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We will probe over GHC32m spent on conferences even under COVID–Muntaka Mubarak

The Minority side in Parliament has indicated that it will not let any cat out of the bag in probing the government’s spending on COVID-19. Apexnewsgh.com report According to the Asawase Member of Parliament Muntaka Mubarak his side would get involved in every proceeding in the House and “will hold their (Majority) legs close to the fire to make sure that everything is accounted for, every pesewa that was approved in 2021.” He reiterated, that the Minority Caucus will make sure that Ghanaians know how the nation’s scarce resources are being used by the NPP administration. “I can tell you this, a lot of these Ministries are sweating, I mean if people can choose to spend Ghc32million on conferences during COVID, you have to provide details. And if one particular office can spend 1billion, we need details and they are sweating already,” he revealed. “We do not want these things to stand uncontested and exhaustive because if you allow it to stay, it becomes part of rules of the House. We want to be sure that all avenues would be exhausted then we are certain that this is what we want to be part of the proceeding of the House. Remember, I have always said the House is by three things, the Standing Orders, the Constitution and our practice,” he pointed. “Our concentration is to do our bid and our bid is that we are holding the government to account for its stewardship. We are saying that we will not allow you to waste our resources, resources that have been given to you. You must account for it properly. If you want to do anything use the right procedure,” he said. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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I threatened NDC I’ll resign from parliament before they fixed Asawasi roads – Muntaka

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asawasi constituency, Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has said he threatened NDC before they fixed Asawase roads, shading to his colleague MP from Suame, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu and the NPP MPs from the Ashanti region to also do better in canvassing for development to the region, MyNewsGh.com reports. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Broadcast Journalist, Kojo Marfo on Kumasi-based Abusua FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Hon. Muntaka explained that he had to threaten his party before he got the roads in his constituency could be fixed. “Let me tell you something if you would recall the time we were in power, sometime in 2012, I had to threaten my government that if you don’t fix the roads in Sawaba, I won’t contest the 2012 elections. How many of us have the courage to threaten his own to get what is right for his people? I did. I told them, no! You can’t treat my people like that. We have power, two years down the line, nothing is happening. I told them straight up that if they don’t do the roads I won’t contest the elections and the roads were fixed before the 2012 elections. If you play lackadaisical, you won’t get anything. Sometimes you have to be firm and stand for what is right and most especially, if you rebel as an insider, it is mostly considered serious than an outsider campaigning for a course. Can you imagine that if someone like Hon. Kyei Mensah says look, we are tired of what is going on, before God and man if you don’t construct Suame roundabout, Anloga Junction roundabout, it’s not worth us contesting as MPs, you would see the response from Government in fixing these infrastructure deficits. The government will take it more seriously than an opposition MP championing for the same and when the NDC comes to power, that is the same thing we in the NDC ought to do and trust me, that is how we can champion for development more to this region. Every region has its parliamentary caucus from both sides of the party that meets to deliberate and champion for infrastructure. Believe me, since 2016, we’ve stopped meeting. The Ashanti caucus has not met. It’s only NDC’s caucus that meets separately and the NPP does the same. We’ve never had joint meetings. I must also admit, since the exit of Madam. Elizabeth Agyemang from parliament, we’ve never met and so we don’t even have a rallying point to trade ideas on how to champion for developments to the region. I’ve raised this thing before, today, those in Parliament are not interested. I told Kyei Mensah. It’s like everybody is on his own now… It doesn’t auger well for all of us.” Hon. Muntaka stated on Abusua FM. Members of Parliament from the Ashanti region have been accused of underperforming in rallying for infrastructure projects to the region. Scores have demonstrated against the bad nature of roads in the region. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Saturday, October 2 met by protesting youth at Twedie and Atwima Boko, suburbs within the Ashanti region as he toured the region. Residents complained of the poor nature of the roads infrastructure in the region. —mynewsgh Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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We’ll put up the biggest fight against embassies denying MPs supporting anti-LGBTQI Bill visa – Muntaka

The Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has served notice his colleagues in Parliament will take on any foreign mission that attempts to use visas to threaten MPs supporting the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. He said Parliament will use various options at its disposal, including calls for diplomatic retaliation, to ensure that no member is gagged in the debate and voting associated with the bill. There are concerns that the passage or otherwise of the bill may be influenced by countries that promote gay rights with threats of visa denial to MPs. The Asawase MP spoke on Eyewitness News on the matter of a possible travel ban for MPs who support the bill. “We will put up the biggest of fights should we have the slightest indication that this is why one country or embassy is denying our members the opportunity to travel, visit or attend meetings. Obviously, we will insist on retaliation. Believe me, if we know that the American Embassy is doing this deliberately, then their business will not have any hearing in Parliament. If there are any government contract that has to do with an American company, then you can be sure that we will rally around and not also approve it.” The Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaians Family Values Bill which is currently before Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee is being sponsored by eight MPs, seven of whom are on the Minority side. The bill has generated some widespread conversation, with many expressing varied views about some clauses in the document. But following the heated conversations amidst pressure on the house to pass the bill, there have been speculations that MPs who support the bill may be denied some privileges from members of the international community. Many persons and institutions have filed memoranda in support of the bill and to help fine-tune it. A number of renowned legal, academic and civil society professionals have also filed documents challenging the legislation. In the memorandum, they contend that the Bill is an “impermissible invasion of the inviolability of human dignity.” They further argued that pushing through the Bill will be to challenge Ghana’s constitution and democracy. —citinews Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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Picture of Hon. Muntaka bowing down to Akufo-Addo puts social media on fire

The 2020 elections were one of the keenly contested in the history of the nation. It was so keenly contested such that it ended in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court settled the issue though many were still not satisfied. Some have been wondering why the flagbearer of the biggest opposition is yet to congratulate President Akufo-Addo. The President yesterday delivered an address to the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Pan African Parliament in South Africa. The president was escorted by some dignitaries like Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu, Annor Dompreh, Mohammed Muntaka etc. in addressing the Pan African Parliament, he expressed hope Parliaments on the African continent will be accountable to the people who elected them He also talked about Parliaments learning from each other so as to enhance development and uniformity. He maintained that Agenda 2063 is still alive, when Africans will create, ‘The Africa we all want in our time’. A number of photos of the event was posted on the President’s timeline on Facebook. One interesting one was the seeing Muntaka bowing down to Akufo-Addo. Its strange that in Ghana many of the opposition would shy away from this and yet do it on a grand scale overseas. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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When did ‘small boy’ Sammy Gyamfi join NDC? – Koku Anyidoho

Former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Koku Anyidoho has lambasted the National Communication Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi for attacking the party’s leadership in Parliament including the Speaker of Parliament. Describing Sammy Gyamfi as an upstart who recently joined the NDC, Koku Anyidoho wondered why and how he could muster the courage to attack the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin, the Minority Leader, Hon Haruna Iddrisu and the Minority Chief Whip, Hon Muntaka Mubarak for their role in approving some ministers-designate of President Akufo-Addo. “It was about two weeks ago that we heard that a certain small boy in the NDC who feels the NDC is his bonafide property; the boy who recently joined the party has attacked the Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the NDC in Parliament,” he chastised. “This boy who joined the party recently wants to be carried in a palanquin; he has no respect for anyone and he says whatever he wants and now he has clashed with the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin,” he chided. The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills however applauded the courage of the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin for responding to Sammy Gyamfi and also for making it clear that he will not sit down and allow his office to be abused. Mr Koku Anyidoho stressed the need to build a healthy institution and a healthy governance process as it is the agenda of the Atta Mills Institute to promote a good governance system in the country. “As for the politics we will do it but we should not allow the culture of insult to take over the governance process. We thank Rt. Hon Speaker Alban Bagbin for saying that he is not a Speaker of a political party but a Speaker for Ghana’s Parliament,” he applauded. He reminded Sammy Gyamfi and his likes who are attacking and calling the Speaker of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka as betrayals to think of how Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin assumed that position when both the NDC and NPP have an equal number of seats in Parliament. He, however, could not fathom the cause of the insults the like of Sammy Gyamfi in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) rained on the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Alban Bagbin when he was not the Chairman of the Appointment Committee in parliament. PeaceFM Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093

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We don’t represent NDC, we represent our constituents – Muntaka fires back at Sammy Gyamfi

Muntaka Mubarak, the Chief Whip for the Minority in Parliament has reminded Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress that national interest must always take precedence over that of the party’s. “I don’t want to go into the merit or demerit of the party interest. If we don’t take care party politics will overrun our own values and constitution and our national interest,” Muntaka told Adom FM. This is after Sammy Gyamfi accused him and the leadership of the minority of advancing their parochial interest at the expense of the party’s. “Some have sold their conscience but ours is intact. And we can work together to rebuild the party from the ashes of 3 March 2021, which I call ‘Black Wednesday’ – our day of self-inflicted shame,” Mr Gyamfi said in the post, adding: “This is the time for us to insist on the right changes in the leadership of the NDC group in parliament or forget about them completely.” “The current leadership have lost their moral authority to lead and are not fit to sit on the front bench of the NDC side of the house. More importantly,” he noted, “it’s about time we understood that we don’t have any NDC Speaker of Parliament”. “No, we don’t!” he stressed, in reference to Mr Bagbin, complaining: “We have a Speaker who rode on the back of the NDC into office to pursue his own parochial agenda and nothing more. You trust them at your own peril,” he warned members and supporters of the NDC. But Muntaka says the priority of parliamentarians is to do the bidding of their constituents which encompasses members of all the political parties and not just the NDC. He says that in the institution of parliament, the demands of a particular party are treated as a piece of advice and when it clashes with the national interest, it is imperative that MPs place the country over their party. He reminds Sammy Gyamfi again that when he took the oath of office, it was a pledge to uphold the constitution of the country and not the constitution of the NDC. “Every member of parliament swore an oath to uphold the constitution. The mandate of every member of parliament overruns his party. The mandate of every member of parliament is above the interest of the party because after the election you don’t only represent the party but everyone in your constituency. Your party is just one leg so anything from your party is just an advice. You should remember that the buck stops with you the MP.” “You swore an oath to your own conscience and values. As a Whip, one of my duties is to get everyone to appreciate the position of the party and to be able to factor it but the final decision lies with every member,” he said. Muntaka becomes the second NDC member in parliament to respond to Sammy Gyamfi after Speaker Alban Bagbin. Babgin in an Accra FM interview told the NDC Communications Officer that he represents the entire Ghanaian populace and not just the NDC in his current role. “Now, I don’t belong to any party. I’m Speaker of Ghana. I’m not a Speaker of NPP. I’m not a Speaker of NDC. I’m Speaker of Ghana. And I must hold the balance. So, decision-taking; no. My duty is to ensure that there’s an even playing field and the decision is taken and I announce it. That is all,” he explained his role. “And, so, if you sit down and look at me and think that maybe you were my girlfriend before [and, therefore] I should give you an advantage over another whom I’ve never met, please, then don’t come to me; you won’t get it. Let’s finish; after work, we can do that business together. Not when I’m working. That’s my nature; that’s how I’ve been up to this time and, so, it’s unfortunate that these things are happening,” he said. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093

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“NDC Regional Communication Officers bounced on Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, asked him to mind his own Business

Regional Communication Officers of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) across the 16 regions of Ghana have sent a strong warning to the Majority leader Osei kyei Mensah Bonsu to mind his own business and exclude himself from Sammy Gyamfi and NDC issue. Sammy Gyamfi in a post on his wall after Members of the minority Appointment Committee voted for all the President Akufo-Addo ministerial nominees posted, “Comrades, the betrayal we have suffered in the hands of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, the leadership of our Parliamentary group, particularly Hon. Haruna Iddrissu and Hon. Muntaka Mubarak, and dozens of our own MPs, is what strengthens me to work hard for the great NDC to regain power.” “It’s about time we understood, that we don’t have any NDC Speaker of Parliament. No we don’t! We have a Speaker who rode on the back of the NDC into Office to pursue his own parochial agenda and nothing more. You trust them, at your own peril,” However, The Regional Communication Officers of the Party say, they appreciate the difficult moment that the Party has been confronted with in the past few days. Adding, that they believe the “horns are never heavier than the cow that is to carry them”. We have outmost confidence in our leaders at the Functional Executive Committee, The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament and our Caucus Leaders in Parliament to work under the supreme counsel of our Highly Respected Council of Elders, to find an amicable resolution to the difficulties that have come our way. Below is the full press release 12/03/2021 REGIONAL COMMUNICATION OFFICERS’ CAUCUS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. PRESS RELEASE RE: SAMMY GYAMFI CROSSED THE LINE, LEADERSHIP WILL MEET AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO – OSEI KYEI MENSAH We the sixteen Regional Communication Officers of the National Democratic Congress have taken note of the impotent threat issued by Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu to our erudite and peerless leader – Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi (National Communications Officer of the NDC.) The said threat, in which he gives indication that, the leadership of parliament will meet to decide on what to do with Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi , is published on Ghana Web (Thursday, 11/03/2021) and is purported to have been issued on Kumasi based Hello FM. While we deem the Suame Legislator’s outburst to be malicious, vicious and to some extend ludicrous, it sounds quite ridiculous that Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu lurks around hoping to prey on the disagreement within the NDC to settle personal scores with the young brilliant lawyer. As lead voices of the legion of communicators in all the sixteen Regions, we wish to humbly notify our Revered Parliamentary Caucus, particularly the leadership of the NDC front to be wary of ‘Ahithophels ’ like the Hon. MP for Suame who in their treachery, will wish to fun into flames sparkles of fire in the NDC for their own whims and caprices. We are of the firm conviction that, the majority group leader’s disposition of crying more than the bereaved in this matter is a calculated ploy aimed at exacerbating discontent within the rank and file of the NDC. It is not out of place for one to wonder why Hon Kyei Mensah Bonsu is so much interested in resurrecting a matter that is being carefully managed by the NDC’s most respected Council of Elders and all concerned parties. The climax of our bewilderment at the Majority group leader’s outburst is in his hypocritical turn of pretending to show respect and camaraderie for the much-respected Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament. It is trite knowledge that, the night of 6th January, 2021 and early hours of 7th January, 2021 saw Hon. Kyei Mensah betray his long-standing friendship with the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, by fighting feverishly to ensure that, Rt. Hon. ASK Bagbin never ascended the throne as Speaker. Though he wielded much experience in parliamentary affairs and exuded more competence than his sole contender, Hon Kyei Mensah preferred imposing President Akufo Addo’s poodle over parliament in lieu of the Venerable Rt. Hon. ASK Bagbin. We deem his position in this matter as a face-saving charade aimed at repairing his fractured ego in the face of his party, which he couldn’t lead to win the speakership slot and also, before his age long friend whom he shamelessly back stabbed in the name of party loyalty. We wonder where he had left his voice of moral consciousness when Hon Kennedy Ohene Agyapong described him and all NPP faithful including President Akufo Addo as “FOOLISH PEOPLE”. It is thus our collective caution to him to mind his own business and learn to, remove the plank from his own eye to enable him see clearly, so that he could remove the saw dust from another man’s eye. We appreciate the difficult moment that the Party has been confronted with in the past few days. We however believe the “horns are never heavier than the cow that is to carry them”. We have outmost confidence in our leaders at the Functional Executive Committee, The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament and our Caucus Leaders in Parliament to work under the supreme counsel of our Highly Respected Council of Elders, to find an amicable resolution to the difficulties that have come our way. On this note, we humbly appeal to our rank and file and particularly, the masses of our support base to rally our unflinching support for our parliamentary Caucus as they lead the charge to hold the feet of the Akufo Addo’s regime to the fire of accountability. Thank you. Long live the NDC, Long live Ghana! …Signed… Ɔwɛnfoba Kwesi Dawood RCO- Central Reg 0246388002 Darlas Ampomah Williams RCO- Eastern Reg 0545295731 Alhaji Saeed Ahmed Tijani RCO- Upper East Reg 0244176429 Sam Jerome Kweku RCO- Western North Reg 0244043482 Puo-Ire Prosper RCO- Upper West Reg 0204852735 Alhaji Abdul- Moomin Alhassan RCO- Northern Reg 0504068549 Hon. Jerry Johnson RCO- Greater Accra Reg 0244670391 Nana Abass Nurudeen

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I threatened NDC I’ll resign from parliament before they fixed Asawasi roads – Muntaka

We’ll put up the biggest fight against embassies denying MPs supporting anti-LGBTQI Bill visa – Muntaka

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