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MPs urged to attend to business despite elections
Accra, Jan. 22, Ghanadot/GNA- Parliament
reconvened on Tuesday with a call on members to be punctual
in the House despite the fact that this was an election
year.
Mr Ebnenezer Sekyi Hughes, the Speaker of Parliament,
welcoming members back from the Christmas break, said the
year promises to be exciting with the General Election in
sight but said there was work for Members of Parliament
(MPs) to do in the chambers as part of their constitutional
duties.
He acknowledged that MPs would be busy in their respective
constituencies but asked them to always show commitment to
business in parliament and be punctual (at 1000 hours) for
sitting to commence.
Later, Alhaji Abubakar Saddique Boniface, Minister of Water
Resource, Works and Housing, told the House that there was a
general demand and supply deficit in water supply in the
Accra-Tema Metropolis.
"The immediate action plan to improve water supply embarked
upon by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), is to ration
the available water to communities in the Accra metropolis."
The Minister was responding to a question on steps being
taken to address the problem of water shortages in Mamobi
East and West, Nima East and others parts of Accra, in
parliament.
Alhaji Boniface said "The medium term plan is that GWCL is
undertaking the east-west interconnection pipeline transfer
15 million gallons a day capacity expansion project in Weija."
He said when the projects were completed in November 2008,
it would significantly improve water supply in communities
in the metropolis.
The Minister said the long-term plan was to embark on the
Kpong expansion water supply project.
He said two firms from China and Malaysia have expressed
interest in executing the project to offer 186 million
gallons a day plant which would ensure uninterrupted water
supply to many areas.
GNA
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