Majority And Minority Agree On Poverty Reduction
Accra (Greater Accra) 04 June 2002 - Parliament on Tuesday approved the nomination of eight of its members by resolution to the Community Parliament of ECOWAS for a five- year term.
One hundred and four voted in favour, six, against and six abstained. The members are Mr Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, NPP-Old Tafo Suame, Ms Hawa Yakubu, NPP-Bawku Central, Mr Stephen Kwaku Manu Balado, NPP-Ahafo Ano South, and Mr Joseph Akudibillah, Ind - Garu-Tempani.
The rest are Mr Kenneth Dzirasah, NDC-South Tongu, Mr Abraham Kofi Asante, NDC-Amenfi West, Mrs Alice Teni Boon, NDC-Lambussie and Mr Kwadjo Tawiah Likpalimor, NDC-Kpandai.
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Majority And Minority Agree On Poverty Reduction
Accra
(Greater Accra) 04 June 2002 - The Leadership of Parliament has agreed to form
an ad-hoc committee to study, evaluate, review and monitor the implementation
of government (quote) s document on the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy
(GPRS). This follows a consensus arrived at between the Majority and the
Minority when Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Minister of Economic Planning and Regional
Co-operation made a statement in Parliament on the document. Dr Nduom told the
House that "the main goal of the GPRS is the creation of wealth by
transforming the nature of the economy to achieve growth, accelerated poverty
reduction and the protection of the vulnerable and excluded within a
decentralised, democratic environment."
He also
noted that "the emphasis will be on stabilizing the economy, and laying a
foundation for a sustainable, accelerated and job creating agro-based
industrial growth that will focus on providing the enabling environment that
will empower all Ghanaians to participate in wealth creation."
Dr Nduom
said Ghanaians irrespective of their economic status or where they reside,
"will have access to basic social services such as health care, quality
education, potable water, decent housing, security from crime and violence, and
the ability to participate in decisions that affect their own life".
He said the
document, which was prepared by the previous government, was broadened and
sharpened by the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Dr Nduom said; "five of 10
regions in Ghana have more than 40 per cent of their population living in
poverty. The worst affected being the three northern savannah regions - Upper
East, Upper West and Northern Regions."
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