{"id":6530,"date":"2019-12-02T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=6530"},"modified":"2019-12-02T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:39:00","slug":"tell-us-the-amount-you-spent-on-abortive-referendum-okudzeto-to-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/tell-us-the-amount-you-spent-on-abortive-referendum-okudzeto-to-akufo-addo","title":{"rendered":"Tell us the amount you spent on ‘abortive’ referendum \u2013 Okudzeto to Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the government to disclose to Ghanaians how much it spent on the \u201cabortive\u201d referendum and the steps it is taking to prevent any more financial loss to the state.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, 1 December 2019, called off the referendum scheduled for 17 December 2019, citing the lack of a broad national consensus among key stakeholders and the populace.<\/p>\n

Mr Akufo-Addo, thus, instructed the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, who is spearheading the process, on behalf of government, to abort the process, and see to the withdrawal of the bills for the amendment of the Constitution, both in respect of Article 243(1) and Article 55(3).<\/p>\n

The President indicated the attainment of a broad consensus, for him, on a matter as important as the amendment of an entrenched provision of the Constitution, is critical.<\/p>\n

Mr Ablakwa, in a Facebook post, said: \u201cCongratulations to the NDC and the \u2018Vote No\u2019 Coalition. Perhaps, those who mock the concept of a people\u2019s manifesto will begin to better appreciate that sacred principle \u2013 government of the people, by the people, and for the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the issue of accountability, Mr Ablakwa said: \u201cAs transparency and accountability demands \u2013 can the government now disclose how much it has spent on this abortive referendum thus far and steps being taken to prevent any more financial loss to the state, especially as we are aware printing of ballot papers and other ancillary expenditures had long-commenced?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the government to disclose to Ghanaians how much it spent on the \u201cabortive\u201d referendum and the steps it is taking to prevent any more financial loss to the state. 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