The Minority in Parliament has called on the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to appear before the House to brief lawmakers on the government’s donation of relief items worth GHC10 million to Jamaica and Cuba.
The relief package, intended to assist victims of a recent hurricane, includes bags of rice, mattresses, gari mix, cocoa products, storage tanks, and other essential supplies, with part of the support also allocated to war-torn Sudan.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, December 17, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the government must provide clear justifications for the donations, especially as the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) struggles with insufficient relief items for Ghanaians.
“The Foreign Affairs Committee of this house was not in any way briefed. All we hear is that some amount of relief is being provided. We don’t know how these items were procured.
“In this country, we have serious disasters, the recent flooding, for instance, where people have been calling for relief, but NADMO has said they don’t have stock. So, we need to understand,” he said.
Similarly, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh urged the minister to also provide details on Ghanaian troops deployed to Benin following the attempted military takeover, including the financial implications of the deployment.
“He should prepare for Benin too, so we know the number of troops that have been sent and the financial implications to the country,” he stated
