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  • Former CJ-Gabby saga : A display of arrogance of power – A.B.A Fuseini fires Gabby Otchere

    Former CJ-Gabby saga : A display of arrogance of power – A.B.A Fuseini fires Gabby Otchere

    The comments made by prominent NPP member Gabby Asare Otchere Darko towards the former Chief Justice for speaking out against the Debt Exchange Programme, according to Sagnarigu MP A.B.A. Fuseini, are proof of the arrogance of power.

    According to former Chief Justice Alhassan Bashir Alhassan Fuseini, Sophia Akuffo should be praised for standing up for pensioners rather than condemned.

    “This government has become so dead insensitive and arrogant,” he claimed.

    “This speaks volumes about the kind of government that we have—the kind of government that shows not an iota of respect to people who have sacrificed their entire working lives for this country,” he said.

    “They don’t care about the people of this country; this government is not interested in the people of this country.” “They are just interested in what they can make as a nation, and that is where the problem is, so for him to say things like this is very unfortunate,” he added.

    He applauded the former Chief Justice for hitting back at Gabby Asare Otchere Darko.

    He also commended Sophia Akuffo for picketing at the Finance Ministry in solidarity with the pensioner bondholders’ call for exemption.

    “She has shown that she has the disposition to stand with the downtrodden, to stand with the long-suffering people of this country, and especially with the very vulnerable pensioners who have nobody to speak for them,” he added.

    It would be recalled that on Friday, former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo joined the pensioner individual bondholders to picket at the Finance Ministry to call for an exemption from the Debt Exchange Programme.

    But her decision to show solidarity with the pensioners was criticised by Mr Otchere Darko.

    The cousin of President Akufo-Addo, in a series of tweets on Sunday, said the former Chief Justice should have taken the time to understand issues pertaining to the ongoing Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) before choosing the side of the pensioners.

    “For a former CJ to take up a noble cause such as she did but at such late hour when all was done and for all that publicity, she owed it to herself and her social standing to have understood the issues far better than what she exhibited last Friday. She is bigger than that,” Mr Otchere-Darko tweeted.

    Meanwhile, former Chief Justice Sophia Akufo has fired back at the President’s cousin, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, describing him as a “disturbance.”

    She said Mr Asare Otchere-Darko “can call me paranoid, but I don’t care,” adding, “He doesn’t decide for me what I need to do and not do.”

  • How a ball of kenkey got to parliament

    The Sagnarigu MP on Monday carried a ball of kenkey and a piece of fish to Parliament House for a practical demonstration of the economic hardship Ghanaians face currently.

    A. B. A. Fuseini who was contributing to the debate of the government’s 2023 Budget, said the popular fish and kenkey enjoyed previously by both the rich and poor, is no longer affordable to the average Ghanaian due to the current hike in food prices.

    “They say that the evidence of the sweetness of a pudding is not in its aroma but the actual eating. The real issues of the economy vis-à-vis the impact it has on the lives of our people is clear.

    “Mr Speaker, this ball of kenkey was ¢2 but today it is ¢4. This fish which I bought the same size last year was ¢6 cedis but today the same size is ¢12.

    “It is abundantly clear that through the vast incompetence of this government especially the economic management team and the Minister for Finance, this economy has been run into a ditch,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the Finance Minister on Sunday, December 4 announced a debt restructuring programme to put the country’s debt level on a sustainable path.

    Government is currently before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a programme to support its ailing economy.

    Mr Ofori-Atta said the Debt Exchange Programme is part of a key requirement for the government to obtain an economic programme from the International Monetary Fund.

    Government in its 2023 Budget has also introduced some revenue measures to revive the economy and ease Ghanaians from the current difficulties.

    Source: Myjoyonline

  • A.B.A Fuseini calls out coward NPP MPs over the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta

    The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Alhassan Bashir Fuseini, has called out what he described as the cowardice of his colleagues on the majority side of parliament in their decision not to support their vote of censure motion against the Minister of Finance.

    Speaking in an interview with JoyNews and monitored by GhanaWeb, the outspoken National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP expressed shock at the MPs’ decision not to support their vote.

    He explained that it amazes him that the MPs, who had earlier called for the minister to be sacked, would in turn throw away an easy opportunity to get their request granted.

    “The man is a walking disaster, and once they themselves have come to the conclusion that Ken Ofori-Atta is a disaster, this is an excellent opportunity for them to walk the talk when they told us Ken Ofori-Atta was a disaster and must go.

    “If you have been parasitising and they call for free food, it’s like your wife has just cooked, so, why is it that now that they have free food – the opportunity that the censure is moved, and now they’re running away.

    “So, it is abundantly clear that they will be reneging on their responsibility,” he sad.

    Alhassan Bahir Fuseini, also known as A.B.A. Fuseini, further stated that regardless of the position of the NPP MPs, they in the NDC will prove to Ghanaians that they are the ones concerned about their concerns and their well-being.

    “I now say that today is a historic day in parliament, that the people will see who is truly beholding to the national interest of this country; who is truly standing up for the oppressed masses; who is truly standing up for the excruciating hardships that our people are suffering,” he said.

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has proposed a vote of censure in Parliament.

    Should it pass, it would make the appointment of Ken Ofori-Atta as Minister of Finance invalid in the eyes of parliament, forcing the president to officially sack him.

  • Well protect Ghanas democracy A. B. A. Fuseini

    Alhassan Bashir A. Fuseini, popularly known as Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, the MP for Sagnarigu, has said the opposition NDC is prepared to lay down their lives to protect and defend the democracy of Ghana.

    “If we [NDC] have to die to defend this democracy we will do it. We would not allow anyone to suppress us,” A. B. A. Fuseini told Joy News in a report monitored by GhanaWeb, based on their protest march to the Electoral Commission head office in Accra.

    He added that the purported declaration of the Techiman South parliamentary seat by the EC is fraudulent and lacked transparency.

    “Article one of the [1992] constitution of the Republic which is the supreme law of the land enjoins Ghanaians to have a bonding duty to rise up and defend our democracy and that is what we just did,” A. B. A. Fuseini stressed.

    “They are subverting the will of the people and the democratic decision that the people took on December 7…where they go and vote and they steal the votes for Nana Akufo-Addo.”

    The Minority caucus in Parliament on Tuesday marched to the Electoral Commission headquarters to submit a petition but was physically frustrated from the Parliament House through the Ridge Hospital neighbourhood to the EC offices.

    Alhassan B. A. Fuseini noted that the march they embarked on is to protect the will of the electorate and demand that the Techiman South parliamentary results are re-collated.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • A. B. A. Fuseini condemns demolition exercise at Old Fadama

    The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, A.B.A. Fuseini has condemned the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for the recent demolition exercise carried out at Old Fadama.

    The AMA demolished unauthorised structures at the slum area leaving many squatters homeless in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic despite pleas for the authorities to suspend the exercise until after the pandemic or the current lockdown is lifted.

    Reacting to this development, Mr Fuseini said: “I can tell you that as soon as the opportunity comes in Parliament, we are going to call on the relevant ministers; Minister for Local Government or the Minister for Works and Housing or other ministries, to come to Parliament and answer.”

    “If there are opportunities, some of us will put statements on the Floor of the House and the matters arising because it encompasses not just the demolition but the consequences and the aftermath of the demolition,” he told Accra-based CITI FM.

    The demolition was to pave way for the dredging of the Korle Lagoon ahead of the rainy season.

     

    Source: classfmonline.com