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Majority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has refuted claims by the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it did not support the motion to provide reliefs to students of public tertiary institutions.

The Majority Caucus has debunked claims by the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it did not support the motion to provide reliefs to students of public tertiary institutions.

NPP Refutes Minority’s Claim Of Not Supporting Relief For Students

Graphic Online BY: Nana Konadu Agyeman 705 Parliament has rejected the motion for the House to resolve to request the President to take urgent steps to absorb the fees of students of public tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 academic year. The motion also sought to extend support to accredited private universities as part of the national COVID-19 alleviation measures being implemented by the government. The vote against the Private Member’s motion came after the end of a lengthy debate ...

+ Parliament has rejected the motion for the House to resolve to request the President to take urgent steps to absorb the fees of students of public tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 academic year. The motion also sought to extend support to accredited private universities as part of the national COVID-19 alleviation measures being implemented by the government. The vote against the Private Member’s motion came after the end of a lengthy debate by the Minority and the Majority legislato...

Ayarigas petition In a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Ayariga stated that "That this House Resolves to request the President of the Republic of Ghana to take urgent steps to suspend the payment of admission fees by new entrants into public tertiary education institutions and continuing students of those institutions for the 2021 academic year as part of the national COVID relief programmes being implemented by the government. "The urgency of this matter is dictat...

  Parliament has by a voice vote disapproved the Private Members motion moved by Hon. Mahama Ayariga MP for Bawku Central. Debate on the Motion was characterized by partisanship. Whilst Members from the Minority caucus who contributed to the debate supported the motion, Members from the Majority Caucus argued against it. The motion moved by Hon. Ayariga requested the President to take urgent steps to absorb fees of students in Public Tertiary Institutions and to extend support to accredited Pr...

I’m scandalised over rejection of motion for absorption of 2021 tertiary fees – Mahama Ayariga LISTEN JAN 29, 2021 Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga says he has been left in a state of shock after his motion asking government to absorb fees of students in public tertiary institutions and to extend support to private universities for the 2021 academic year was voted against by his colleague MPs on Thursday. He insists arguments leading to the rejection of his proposal...

Vote against Ayariga’s motion shows NPP not ready to cooperate – Iddrisu Haruna LISTEN 3 The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has expressed disappointment in the lack of support from the Majority group in Parliament for the motion proposing the government absorbs fees of students in public tertiary institutions this year. The motion from the Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, was shot down in a voice vote on Thursday evening. Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Iddrisu said the outcome was a blow ...

  The Savannah Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI), Manga Station, has introduced farmers in the Upper East Region to new improved agricultural technologies to increase productivity and quality. At a technology park established at Manga with support from Agriculture Manufacturing Group (AMG) Limited, a local fertilizer production and distribution company, about 180 farmers from six districts including; Bawku Municipal, Bawku West, Te...