who chaired the Committee presented it to Parliament Thursday. “My initial reaction … Read more
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the latest hue and cry over the salary of former COCOBOD CEO, Dr Stephen Opuni has confirmed his observation that government is witch-hunting him. “I think I can now begin to point to some witch-hunt” he said on JOY FM’s Saturday news analysis show Newsfile. Revelations that … Read more