Debates of 13 May 2005

MR. SPEAKER
PRAYERS 10:05 a.m.
CORRECTION OF VOTES 10:05 a.m.
AND PROCEEDINGS AND 10:05 a.m.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT 10:05 a.m.
Mr. Speaker 10:05 a.m.
Order! Order! Correction of Votes and Proceedings of Thursday, 12th May, 2005. Page 1, 2 … 5 -- [Pause.]
  • [No correction was made in the “Votes and Proceedings” of Thursday, 12th May 2005.]
    • Mr. David T. Assumeng 10:05 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, column 47, the second paragraph. The contribution was made by the hon. Member for Buem, Mr. Henry Ford Kamel
    and not by me.
    Mr. Speaker 10:05 a.m.
    Any further corrections or omissions? [Pause.]
    Item 3, Business Statement for the Second week, Chairman of Business Committee?
    BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 10:05 a.m.
    Chairman of the Business Committee (Mr. F. K. Owusu-Adjapong) 10:05 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, the Business Committee met yesterday, Thursday, 12th May 2005 and determined Business of the House for the Second week ending Friday, 20th May 2005. Mr. Speaker, the Committee accordingly submits its report as follows:
    Arrangement of Business
    Urgent Questions
    Mr. Speaker, the Committee has programmed three Urgent Questions to be answered during the week under reference.
    Mr. Speaker, the details are as follows 10:05 a.m.
    Name of Questioner Minister to Respond to Urgent Question
    i. Ms. Akua Sena Dansua
    Minister for Finance and Economic Planning (North Dayi)
    ii. Mr. Ahi Sampson Minister for Finance and Economic Planning (Juabeso)
    iii. Ms. Akua Sena Dansua Minister for Energy
    Statements
    Mr. Speaker may allow Statements duly admitted to be made in the House.
    Papers and Reports
    Mr. Speaker, Papers and Reports may be presented to the House for
    consideration.
    Motions and Resolutions
    Mr. Speaker, motions may be debated
    during the week.
    Conclusion
    Mr. Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order 160(2) and subject to Standing Order 53, the Committee submits to this honourable House the order in which the Business of the House shall be taken during the week.

    Urgent Questions --

    a) Ms. Akua Sena Dansua (North Dayi): To ask the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning what the current status of the Social Investment Fund (SIF) is and when the SIF will be released for the implementation of projects in the North Dayi constituency.

    b) Mr. Ahi Sampson (Juabeso): To ask the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning why some farmers from certain parts of the country have received the 2003/2004 cocoa bonus but farmers from the western Region, Juabeso, Bia, and Akotombra have not yet been paid their 2003/2004 cocoa bonus.

    Statements

    Laying of Papers --

    Report of the Committee of Selection on the composition of Membership of Committees.

    Committee Sittings Wednesday, 18th May 2005

    Questions

    Statements

    Laying of Papers

    Motion --

    Adoption of the Report of the Committee of selection on the Composition of Membership of Committees.

    Committee Sittings

    Questions

    Statements

    Laying of Papers

    Committee Sittings

    Urgent Question --
    Ms. Akua Sena Dansua (North Dayi) 10:05 a.m.
    To ask the Minister for E n e rg y w h e n c o m m u n i t i e s under SHEP 4 in the North Dayi constituency will be connected to the National Electricity Grid.
    Statements
    Laying of Papers
    Committee Sittings
    Mr. Speaker 10:05 a.m.
    Hon. Members, I defer item 4; we take item 5.
    STATEMENTS 10:05 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker 10:15 a.m.
    Hon. Members, I will allow contributions only from the Leaders of the House on the situation.
    Mr. E. K. D. Adjaho (NDC -- Avenor/ Ave) 10:15 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, the Statement speaks for itself and I support the part of it that indicated that the Government of Ghana should take up this unfortunate incident with the Togolese authorities, especially with regard to the lives of those three people who have bullets embedded in their flesh as the hon. Member for Ketu South has indicated. And also to make sure we
    put measures in place that in future we do not experience this type of situation again as a result of an election.
    Mr. Speaker, I support the Statement and I think that the House could make a copy available to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence so as to see what can be done about this matter.
    Majority Leader (Mr. F. K. Owusu- Adjapong) 10:15 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that three of our own nationals have suffered this fate. It is my prayer and hope that the medical authorities would be able to assist and get a solution in curing them. I also endorse the suggestion that we make a copy of the Statement available not only to the two Ministries concerned but also to the Ministry of the Interior for them to see how best they can get solution, first concerning our nationals and then also to ensure that we get our neighbours to be more careful when they are working in their country.
    Mr. Speaker 10:15 a.m.
    As I indicated, I was going to allow only the Leadership of the House, as agreed to, to make contributions.
    Dr. Benjamin Kunbuor 10:15 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that. I was only trying to ask for your guidance. On a very important matter like this where the Chairman and Ranking Member of your Committee on Defence and Interior are here whether they could not have extended to them this privilege, by your indulgence, since we have been dealing with this issue -- But that is not to question your ruling on this
    matter; I just wanted your guidance on this for the future.
    Mr. Speaker 10:15 a.m.
    Thank you for your suggestion; we will take this matter later but not at this stage.
    Committee sittings -- Majority Leader, any indications on that?
    Mr. Owusu-Adjapong 10:15 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, we need to look at the GETFund with all the speed that can be marshalled and I therefore move that we adjourn till Tuesday,17th May, 2005 at 10 o'clock in the morning to enable us have a Committee of the whole to discuss the Formula for the Distribution of the GETFund. I so move.
    Mr. Adjaho 10:15 a.m.
    Mr. Speaker, I am not too clear with the motion as to whether we are dissolving ourselves into a Committee of the whole which is the whole House after which we adjourn, but Mr. Speaker, I second the motion.
    Question put and motion agreed to.
    ADJOURNMENT 10:15 a.m.
  • The House was accordingly adjourned at 10.20 a.m. till 17th May, 2005 at 10.00 a.m.