A pension scheme and insurance package for Members of Parliament (MPs) is in the offing.
This has become necessary with increasing reports of bad living conditions after MP’s service to the Nation.
Speaker, Prof. Mike Oquaye, stated this, at the end of the Second Meeting, of the Fourth Session, of the Seventh Parliament.
The House has since adjourned sine die.
Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante says mistrust among political actors is contributing immensely to electoral violence in the country.
According to him, there is a trust deficit in Ghana’s electoral system, especially on the part of political parties, thereby giving room for political vigilantes to protect their interests.
Prof. Asante who was addressing an advocacy workshop on Vigilantism and Related Offences Act at Asante Mampong in Ashanti, also underlined the need for ruling parties to ensure the independence of state institutions to avert needless suspicions when in opposition.
The workshop which was organized by the Ashanti Regional Peace Council with funding from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) was to sensitize participants on the Vigilantism Act which has outlawed the existence of vigilante groups.
The Executive Secretary of the Ashanti Regional Peace Council Rev. Emmanuel Amoah in a presentation said, the quest for peace should be paramount for all and urged the participants to influence their organizations in the fight against political vigilantism and violence.
He said as key stakeholders competing to lead the country, politicians must prioritize national interest ahead of their Parties.
Otumfuo’s Sumankwahene and a member of the Ashanti Regional Peace Council, Baffour Asare Ababio entreated residents of Ashanti to eschew acts that will disturb the country’s peace.
Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante said it is time political parties worked together for sustainable peace in the country.
He condemned the violence that nearly marred the nationwide registration exercise.
Rev. Prof. Asante advised the security agencies, particularly the Police to desist from unwarranted harassment of citizens.
Ghanaian musician, politician and leader of The People’s Project (TPP) movement, Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus), says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has failed on his one-village one-dam promise to Ghanaians.
President Akufo-Addo in the run-up to the 2016 general elections promised to construct a dam in every village in the northern part of the country to enable farming all-year-round.
Though some of the dams have been completed, A Plus described the dams as substandard.
“Nana Addo is not making us believe politicians again. He promised one village, one dam and he has given us One-Village One-Porthole”, he told Berla Mundi on TV3’s New Day Friday, August 14.
He, however, lauded the president for implementing some good initiatives which include the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme.
“He has done some, this free SHS,” he said.
Touching on the size of Akufo-Addo’s government, he said a Ghanaian president does not need more than forty ministers to be able to govern the country.
The disappointed member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), said with less than 40 ministers a president should be able to govern effectively.
A-Plus observed that both the NPP and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have all failed Ghanaians.
Presenting the Finance Committee’s Report, the Chairman, Dr Mark Assibey Yeboah, said personal emoluments are estimated at 168 million and additional allowances at 5 million cedis.
Meanwhile, the Minority is demanding answers from the government on those captured on the beneficiary list as they allege, BNI officers are included in the list.
In a reaction, the Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Ayew Afriyie, said there was a difficulty identifying frontline personnel but that has been addressed.
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Tarkwa, has appointed Professor Richard Kwesi Amankwah, as its new Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term from October 16, 2020, to July 2024.
The University Council announced this after its meeting yesterday.
Until his appointment, Professor Amankwah was the Dean, Faculty of Integrated Management Science of UMaT.
He takes over from Professor Jerry Yao Kumah, who is due for retirement.
The Council also announced the appointment of Jonathan Sakoe, as the Finance Officer for a four-year term from September 1, 2020, to July 31, 2024.
Mr. Sakoe was in an acting capacity at the University, until his appointment
Running mate of NDC Flagbearer, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, says providing the youth of the country with requisite skills to fit into the job market is one of the issues the NDC Government will give attention to when voted into office.
Speaking on GBC-URA Radio’s Sunrise Morning show in Bolgatanga, as part of her two-day tour of the Upper East Region, Prof Opoku Agyemang refuted claims that the NDC Government cancelled the Book and Research Allowance for University Lecturers. She said the NDC never cancelled the Teacher and Trainee Nurses allowances either.
Prof. Opoku Agyemang explained that, as the then Minister of Education, Government gave a one-year prior notice to the students to be on loans as the allowances will be withdrawn.
This was to increase Student enrolment into the training colleges and abolish quota admissions.
She accused the NPP of changing the system by bringing back the allowances and reducing the number of student enrolment into the country’s Training Colleges.
Story filed by Samuel Ayammah.
After the hot clash between the two female celebrities, Tracy Boakye and Mizbel. Papa No tag is now the trending slogan in Ghana now. As the two main political parties think they can use to gain political points.
Sammy Gyamfi in a tweet claims that President Akufo-Addo has slept with half of his female appointees. He also in a short text claims the information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as a homosexual, gay. He supported his claim with a GIF which had President Akufo-Addo standing up from his seat with his hands going over the breast of a woman who was standing directly in front of him.
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has sparked controversy on social media platform; twitter, following comments he made on same.
Sammy Gyamfi posted a video of President Akufo-Addo, with the caption,
“Greetings to “Papano”, who is famed for groping women, has slept with more than half of his female appointees and has rewarded them with juicy appointments.” In his concluding tweet, he tagged Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as gay.
His comments come on the back of events that unfolded in parliament Friday evening.
Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, whilst making submissions during a debate on the Agyapa Royalties Limited Agreement referred to his colleague MP, John Jinapor as ‘Papa no’.
“Mr Speaker, I want to encourage my colleagues on the other side. I want to encourage my good friend who just spoke (John Jinapor). In my hometown, we will say, ‘Papa no.’ ‘Papa no.’ I want to encourage ‘Papa no’ to take some time and follow the structure of this conversation and support,” the Ofoase Ayirebi MP told the House, a comment which sparked drama among members.
Explaining himself, however, after Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah asked for clarification as to who he was referring to as ‘Papa no”, the Information Minister said, citing order 47,
“Mr. Speaker, in line with order 47, of the standing orders of this house, that says that the proceedings of parliament shall ordinarily be conducted in the English language but a member, may exercise the option to address the house in either Akan, Nzema, Ga, Ewe, Hausa Dagbani or any other language provided provision exists in the house for its interpretation. Mid-way into my submissions, I said I wanted to encourage my colleague whom we will refer to in my language as Papa no who just spoke.”
The comments attracted reactions from the minority members who expressed gross displeasure.
Below is the tweet and video:
The Minority in Parliament on Friday expressed its displeasure after Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah addressed former Deputy Energy Minister John Jinapor as “Papa no.”
The tag ‘Papa no’ has become popular on social media after actress Tracey Boakye and musician Mzbel’s mystery man affair controversy.
The phrase brought the drama in parliament late Friday night as the house approved the Agyapa Royalties Limited agreement.
“Mr Speaker, I want to encourage my colleagues on the other side. I want to encourage my good friend who just spoke (John Jinapor). In my hometown, we will say, ‘Papa no.’ ‘Papa no.’ I want to encourage ‘Papa no’ to take some time and follow the structure of this conversation and support,” the Ofoase Ayirebi MP told the House.
Reacting to the ‘Papa No’ phrase, minority leader Haruna Iddrisu said his side of the house will seize recognising Kojo Oppong as minister if he does not withdraw the comment and referred to him as ‘Maame no’.
“You come to parliament to employ those words used on social media, we take strong objection to it. If you don’t withdraw, we won’t recognise you today as a minister. We will not. Do what you will do,” Haruna Iddrisu said.
“From today, we won’t recognise you as minister of this republic. And we will not accord you any respect as a minister. Let’s throw it to the dogs. What do you take us for? So, ‘Papa no’ accepted. But from today, we will not.
“We will give you a name. We will give you a name. And we are serving notice, he was elected just like you. And his constituents respect him. Because you people use ‘Papa no’ on social media. We know what it means. We will match you. You have lost my respect as Minority leader from today. We will match with you. We too, we will call you ‘Maame no,” Mr. Iddrisu added.
The phrase managed to throw parliament into chaos as minority MPs banged the table whilst Majority MPs shouted ‘Papa no’ in the background as the debate continued.
First deputy Speaker of Parliament Joe Osei Owusu requested the house to look beyond the drama.
“The honourable minority leader’s anger, I pretended to overlook it because I think it’s in the spur of the moment. And knowing this house, tomorrow, we will get over it. But some insist on making an issue over it.
“I don’t think we will gain anything as a house by pretending this is new. And the threats don’t come to anything. So, the house will proceed,” he said.
The debate on the deal continued as the Minority in Parliament walked out in protest of the deal. But the majority went ahead to approve it.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Toshiba quietly exited the laptop business once and for all last week, ending a 35-year run by transferring its remaining minority stake in its PC business to Sharp. Two years ago, Toshiba sold an 80.1 percent stake of its PC business to Sharp for $36 million, and Sharp renamed the division Dynabook. Sharp exercised its right to buy the remaining 19.1 per cent of shares back in June, and Toshiba released a statement August 4th that the deal was completed
“As a result of this transfer, Dynabook has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sharp,” Toshiba said in a statement.
The company made the first PC laptop in 1985: The T1100 boasted internal rechargeable batteries, a 3.5-inch floppy drive, and 256K of memory. ComputerWorld’s 20-year retrospective of the T1100 notes that Toshiba executives were unsure about the portable computer, but eventually came around, and began selling the T1100 for around $2,000.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, Toshiba was among the top PC manufacturers, but as more players crowded into the market and with fewer unique features to offer, Toshiba’s laptops waned in popularity. By the time it sold its stake to Sharp, Toshiba’s share of the PC market had dwindled from its 2011 peak of 17.7 million PCs sold to about 1.4 million in 2017, according to Reuters.
