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… Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s decision to allow students to select senior high schools after the release of their BECE results as a “backward approach”.
‘BECE is now more or less a placement examination’ – Daniel FenyiJoy Online
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s decision to allow students to select senior high schools after the release of their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results as a “backward approach”. …
Selecting schools after results a backward approach – Abuakwa MPJoy Online
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has criticised the government over the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) exercise, saying the current crisis was foreseeable. …
Post-results school selection policy caused placement crisis – Kingsley AgyemangJoy Online
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has donated a range of medical equipment and consumables to the Kyebi Government Hospital as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the municipality. …
Kingsley Agyemang donates medical equipment, pays patients’ bills at Kyebi HospitalThe Chronicle
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has advocated for dedicated funds to help manage floods in Africa. …
Kingsley Agyemang Calls For Dedicated Fund To Tackle Africa’s Flood RiskJoy Online
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African governments to establish dedicated, legally protected disaster risk management funds to help countries prepare for and respond to increasingly severe floods. …
Kingsley Agyemang calls for legally protected fund to tackle Africa’s flood riskThe Chronicle
… The Abuakwa South constituency legislator has thus denied allegations of “any wrongdoing” during his tenure as the Registrar, under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration. …
Kingsley Agyeman Defends His RecordJoy Online
… They added that Dr Agyemang remains committed to the rule of law and due process. “Our client is a law-abiding citizen who remains focused on faithfully discharging the mandate entrusted to him by the good people of Abuakwa South and is firmly committed to the rule of law and due …
Kingsley Agyemang denies scholarship corruption allegations, says investigations will vindicate himJoy Online
Former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, says the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration was aimed at drawing attention to what he described as growing concerns over Ghana’s democratic principles under the administration of Pre …
Atta Akyea says NPP’s protest seeks to highlight threats to Ghana’s democracyJoy Online
… Addressing a press conference on the budget review, the Abuakwa South MP said the government allocated GH¢34.1 billion to health in the 2026 Budget, GH¢22.8 billion in direct appropriations and GH¢11.2 billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the Ghana Medical …
Government underspending on healthcare despite GH¢34.1bn allocation – Dr Kingsley Agyemang claimsThe GES Public Relations Head says BECE should be viewed as a placement examination rather than a test determining SHS progression, since access to SHS is a right of every child and placement determines only which school accommodates a qualified student based on results and available spaces.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The GES Public Relations Head says BECE should be viewed as a placement examination rather than a test determining SHS progression, since access to SHS is a right of every child and placement determines only which school accommodates a qualified student based on results and available spaces.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Abuakwa South, has called the government's policy of allowing students to select senior high schools after BECE results release a "backward approach," citing widespread placement failures as large numbers of candidates cannot secure places in their selected schools. He argues the policy encourages rushes toward competitive Category A institutions and was foreseeable given Ghana's school categorization system.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang has criticised the government's 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System, saying the policy of allowing candidates to select senior high schools after receiving their BECE results was foreseeable and has created significant challenges, with a large number unable to secure their preferred schools.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang donated medical equipment including suction machines, electronic scales, pulse oximeters, blood pressure machines, thermometers, patient monitors, wheelchairs, examination gloves and a cardiotocography machine to Kyebi Government Hospital. He also settled the bills of all in-patients at the facility as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the municipality.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang has called for African governments to establish legally protected disaster risk management funds, drawing from government budgets, mineral revenues, corporate taxes, levies and development partners, to help countries prepare for and respond to floods. He noted that while early warning systems exist, governments lack the financial resources and coordination to act on warnings.
19 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang has called on African governments to establish dedicated, legally protected disaster risk management funds to prepare for and respond to floods, arguing that many countries have early warning systems but lack the financing and coordination to act on them.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, has denied allegations of wrongdoing during his tenure under the Akufo-Addo administration. His lawyers have called on Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland to cease public commentary on the matter, noting that investigations are already underway.
14 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat Dr Kingsley Agyemang has denied allegations of corruption surrounding scholarship awards and expressed confidence that ongoing investigations will clear his name. His lawyers accused Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland of making false claims about their client and questioned why she was commenting publicly while investigations remain ongoing.
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former MP Samuel Atta Akyea said the New Patriotic Party's "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration was aimed at drawing attention to growing concerns over Ghana's democratic principles under President John Dramani Mahama's administration. Atta Akyea argued that Ghanaians have a responsibility to speak out whenever they believe democratic values, including freedom of expression and respect for divergent views, are being threatened.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, Ranking Member on Parliament's Health Committee, claims the Mahama administration's 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review fails to show actual healthcare spending against the GH¢34.1 billion allocation, with only GH¢3.4 billion of GH¢11.2 billion earmarked for NHIS and Ghana Medical Trust Fund spent in the first half of the year.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, an MP on Parliament's Health Committee, has criticised the government for failing to provide updates on major healthcare infrastructure projects in the Mid-Year Budget Review, including three regional hospitals, new hospitals at Bole and Sampa, and 10 Agenda 111 hospitals promised in the 2026 Budget.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Lead counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Wontumi) says the defence will file an appeal against his conviction next week and immediately seek bail pending appeal, expressing hope the Court of Appeal will grant bail while considering the case.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has criticised what he describes as "indecent haste" in prosecuting politically exposed persons, arguing that his client's illegal mining case was handled at an unusually fast pace compared to ordinary criminal and civil cases in Ghana's courts.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Abuakwa South MP Samuel Atta Akyea has argued that courts should not be seen pursuing convictions to demonstrate political significance, cautioning that the justice system must remain focused on fair application of the law rather than the number of people imprisoned. His comments follow the conviction and 20-year prison sentence of his client, NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, on illegal mining-related offences.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Twenty students who won the Kingsley Quiz Competition in Abuakwa South six years ago have graduated as medical doctors after completing their medical training in Cuba. The beneficiaries earned scholarships through the competition initiated by MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang and are expected to return to strengthen Ghana's healthcare system.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Abuakwa South Municipal Director of Education credits the Kingsley Science and Maths Quiz and Kingsley Spelling Challenge, introduced six years ago, with driving academic improvements and pupil confidence in the municipality. Pupils who excelled in previous competitions have gained admission to top senior high schools and continue to perform well.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Presidential Staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye has been granted bail of GH¢50 million with three sureties by EOCO following his arrest on July 12, 2026, in connection with alleged financial and procurement irregularities at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation. His lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea has criticised the bail conditions as "cruel and oppressive," while EOCO investigates alleged misappropriation and misapplication of public funds amounting to about GH¢55 million.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Abuakwa South, congratulated newly elected NPP executives and urged party members to unite behind a shared vision to strengthen the constituency and prepare for the 2028 general elections.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Abuakwa South, has condemned a reported confrontation between youth and military personnel at Kyebi Zongo that resulted in a young man sustaining gunshot injuries on Saturday, July 11. The MP called for a thorough, impartial investigation and urged residents to remain calm while authorities investigate.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang is urging the government to suspend VAT on non-motor insurance products and offer corporate tax relief to insurance firms, warning that flood-related claims estimated at almost GH¢500 million threaten the sector's profitability and could weaken the wider economy.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation has confirmed 34 deaths from devastating floods on June 29, with 12 in Accra and the remainder across other affected areas; the toll could rise as missing persons are reconciled with recovered bodies. The floods affected seven regions and displaced 89,736 people, with relief distribution ongoing.
4 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The High Court in Accra has granted Bernard Antwi Boasiako's new lead counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, until July 13, 2026, to submit written legal arguments in the criminal trial arising from alleged illegal mining activities at Samreboi, with judgment expected on July 20, 2026.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Akomaning Yeboah has officially filed his nomination to contest for the position of Communications Officer of the NPP in Abuakwa South Constituency. He has been involved in grassroots communication and party advocacy, including roles during the 2024 general election campaign and youth mobilisation efforts.
25 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang has called on the Mahama administration to operationalise the completed Trede Agenda 111 Hospital in the Ashanti Region to ease congestion at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, which has suspended new admissions. The 100-bed facility is fully equipped and commissioned but remains closed, requiring only staff to begin operations.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Abuakwa South MP Dr Kingsley Agyemang attended the one-week observation of Maxwell Kofi Anti, a personal assistant to the Akyem Oda MP, and later visited the former Eastern Regional Chairman of the NPP to condole over his wife's passing. The visits demonstrated the bonds of unity and support within the NPP as senior party figures rallied around members facing bereavement.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Abuakwa South, has called for establishment of a National Disaster Risk Management Fund to strengthen Ghana's response to floods, fires, and emergencies. The proposal comes as Accra marked the 11th anniversary of the June 3, 2015, twin flood and fire disaster that killed more than 150 people, while the capital experienced fresh flooding and fire outbreaks the same day.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former MP Samuel Atta Akyea has argued that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 has been validly passed by Parliament and cannot be easily reversed, despite Speaker Alban Bagbin's call for a review of the bill's passage before presidential assent.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Abuakwa South, has rejected comments by Parliamentary Health Committee Chairman Mark Kurt Nawaane suggesting that health workers unable to cope with the profession's demands should resign, calling the remarks "unfortunate" and warning they risk demoralising overstretched professionals. His statement follows an investigation into the death of Charles Amissah, a 29-year-old engineer who died after being turned away by multiple hospitals in Accra due to claims of unavailable beds.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →