Abongo replaces Asaga

Following the withdrawal of Mr. Moses Asaga, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam Constituency, from his nomination as Minister designate for Water Resources, Works & Housing by President John Evans Atta Mills, The Chronicle has gathered that Mr. Albert Abongo, MP for Bongo constituency in the Upper West region has been named as a replacement.
He would thus appear before the Appointments Committee to undergo vetting for the Works & Housing Ministerial position.
When contacted about his view on his nomination to the position, he expressed his profound gratitude to the President for recognizing his ability and intelligence to serve the country.
He said, when given the nod, one of his main priorities would be to continue with the affordable housing project to help ordinary Ghanaians to afford and own houses.
Another area he touched was the need to expand free flow of water to all corners of the country. This he said, would enable Ghanaians enjoy good drinking water.
“There is the need to expand water to every corner of the country because water is very important to everybody”, he noted.
Touching on the controversy surrounding the alleged allocation of some houses from the Affordable Housing Project by the immediate past government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to its functionaries, he promised to probe into the matter when given the nod to find out the veracity of those allegations.
“I’ve read numerous publications about the issue, with some alleging that those houses have been sold to members of the NPP, whilst some claim that it is not the truth. Since those houses have not been completed, I don’t believe it have been sold in advance. So, it behooves on me to find out how true those allegations are when given the nod”, he noted.
Mr. Abongo is a Christian who hails from Gowrie-Bongo. He is a 49 year old Civil Servant and holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
It would be recalled that Mr. Moses Asaga became the first casualty to face President Mills’ wrath following his purported authorization of payment of emoluments to former President Kufuor and his Vice, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, and Members of Parliament as per the recommendations of the Chinnery-Hesse Committee.