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NDC MPs demand withdrawal of security deployed to Parliament ahead of Akufo-Addo’s inauguration
The Minority in Parliament has demanded the immediate withdrawal of security personnel who were deployed to Parliament ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in on Thursday, January 7.
A statement signed by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu accused the government of using the National Security to advance parochial partisan interests, which in his view is an affront to the dignity of the legislative arm of government.
According to him, the Parliament “represents the bulwark of democracy in the country”, therefore, government’s use of a “Gestapo-style security invasion” on the premises is in contempt of the House.
But reacting to this, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Lawyer Obiri Yeboah has justified the reason behind the massive security at the the Parliament.
According to him, he doesn't know why the Minority are complaining bitterly about the deployment of the security at the Parliament house ahead of the swearing in tommorrow.
He added that, the Minority might have bad intentions ahead of the inaugration tommorrow.
.....LAWYER OBIRI BOAHEN.....

Ghana not a net exporter of food as claimed by Akufo-Addo – Dafeamekpor
The South Dayi Member of Parliament has disproved the claim by President-elect, Akufo-Addo that his flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme has made Ghana a net exporter of foodstuffs.
Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor comment comes on the back of Akufo-Addo’s final Nation Address on Tuesday in which he stated that his flagship program of Planting for Food and Jobs has made Ghana a net exporter of foodstuff.
He revealed that truckloads of tomatoes are imported into the country on a daily basis from Burkina Faso, proving that the country is not a net exporter of foodstuffs as the President claimed.
“The man [Akufo-Addo] is saying because of his Planting for Food and Jobs, we are rather a net exporter of tomatoes and other foodstuffs…but the reverse is the situation; we still import tomatoes”.  
He continued: “The same man [Akufo-Addo] says that one of his flagship programs Planting for Food and Jobs Policy was excellently executed. He would know if he had been properly appraised, he will know that every day over 50 trucks cross the border at Paga and Hamle and enter the Republic of Ghana with Tomatoes from Burkina Faso”.
Meanwhile, Nana Addo stated that the PFJ policy has catalyzed Ghana’s agricultural transformation and has set the country on the right path of industrialization.
.....DAFEAMEKPOR.....

Akufo-Addo’s silence on election deaths during SONA is unforgivable – Muntaka
Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Hon. Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has expressed disappointment in President Akufo-Addo’s silence on the election deaths during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday.
According to him, the President’s failure to touch on the deaths as part of incidents that transpired during the election period is unforgivable.
“Indeed it is unforgivable that the president failed to acknowledge the loss of lives including an 18-year-old who was voting for the first time,” he said.
He added that, the President should have at least acknowleged the loss of lives during the 2020 elections.
He added that, acknowledging the incident would have given the bereaved families some sort of comfort.
.....MUNTAKA.....
Outgoing Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency, Hon. Ras Mubarak also slamed President for not starting any investigations towards the killing of these people.
......RAS MUBARAK.....


MPs have no security of tenure, we deserve better emoluments – Minority Leader
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has defended the push by Legislators for better emoluments as the Seventh Parliament prepares to dissolve.
The Legislature and Executive are currently trying to settle on gratuities for their members before the transition on January 7.
MPs are pushing for an increase in the package for the Legislature and have faced some criticism from the public.
Responding to a question on the matter during a press conference on Wednesday morning, Mr. Iddrisu said the public ought to consider the nature of MPs’ jobs.
“It is important that the public appreciates that for our job, there is no security of tenure… At the end of four years, [an MP] has to be entitled to it [better emoluments],” he argued.
......HARUNA FIRST.....
He further lauded the Parliament for passing some improtant bills like the Office of the Special Prosecutor bill and the bill on vigilantism.
.....HARUNA SECOND......
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has defended the integrity of the Seventh Parliament after its tenure marked by some allegations of corruption.
Responding to a question on the corruption allegations that hit Parliament, Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said there was nothing unique about the accusations levelled again it.
......HON.KYEI MENSAH.....



We don't commiserate with armed robbers - Joe Wise justifies Akufo-Addo's silence on Techiman South death
In his immediate critique of President Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader of Parliament identified the president’s silence on the persons killed during the 2020 election as a major flaw of the address.
Describing it as ‘conspicuous’, Haruna Iddrisu bemoaned President Akufo-Addo’s failure to capture the death of five people in the elections in the final address of his first term.
“This honourable house thanks the President for the message on the state of the nation…. Mr President, we leave our fractured democracy in your hands. Conspicuously lost in your speech is the loss of lives in Techiman and other parts of Ghana,” the Minority Leader stated.
The same sentiment was expressed by political science lecturer Professor Ransford Gyampo who criticized President Akufo-Addo for ignoring the election-related deaths in his address.
“A speech coming just after our election that witnessed some deaths should have contained some comment about the needless loss of lives, commiseration with the family of the departed, as well as some vow and commitment to resolving infractions of the law, with the view to forestalling the recurrence of such unwarranted deaths in any future elections,” a part of Gyampo’s statement reads.
While the aforementioned political figures shudder to comprehend why President Akufo-Addo will turn a blind eye to an issue of such nature, Joseph Osei Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker has offered a probable cause for the president’s action.
....JOE WISE.....

There is no Majority or Minority in Parliament- Klutse Avedzi jabs Afenyo Markin
Member of Parliament for Ketu North Constituency, Hon Klutse Avedzi has stated that, base on the results declared by the Electoral Commission, they are niether Majority nor Minority in Parliament.
According to him, there is no  Majority and Minority Parliament.
He added that, he noted that the addition of the Fomena MP to the NPP side does not instantaneously make them majority.
To argue out his point, the Ketu North MP said the constitution was clear, that the independent candidate can only decide which side of the house to join after it had clearly been determined which of the parties formed both majority and minority.
“The constitution was clear, that after the determination of parties with majority, and the minority, the independent member will then decide, which side of the house to work with. First of all, we have to determine the majority and minority side, before that independent member decides to work with you or not.
“He should not interpret the constitution and mislead the public. Now we do not have majority, we don’t have minority, we have a hung parliament,” he insisted.
 He this comments after Member of the Parliament for the Effutu constituency Hon. Alexasnder Afenyo Markin established the fact that the NPP has an upper hand in the determination of who forms the majority, considering the declaration of the Fomena MP, Andrew Asiamah Amoako to join the NPP side in the august house.
.....KLUTSE.....