Honorable Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw, Deputy Minister for Water Resources. Works and Housing, was adjudged ‘The Minister of the Year’ 2009 by a Tema based radio station Adom FM at Tema in Accra on Tuesday.




Hon. Dr. Bisiw was declared by Adom FM as the Minister of the year as a result of scientific polls that were conducted by the FM station’s Morning Show through votes from text messages that were collated by the Charter House



The Honorable Minister was followed by the former Health Minister Dr. Sipa Yankey and the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Kwasi Ahwoi respectively.



The polls were confirmed when the host of the morning show, Akuaba Gyasi was contacted. He said that the results were expected by the end of 2009, but due to some difficulties they were only received this year





The worst minister, according to the polls was Honorable Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka, the former Minister for Youth and Sports.



When Times spoke to the Hon. Bisw she could not help but expressed her utmost joy. ‘First of all I would want to say a big thank you to the almighty god because he is the one who elevates anybody and makes us who we are, without him we are nothing so god the glory.’ She said.



She thanked all loved ones and all Ghanaians including those in abroad who saw something in her and made this achievement possible. Dr. Bisiw also appreciated the unique opportunity given to her by the people of Ghana and the president to serve them.



The Honorable Minister was asked whether she expected anything like that ‘No no no, because I was not competing with anyone, the job that was given to me was what I did. And I did it with the best of my ability and tried to achieve excellence.’ She responded.



Dr. Bisiw expected that the government should be able to deliver better than they did last year. She believed, as a government, they had been able to do a lot of things and the economy was stabilized this year.



She was happy about what the various Ministries were doing, such as the Agric Ministry, and the works and housing ministries. She hoped that this year would be a year of implementation of the policies and programs that they worked on last year.



Dr. Bisiw enjoined all Ghanaians to rally behind the president regardless of their political affiliations because this was one Ghana. She urged Ghanaian to continue to support the government so that they could deliver the better Ghana agenda that they promised.

FACTS CHECKER

Did FIFA ask that the Minister for Youth and Sports Honorable Mubarak Muntaka is investigated and Ghana banned from all fifa activities? Plus is there any confusion and mistrust between the Minister for Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association.



The statement: It has been reported in some local sports newspapers that there is confusion and mistrust between the Minister for Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association. In addition to a letter sent to GFA by FIFA asking for an investigation into the activities of the Minister for Youth and Sports, Honorable Muntaka Mubarak.



The reports also suggested a possible ban on Ghana Football Association and Ghana, as a whole from all FIFA activities.



Get the facts

GFA President, Mr. Kwasi Nyantakye has dispelled rumors that there is bad blood between GFA and the Minister of Youth and Sports in a Press Conference at Alisha Hotel in Accra.



The GFA president has explained some misinformation that is in the media to journalists on April 17, 2009. He said that the GFA is committed to collaborating with the Minister of Youth & Sport to ensure that they achieve their targets, including the qualification to next year’s World Cup in South Africa.



He said there is misinformation and disinformation, targeted at Officials of the GFA, and intended to create wedges between GFA Officials and Government Officials, and we need to clear all those stuffs and then straiten the records.



The President said it is absolutely not true. He stated that FIFA has not asked for a report from any Minister, let alone a particular Minister.



FIFA has only requested for reports on the ‘’goings on or the happenings in Ghana’s football at least’’, which has been submitted to FIFA, and ‘’FIFA will evaluate that report and advice us on the next line of action to take’’.



The verdict

Mischief: the statement was a propaganda ploy meant to create confusion between the Ghana football association and the sports ministry, and government as whole. The FIFA never demand any investigation on the activities of the sports minister. It only requests for status reports from the Ghana football association.