Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has threatened to mention the names of about seven (7) Members of Parliament (MPs) who are standing in the way of progress in the Greater Accra region.
These MPs, according to the Minister, reportedly had a secret meeting with the leaders of the onion sellers association and convinced them to resist their proposed relocation from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku.
But the Regional Minister warned that his outfit will not countenance any resistance or opposition to agreed principles. The onion sellers after having so many discussions; we went through a lot of processes, now you show bad faith and follow these MPs? I can assure them that if by 1st July, they have not relocated, we will move them .
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has threatened to mention the names of about seven (7) Members of Parliament (MPs) who are standing in the way of progress in the Greater Accra region.
These MPs, according to the Minister, reportedly had a secret meeting with the leaders of the onion sellers association and convinced them to resist their proposed relocation from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku.
But the Regional Minister warned that his outfit will not countenance any resistance or opposition to agreed principles. The onion sellers after having so many discussions; we went through a lot of processes, now you show bad faith and follow these MPs? I can assure them that if by 1st July, they have not relocated, we will move them .
The Member of Parliament(MP) for North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region has appealed to various political parties in the country to join in fighting the illegal mining popularly called galamsey .
He said until political leaders become bold and stand up to the architects behind the menace, the fight will be fruitless.
The former Deputy Education Minister speaking in an interview on
Peace FM s morning show Kokrokoo , urged the political parties including the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be bold to stand up to the galamsey kingpins especially when they offer to sponsor political campaigns or other activities. All the political parties should agree that until we all come together and admit that this is a crime against our very existence and declare a zero-tolerance to galamsey and its kingpins, we will be at a standstill. We should not even allow them to sponsor anything. We should have a leader who doesn t care whose ox is gored; we should prosecute them (baro