{"id":449310,"date":"2017-12-22T13:28:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T13:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/hawa-koomson-must-be-fired-npp-usa\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T13:28:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T13:28:04","slug":"hawa-koomson-must-be-fired-npp-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/hawa-koomson-must-be-fired-npp-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawa Koomson must be fired &#8211; NPP USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hawa-475x267.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>A Deputy Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) US Branch, Kofi Ameyaw, has said\u00a0President Akufo-Addo must not compromise the integrity of his Ministers following what he says is the unacceptable GHS1,010,239,700 budget approved for the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives for 2018 that has triggered public outrage.<\/p>\n<p>He told <em><strong>Kasapa 102.5 FM<\/strong><\/em> that for the fact that the sector Minister failed to do due diligence over the 11 months period to scrutinize the Budget being sent to parliament for approval, the President should not hesitate to sack her from office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat I\u2019m saying will not be done but I\u2019ll say it anyway. She should be fired right away. It\u2019s unacceptable; you can\u2019t do that- in this day and age you can\u2019t say it\u2019s a mistake.\u00a0 The buck stops with the Minister. You cannot tell me that you\u2019ve sent a budget to the parliament, where laws are being made, where our lives are being carved in stone; because when they make the laws its binding, and you sat down all of these months and prepare a budget to parliament and it has been approved and the next day you come and tell me that it was a mistake and that the next minute you should be in your office working? I\u2019m sorry it shouldn\u2019t be done. It\u2019s sad, and\u00a0 unforgivable,\u201d he told sit-in host Kwaku Owusu Adjei on <strong>Anopa Kasapa<\/strong> on <strong>Kasapa 102.5 FM.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Budget was approved by parliament on Wednesday, where the Ministry is to blow a whopping\u00a0 GHS800,000 for the Development of Website alone, amidst other gargantuan expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, some 275 ambulances will be procured at a unit cost of GHS354,750 totaling GHS97,556,250, while Fifty warehouses would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS1,652,469 totaling GHS82,623,480.<\/p>\n<p>Also, 1000 solar-powered mechanical boreholes would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS132,000 totaling GHS132,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 1000 \u201cwater closet institutional toilets with mechanised boreholes and solar panels\u201d would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS187,000 totaling GHS187,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty micro-enterprises would also be constructed at a unit cost of GHS550,000 totaling GHS 27,500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the rest of the items in the budget approved:<\/p>\n<p>275 projects at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totaling GHS302,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Construction of 100 markets at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totaling GHS110,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Internal Management or Organisations totaling GHS8,600,000<\/p>\n<p>Hiring of office accommodation for Middle Belt and Coastal Belt Development Authority and Regional Offices totaling GHS15,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal and Administrative Framework Review \u2013 GHS1000,000<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Refurbishment \u2013 GHS3000,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Office Furniture and Fixtures \u2013 GHS6,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Local and International Affiliation \u2013 GHS2,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Office Supplies and Consumables \u2013 GHS3,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Tendering Activities \u2013 GHS759,970<\/p>\n<p>Treasury and Accounting Activities \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Computers and Accessories \u2013 GHS1,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Manpower Skill Development \u2013 GHS3,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Training \u2013 GHS2,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Planning and Policy Formulation \u2013 GHS3,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Policies and Programme Review Activities \u2013 GHS1,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Publication and Decimination of Policies and Programmes \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Development and Management of Database \u2013 GHS400,000<\/p>\n<p>Research and Development \u2013 GHS1,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Budget Preparation \u2013 GHS2,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Budget Performance Reporting \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Management and Monitoring of Policies and Projects \u2013 GHS3,000,000<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=1136575713042949&version=v2.3\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Deputy Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) US Branch, Kofi Ameyaw, has said\u00a0President Akufo-Addo must not compromise the integrity of his Ministers following what he says is the unacceptable GHS1,010,239,700 budget approved for the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives for 2018 that has triggered public outrage. 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