Government Assurances

Government Assurances Connecting citizens to Parliament of Ghana through new digital technologies

Connecting citizens to Parliament of Ghana through new digital technologies facilitating citizens feedback provision and citizen engagement

Penplusbytes is working exclusively with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Government Assurance in their oversight work on selected themes. Introduction: The overall goal of this project is to enable Parliament, through its Government Assurance Committe

e, play an effective oversight role over assurances and promises made by government with particular emphasis on education and health leading to an improvement of public service delivery and also fulfillment of promises made by government. The project implemented by Penplusbytes (www.penplusbytes.org) with technical and funding support from OSIWA is designed to increase interaction between the Government Assurance Committee and Citizens on public service delivery for the health and education sectors using technology platforms. The project will also provide the select committee members with information on selected assurances and promises made by government to effectively make ministers accountable on promises made on the floor of parliament. Objectives:
• Providing easy and accessible information on government assurances on Health, Education and other selected sectors
• Creating citizen awareness on government assurances
• Providing a vibrant online and offline platform for citizens and CSOs to engage with parliament
• Providing a platform for citizen based advocacy on service delivery

Activities:
• An interactive multimedia online resource platform which will project the voices of citizens on selected promises made by government that also provide parliament with information to effectively hold government to account.
• Structured citizens engagement with members of parliament using new digital technologies platform
• Forums and media outreach to sensitize citizens on government promises and assurances on health and education
• Quarterly report briefings on selected promises and assurances shared with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Government Assurance

Intended Outcomes:
Increase in the interactions between the Select Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance and Citizens on public service delivery for the health and education sectors using technology platforms. Increase access to relevant information by select Parliamentary committees working with a technology savvy research department to hold sector ministers accountable on promises made on the floor of parliament
Effectiveness of the information sharing platform on the work of select Parliamentary committees
Conclusion: Get your government to work for you and have the full benefit of the taxes you pay. Join this platform and get a direct connection to parliament and have your say on critical issues affecting Ghana’s health and education sectors. Follow us on Twitter or Send us SMS via 1904 for aritel, Vodafone & kasapa and 7000 on MTN. All messages are free, simply prefix your messages with GAC
We thank STAR GHANA for technical and financial support at project pilot stage

Farouk Aliu Mahama is new Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee of Parliament
06/12/2023

Farouk Aliu Mahama is new Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee of Parliament

In a significant shakeup of parliamentary committees, Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama has assumed the role of Chairman for the Government Assurance Committee.

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The construction of the new campus for the Ghana School of Law (GSL), which has the capacity to admit 2,000 students, is progressing well, contractors of the project have assured.

02/11/2021

Construction of the Law Village project is progressing steadily after President Akufo-Addo cut the sod for its commencement on May 26, 2021.
The project, when completed is expected to expand legal education in Ghana.

31/05/2021

Students in Fodome-Kordzeto turn shed into classrooms

31/05/2021

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will from Wednesday, June 2, 2021, begin the vetting of the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister

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17/07/2020

: The Yendi water project one completed will resolve the perennial water shortages in Yendi and it’s environs.

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: Be a citizen not a spectator...join the campaign to hold gov’t to account for promises it has made to the people of and let’s all demand responsiveness from gov’t.

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: Access to water is woefully inadequate in most parts the northern region of . On our radar today is the Yendi water project...part of the stalled Tamale water project.

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