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Xavier Sosu writes: 2021 budget to deepen the woes of prospective law students
By Francis-Xavier Sosu (Esq), Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency
Francis-Xavier Sosu (Esq)
Introduction
Law school admission was one of the topical issues ahead of the 2020 General Elections. Indeed during the vetting of Ministers, the Attorney General assured the committee of taking an-all-inclusive look at the situation to find solutions that would expand access without compromising quality. Given the theme of the budget, “Economic Revitalization through completion, consolidation and continuity”, our policy direction in every area of the economy must be progressive and forward looking. Unfortunately, the issue of law school access and potential of Ghanaians becoming lawyers is rather sadly retrogressive.
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In what would have been a first, at least during the ongoing vetting at the Appointments Committee of Parliament, the minister-designate for Public Enterprises, nearly didn’t have his day in Parliament.
This came about after the Ranking Member on the Committee, Haruna Iddrisu, making reference to an Executive Instrument sent to the House by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was conspicuously missing the said ministry.
In seeking clarity, he stated that while the president has the executive authority to appoint, he must do so according to law.
“Chairman, I have a preliminary, fundamental objection to us proceeding with the vetting of our colleague. I have no problems with his person, I know that he’s a Member of Parliament but I have here, a letter dated 21st January, 2021, signed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. It has a sub-heading, Central Government Ministry, 29, Public Enterprises, Ho
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An unmanned ship, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office’s Ghost Fleet Overlord program
WASHINGTON: A new Navy document offers a broad outline for developing and fielding new generations of unmanned platforms, while refusing tie the service to any one capability, platform, timeline, or budget.
Next month, the Navy will also kick off a major exercise of the California coast to begin working through how to operate unmanned vessels and crewed ships together, putting a Zumwalt destroyer in the water to act as a testbed for the effort.
Overall, the unclassified version of the Unmanned Campaign Framework underscores the need to work with the defense industry, academia, and other services to build new systems that can operate autonomously and across the joint force, but “unmanned systems in themselves aren’t a goal,” Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, head of the Navy’s Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities office, told reporters in
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