Ablakwa Clashes With Oppong-Nkrumah Over Akosombo Dam Spillage: “I Will Not Take That”
- Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assurance Committee, clashed with housing minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah
- Ablakwa wanted Oppong-Nkrumah to retract and apologise for accusing him of abusing his role as chairman
- Ablakwa had said the minister was being insincere with his answers, leading him to be described as a bully
There was some tension in Parliament when Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assurance Committee, clashed with Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Works and Housing Minister.
Ablakwa wanted Oppong-Nkrumah to retract and apologise for referring to his role as a “bully pulpit.”
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Citi News reported that the controversy arose amid concerns about delays in completing resettlement housing units for the Akosombo dam spillage victims. Ablakwa had said the minister was being insincere at his answers prompting the bully pulpit remark.
Ablakwa took offence at the remark and demanded a formal apology, while Oppong-Nkrumah questioned whether he could defend himself against the attacks.
“You have to retract that because that is not what I am doing here. You must retract and apologise," Ablawkwa said.
But Nkrumah replied, questioning if it was acceptable for the committee's chairman to accuse him of being insincere.
“…If you choose to accuse me of insincerity, of introducing red herrings of deflecting that is not about the people. That is you accusing me and if you are accusing me I must have a right to respond.”
In September 2023, heavy rains and the opening of the spill gates of the Akosombo Dam caused heavy flooding in nearby communities, displacing hundreds of residents in the Volta Region.
Mepe displaced persons get new settlement
About 300 displaced persons in Mepe were among the first to receive a new settlement after the flooding caused by the Akosombo dam spillage.
The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the resettlement on his social media and described it as a great success.
He expressed gratitude to the First Sky Group's Construction Ambassadors, the chiefs in Mepe, and his office. Ablakwa also said his office would cover utilities in the new settlement.
Ablakwa fulfils promise to Mepe
YEN.com.gh reported that Ablakwa delivered $1.2 million worth of medical equipment to the Mepe Health Centre.
Ablakwa expressed heartfelt gratitude to those who supported his agenda, including SOS International, based in the USA, for their dedication and support to his project.
The equipment arrived in a 40-foot shipping container filled with essential medical equipment and supplies, including anaesthesia machines, an endoscopy tower, ECG/EKG machines, infant incubators, warmers and ultrasound machines.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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