Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has strongly criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for attempting to dissociate his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, from the current economic crisis.
During his State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, February 27, the President unequivocally accepted responsibility for the current economic challenges, emphasizing that executive powers are ultimately vested in the president.
The president acknowledged that the accountability for challenges rests squarely with the president. This statement follows recent comments by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. He clarified that the Economic Management Team (EMT), which he leads, does not have decision-making authority and solely provides advisory services to the cabinet.
In an interview on the Big Issue on Citi TV, Suhuyini, along with other stakeholders, believes that the Vice President cannot be absolved of the economic crisis.
He asserted that Dr Bawumia, who plays a significant role on the Economic Management Team (EMT), should take full responsibility for the hardships the country is currently facing.
The MP for Tamale North criticized the President for praising his Vice and reversing his stance.
“The exoneration and responsibility, the President in his State of the Nation Address in 2018 said that ‘I’m glad to be able to report that the Economic Management Team, under the stellar leadership of the strong, brilliant, economist, Vice President Dr Bawumia has risen to the challenge and the hard work is beginning to show positive results’. That was the President informing us who was in charge of the programmes they were implementing as far as EMT was concerned.
He further asserted, “Suddenly, because things are bad, the President now says that he’s responsible. But even in that same breath, he says that when it comes to digitalization, he’s responsible [Bawumia]. It’s an irony, what a bizarre attempt to repackage and sell a very bad product to the people of Ghana.
“Why is there the need to distance him now from this very bad economic record, when you told us that under the economy wizard’s leadership that is why you were doing well.”
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In another story, the 6th edition of the gathering of royals has been held in Accra, where former first lady Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was honoured for her role in women’s empowerment and development.
The initiative, which was under the auspices of the Agrihouse Foundation, also looked at how queenmothers can use their authority to improve women who are into agriculture.
Team lead of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, said the foundation is poised to explore every avenue and opportunity in the agriculture sector in order to educate and nature women in the field to yield the needed results.
She said the gathering of the Rayals initiative has shown remarkable improvement, and the feedback has been tremendous. This is the foundation that will be expanding its frontiers to accommodate more partners so that women and the agriculture sector as a whole become the pillars on which economic and social growth can be built.
In her welcome address, president of the Queen Mother’s Foundation of Ghana, Nana Ama Serwaa Bonsu, lauded Agrihouse and the work they are doing.
She urged her counterparts to encourage women in their jurisdictions to embrace agriculture because there is help for women in that sector.
Deputy Food and Agriculture Minister, Yaw Frimpong Addo, said women in the sector and their impact cannot be overlooked. He said government acknowledges the contributions of women in agriculture and is working to ensure that the available help and resources they require are provided.
He thanked Agrihouse for making strides in the sector and urged them to do more. Former first lady Mrs Rawlings was excited for the honour done to her and recounted the role she played during her tenure to boost agriculture and women’s participation.
The Queen Mothers of Tuobodom, Yeji, Sadoboora, Kabache, Aberim Agona, Adasawase, and Yamfo, among others, took turns speaking about how agriculture is helping women grow and be independent in their respective communities.
The theme for this year’s gathering of the royals was “Seeds of Change: Cultivating Gender Equality in Agriculture and Honouring Women’s Advancement.”.
