The Akufo-Addo government is able to find the money for “all kinds of useless” things but says it is unable to raise money to finish some 27 of the E-blocks it inherited from the Mahama administration, North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has observed.
Speaking on Class FM Thursday, 28 October 2021 about the decision by the government to terminate the contracts for 27 of the E-blocks over lack of money, the former deputy education minister said: “You’re seeing a government that has totally misplaced its priority, does not care about what will move this country forward; it is only interested in their own creature comforts. It is such an embarrassment”.
“This is a national disgrace and we must not accept this and we are waiting for the minister [of education] to come to parliament and see our approval for this decision and he will certainly be met with the kind of resistance that the people of this country expect from parliament”, he said.
He said the government “must prioritise education”, insisting: “These schools must be immediately completed”.
Reacting to the explanation by the government that the previous administration made no budgetary allocation for the construction of the 27 E-blocks whose contracts have been terminated, Mr Ablakwa said: “Nobody leaves money behind for any project”.
“You come; when the national revenue is raised, taxes are collected, you do your allocation, you prioritise what must be prioritised”, he noted.
In his view, the Akufo-Addo government has shown that education is not among its priorities.
“This is a government that finds money for all kinds of useless endeavours, all kinds of extravagance, all kinds of ostentation”, he fumed.
“Look at the size of this government. Look at the size of presidential delegations. Look at the length of convoys – the number of new vehicles that they buy, a presidential convoy of 60 70, 80 vehicles – I mean, these are the things that we should cut down on so that we can redirect those resources into completing schools, completing hospitals”, he suggested.
“So, I am totally outraged at this decision; this is very disappointing”, he added.
Source: classfmonline.com
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LOOK AT THIS ***barred word*** ***barred word*** TALKING ABOUT E-BLOCK SCHOOL , WHERE IS THE MONEY AFTER YOU AND YOUR NDC PARTY MEMBERS STLOE ALL THE MONEY WHICH WAS DUE TO COMPLETE THE SO CALLED E-BLOCK. ***barred word*** MAN THINK ABOUT HOW TO FIX YOUR SHAPE TEETH YOUR YECHNICOLOUR FACE. WITH ALL THE MONEY YOU STOLE COULDN'T FACE YOUR TEETH AND YOUR FACE. GO TO HEEL AND FIX YOUR REGION.
I have decided not to respond to this guy. He doesn’t know why he is in parliament. We know when you were traveling back and forth to London for your graduate degree. You were using our tax moneys. Did you think the poor Ghanaian taxpayer was ***barred word*** too? You think we have forgotten the whooping amount you hid in your car trunk that was “stolen”?
Well said Mr Ablakwa. Ayekooo!!!. At least I can confirm that there is one intelligent man in Ghana who is able to say what this govt is doing. May the Lord God help you to stand firm in defending the good cause of Ghana. No NPP weapon fashion against you shall prosper. God bless you Honourable Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa
I think this govt has completed more E-blocks than those who conceptualized and started the E-block idea.
Well, the NDC found money to spend on ***barred word*** projects like SADA and SIDE CHICKS ENTREPRISE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE MONEY TO COMPLETE THE E-BLOCKS. If the NDC found the E-blocks as important as they will want us to believe why did they not rather spend the aforementioned money to complete the blocks???????
Ablakwa and his ***barred word*** Mahama shared monies to their side chicks but was unable to complete the E-blocks. The Peacefmonline permitted Ablakwa to apply the ***barred word*** in his submission so they should allow anyone who applies for ***barred word*** word to stand as it . Characters in NDC thinks they have monopoly for insult .The most ***barred word*** and rotten egg character is Ablakwa and his descendants. The family of that rotten egg character still thinks they are relevant in Ghana politics. Ablakwa is a ***barred word*** as well as the entire family and they loose all that they have acquired through fouls means through fire in the coming days. The most extremely ***barred word*** MP is Ablakwa