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No govt under the 4th republic can boast of youth development like Akufo-Addo – CEO of NYA

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Sylvester Tetteh has heaped praises on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his immense contribution to youth development under his administration.

According to Mr. Tetteh, the government has invested massively in the provision of employment in the country; adding that Akufo-Addo’s achievement cannot be compared to any government under the fourth republic.

“The youth have received huge boost from the president and the sector minister. I always pray and thank God for their lives, I can fairly say that under the 4th Republic, there hasn’t been significant development in young people than under Nana Addo Dankwa… the youth are going to enjoy with four more years for the president.”

He said this in an interview on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’ with Kwame Sefa Kayi, monitored by GhanaWeb.

The CEO of the NYA emphasized that the opportunities created haven’t been gender-biased as both women and men are beneficiaries of the government’s policies. He noted that various regions can boast of youth infrastructure facilities

Sylvester Tetteh has, therefore, called on the youth to rally behind the New Patriotic Party in the upcoming general elections.

“If you look at the NYA under Nana Akufo-Addo in terms of infrastructure, various policies and opportunities created for the youth is exceptional. I commend other CEOs of youth-led institutions like the National Service, Youth Employment Agency among others,” he said.

Ghanaweb

October 29, 2020
Ghana records 83 new coronavirus cases, death toll goes up to 320
Ghana’s coronavirus death toll has climbed up to 320 from the previous 312, in the latest updates released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

According to the latest GHS figures, Ghana’s active case count now stands at 535 after 83 new cases.

Per these figures, the cumulative number of cases recorded in Ghana since the outbreak of the disease now stands at 47,991 and 47, 136 recoveries/discharges.

According to the GHS, the number of international travellers who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) since September now stands at 127.

Currently, five regions in Ghana have no active cases, the latest figures from the GHS show.

The regions are North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah and Upper West.

Also, Accra has the highest active coronavirus case count of 331.
Below is the regional breakdown of Ghana’s coronavirus situation.

Cumulative Cases per Region

(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)

Greater Accra Region – 25,010

Ashanti Region – 11,008

Western Region – 2,978

Eastern Region – 2,426

Central Region – 1,931

Bono East Region – 785

Volta Region – 682

Western North Region – 651

Northern Region – 547

Bono Region – 547

Ahafo Region – 528

Upper East Region – 358

Oti Region – 242

Upper West Region – 90

Savannah Region – 62

North East Region – 19

Ghanaweb
October 29, 2020
2020 polls: Say no to ‘dumsor wura’ Mahama – Bawumia

Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to say no to former President John Mahama’s comeback attempt since, according to him, their lives will be full of difficulties and ‘dumsor’ should he succeed in his bid for a second term at the presidency.

Speaking at a durbar of chiefs and people of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Constituency of the Central Region on Thursday, 29 October 2020, Dr Bawumia said Ghanaians have found a good and responsible husband in President Nana Akufo-Addo and are not prepared to go back to their ex, Mr. John Mahama.

He said under the Akufo-Addo government, Ghanaian students are enjoying free senior high school while the larger citizenry is benefitting from free electricity, free water, improved access to healthcare under the National Health Insurance Scheme and bumper harvests from the government’s Planting for Food & Jobs program.

According to him, the Akufo-Addo government ended dumsor the moment it took the reins of power, and, thus, rescued Ghanaians from the NDC-inflicted dark days of erratic power supply.

Dr. Bawumia, therefore, wondered why Ghanaians would want to ditch a good and responsible husband in the person of President Akufo-Addo for an ex who only gave them pain and misery.

Ghanaweb

October 29, 2020
Defeat staring NDC in the face because NPP has delivered – Prof Dodoo

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA), Professor Alex Dodoo, has noted that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has delivered on its mandate over the past three-and-a-half years in office.

He said the party should be voted for in the December 7 elections in order to consolidate the gains made.

Prof Dodoo noted that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s policies and programmes including the Free Senior High School, affect the lives of the ordinary Ghanaians in all parts of the country.

He said these while sharing his views on the violence that occurred between supporters of the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) within the Odododiodio Constituency last Sunday.

Prof Dodoo, an indigene of Odododiodio, said the NDC is now resorting to violence because they are fully aware of the defeat that is coming their way in the polls.

“It is very obvious that defeat is staring at the NDC and so they are resorting to violence,” he said.

“The work has been done by the NPP, considering the kind of programmes and interventions initiated by the government.

“We have the Free SHS and the other numerous interventions in place and so the work has been done,” he said on Accra-based Net 2 TV on Wednesday, 28th October.

Ghanaweb

October 29, 2020
Ododiodio clash: NPP, NDC peace walk was needless – NCCE

Principal Civic Education officer at the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Madam Rebecca Colecraft has chastised sympathizers of National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party for engaging in a peace walk in the Odododiodio constituency.

According to her, there was no need for the two groups to hold a peace walk as the NCCE has already educated the public on the subject ahead of the 2020 December polls.

Speaking on ‘Behind the Headlines’ programme on Radio Univers 105.7FM, Madam Rebecca Colecraft said that if indeed attitudes have changed as a result of peace campaigns undertaken by the Commission, then the two groups had no business hitting the street in the name of a peace walk.

“I understand that it was a peace march. If so, in the first place, where the NCCE has educated our citizenry to, if attitudes have changed, we don’t need a peace walk because, already we understand that; “it is my responsibility, it is your responsibility to live with each other in harmony,” she said.

Madam Rebecca Colecraft is hopeful that violent situations, such as what happened in the Odododiodio constituency, does not happen again.

She disclosed that the NCCE has constituted Inter-Party Dialogue Committees (IPDCs) in the various districts and constituencies.

“We have established IPDCs in all districts and constituencies. The IPDC is simply the Inter-Party Committee and it is made up of all political parties within that constituency, the security, religious bodies, media, the traditional authority, opinion leaders”, she stated.

She also spoke on the function and aim of the IGPCs.

“The main objective of the IPGCs is to name and shame, and also, to bring any of the divides whosoever would use intemperate language, language of insult, would not focus on issues to bring them to book,” she affirmed.

Universnewsroom

October 29, 2020
Flooding Takes Over Accra Highways
Drainage system in the capital city Accra has been very poor since Ghana gain it independent from the British. When it get to the raining season most households, individuals and workplaces find themselves in a very higher risk of getting flooded.

In the months of June, July and August happens to be the dangerous months of highest raining period that causes flooding in almost fifty percent (50%) of Accra land.

Today Wednesday 28th August 2020, Accra has again seen a very tragic flooding in the areas of Mallam, Waija, Afankor, Kaneshie, Circle, Tantra hill, Dome Kwabenya, Lapaz and many more.

The raining started around 2:30 pm and end before 5:00pm but within this short period of raining has caused serious flooding along the major highways and some branch roads in the city of Accra making both commercial and private vehicles slowing down on roads.

Its very sad and funny to see this flooding areas in this election period where politicians are promising heaven to gain majority votes.
October 28, 2020
Angry Supporters of the Opposition NDC in the Suame Constituency seized property and locked out the Executives
Angry Supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Suame Constituency of the Ashanti Region have seized property in the constituency party office following a decision by the Ashanti regional executives to reinstate the Suame Constituency Chairman Umar Saeed

The supporters on Tuesday October 27, 2020 stormed the party office to seized a television set , Chairs, Tables, Party T-shirts and host of others in protest against the decision.

It would be recalled that, Mr Abubakari Yakubu petitioned the Ashanti Regional NDC Party executives to disqualify Umar Saeed from contesting Suame Constituency NDC chairmanship position during the party Constituency primaries in 2018, claiming he was not a member of NDC in the Suame Constituency.

Umar Saeed was cleared by the NDC regional executives and he was able to contest and won as Suame Constituency Chairman.

Abubakari Yakubu who petitioned the NDC Ashanti Regional executives to disqualify Umar Saeed, secured court a injunction on Umar Saeed after the Constituency primaries.

The case has been adjourned several times after court sitting and the ruling has been adjourned to November 10, 2020.

But a letter signed by Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NDC Augustus Nana Akwasi sighted by MyNewsgh reads in part “This is to inform you that you have been reinstated as the Chairman for the Suame Constituency, I entreat you to work hard to justify to this important decision”

The letter from NDC Ashanti Regional Chairman angered members of NDC in the Suame Constituency.

Speaking in an interview with Pure FM’s Osei Kwadwo, the angry NDC Suame Constituency supporters warned Ashanti Regional Chairman Augustus Nana Akwasi to rescind his decision and wait for the court’s ruling.

“We don’t want any monopoly leadership, since court has placed an injunction on Umar Saeed as Suame NDC Chairman, only the court can remove the injunction not regional or national executives” they said, threatening to attack anyone who will open NDC Suame party office.
Mynewsgh
October 28, 2020
We will provide security for Volta Region – IGP

Mr James Oppong Boanuh, Inspector General of Police (IGP) has assured the people of the Volta Region that the necessary security would be provided during the upcoming general elections.

He said hotspots in the Region were being identified, and that more personnel would be deployed ahead of the elections.

Mr Boanuh gave the assurance when he visited the Region as part of a nationwide tour and said: “Ghanaians should rest assure that we will provide security for Volta Region.”

He called on the populace to support efforts at maintaining peace before, during, and after the December election and appealed to the voting masses to go to polls “peacefully”, and try to stay away from violence.

The IGP said the Service was working in close collaboration with other security agencies including the military, which he cited was helping with rapid response in violent situations.

He also asked that all grievances be directed at the appropriate quarters.

You can trust the Ghana Police Service. The security agencies are ready and prepared to deal with any situation.

We appeal to all to help maintain peace throughout. All grievances must be rooted through authorised legal means,” Mr Boanuh stated.

The IGP, as part of his tour, had discussions with Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, and also paid a courtesy call on Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State.

He also met with the leadership of the Police Service in the Region and witnessed a stimulation exercise mounted by the Regional Command to exhibit the preparedness of the police in ensuring an incident-free election.

GNA

October 28, 2020
Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has described Ghana’s Parliament as the biggest problem With Foolish Parliamentarians

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has described Ghana’s Parliament as the biggest problem retarding the country’s development.

He claimed that because certain political parties have the majority in parliament and also debate on partisans, they do not care about how their decisions affect the citizens, either positive or negative.

I have been saying this all the time, that Parliament whether under NDC or the NPP, we are the biggest problem this country has. We parliamentarians become foolish when our party is in power. We approve of anything presented to us when we are in power. When you are in opposition, we oppose to everything”. Mr. Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed said this in an interview with Kumasi-based Angel FM monitored by Mynewsgh .

According to Mr. Muntaka, there none of the current parliamentarians from both NPP and the NDC who are critical nationalist.

Till now, we have not been able to gather some critical nationalist from both sides to say that even though this is from my government I disagree”, he told Kwame Tanko the host of the programme Angel in the morning.

He further revealed that in most instances, Parliamentarians themselves feel guilty for voting in favour of some policies laid before them in the House by their parties.

The outspoken MP was worried the house snubbed his request on several occasions that, there should be proper mechanism that can record how MPs vote in the House so that their constituents will know how they are performing.

“We have tuned our own rules upside down”, he said.

This is not the first time a Member of Parliament has made such comments about the House.

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affair Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on numerous occasions has said that most MPs in the house are a complete waste.

October 28, 2020
NPP Members Withdrawn Contempt Suit Against Wontumi- Subin MP

Fifty-one members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Subin Constituency of the Ashanti Region have withdrawn a contempt suit against the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman and their Member of Parliament after an out-of-court settlement agreement was reached.

The NPP members filed a contempt suit against the Electoral Commission and the party’s regional executives for going ahead to conduct a parliamentary primary to elect a candidate despite a court injunction.

Both the complainants and defendants in the matter have now agreed to settle the matter out of court.

The delegates claimed their names were removed from the party’s album and accused constituency executives and the Subin MP of plots to disenfranchise them.

After months of court proceedings, the court presided over by Justice Senyo Amedahe ruled on the matter after both parties in the case agreed on an out-of-court settlement.

One of the lawyers for the defendants, Frank Boakye Agyin in an interview with Citi News, said he hoped the party learned from this moment.

“My caution is that any act being done in the name of the party should strictly adhere to democratic principles to allow every person claiming to be a member to contest or speak about events.

The Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, also called on party members in the constituency to bury their differences and work to help the NPP to retain power in the December polls.

“After a torturous five months, with all these court cases hanging around necks, common sense has prevailed and the leadership of our party has intervened to withdraw the matter from court amongst other things,” he said.

October 28, 2020
Kennedy Agyapong alleges NDC and Fulanis have planned highway robberies ahead of December 7.

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the MP for Assin Central has alleged that the opposition NDC is behind the recent highway robberies.

He claimed to have intercepted NDC documents that suggest the NDC will sponsor robberies to create tension, put fear in the people, attack the people of Ghana unnecessarily, beat the people of Ghana and organise demonstrations before, during and after the December 7 elections.

“A hardcore Fulani rebel called Jallo Nagyinam has been hired to attack and rob only on highways and to frustrate people on the road to push the lawlessness agenda so there will be frequent highway problems to create fear and panic on the roads,” Kennedy Agyepong purported to read from the alleged document when he spoke on Net 2 TV Monday evening. He did not give a copy to the host to read nor was the document shown on the screens.

He further alleged that a Fulani suspect accused of the murder of Ekow Quansah Hayford, the immediate past Mfantseman MP, had the cell phone of the murdered MP when he was arrested.

“When [the suspect was] asked where he got the phone from, [the suspect] said, he bought the phone from someone who is also a Fulani. A robbery that has occurred on Walewale Highway was orchestrated by the Fulani [people]…,” Agyapong alleged.

He urged his incumbent NPP to take him seriously because all the intelligence he is getting shows that “NDC is operating it ditto ditto and NPP are practising a democracy that Jesus and his disciples didn’t practice”.
He explained that under the current NPP administration, some NPP members in the Asunafo South constituency have been shot at and nothing has been done to the culprits.

“When we were in opposition, we were beaten, in government too we are being beaten…how can we get party members to be vigilant at the polling stations during election day?” he wondered. “No action has been taken and they are still in the constituency roaming around with impunity.”

Kennedy Agyapong observed that he had been propagating on his TV network the alleged plans of the NDC since April and whatever he has said is unfolding.

“The worst is yet to come in November… what kind of democracy are we practising, no arrest, nothing. If it was Kennedy Agyapong, you will get party members saying he should be arrested because they claim I want to be president…because it is not their children the party leadership and government do not care…” furious Kennedy Agyapong stated.

He warned that the NPP should forget about winning the elections if the members of the party are not assured of their safety and security.
“How can we be in power and be intimidated by a party in opposition?” he blurted out.

“They told us in 2008 that there [was] a breakdown in security and still you are relying on security, wow! You people don’t learn…NPP we don’t learn. They [NDC] control the security every minute,” the frustrated Kennedy Agyapong alleged.

October 27, 2020
Toymakers expect strong Christmas sales despite coronavirus.

Toymakers are expecting strong global sales during the critical end-of-year festive season, after a surge of pandemic-fuelled demand for items such as Barbies and board games.

Hasbro, maker of Monopoly and Jenga, told investors on Monday it was poised for a “good holiday season”.

The forecast followed rival Mattel’s report last week of its biggest sales jump in a decade.

The firm’s Barbie dolls hit their highest quarterly sales since 2003.

The gains have come as families buy toys and games in an attempt to fend off boredom amid the pandemic lockdowns.

“The toy industry as a whole grew meaningfully and continues to demonstrate its resilience in challenging economic times,” said Mattel chief executive Ynon Kreiz.

In the first nine months of the year, Hasbro sales grew 13% from 2019 – bucking the wider plunge in consumer spending around the world.

At Mattel, sales are down 2% from 2019 – but some brands, such as Barbie, are having their strongest run in years.
The firm said gross sales of the doll grew 15% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2020. In the most recent quarter, they rose 29% to more than $532m.

Mattel told investors last week it was predicting holiday season sales growth of roughly 5% from last year – greater than many wider forecasts of festive season spending.

However, analysts have warned that the pandemic may throw some surprises at toymakers in the upcoming months, as family budgets increasingly feel strains and concerns about coronavirus infection change holiday shopping dynamics.

“Not only am I concerned that paycheque spending may be limited, but I’m concerned that we will not see that last minute rush into the stores due to fears of Covid-19,” Juli Lennett, vice president at market research firm NPD Group, wrote recently.

But she said toymakers might still manage to see some gains.

“As we’ve seen in previous economically challenged times, parents will sometimes forego their own needs to make their children happy. In this crazy, stressful year, parents might just go overboard and splurge on their kids -if they have money,” she said.

October 27, 2020
Akuffo Addo campaign in Greater Accra and a lots of crowds seen at the back of his car.
Yesterday, Monday 25/10/2020, the president of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankanwah Akuffo Addo took his campaign tour to the Greater Accra region as the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

On his arrival, the people warmly welcomed him to the region. There are many things that happened during the period when he toured the region.

See the crowd at the back that followed Nana Addo Dankanwah Akuffo Addo. This one was very huge. Despite the driveway by the Kpone chief, the sod cutting continued in the region whiles Nana Addo Dankanwah Akuffo Addo was followed by a huge crowd at the back.

The president of the in the photos below, you can see the crowd at the back of the car. They came out massively when Nana Addo Dankanwah Akuffo Addo was campaigning and cutting sods in the Greater Accra region.
October 27, 2020
Your kids will suffer the consequences of your selfish acts – Sonnie Badu cautions Politicians.
Ghanaian gospel artist based abroad, Sonnie Badu has sent a word of caution to politicians who are busily instigating violence amongst unsuspecting youths.

Most Politicians are to blame when it comes to violence in any country and this is because majority of them are in the habit of paying jobless youths to go and fight their opponents.

This appalling act according to Sonnie Badu, has serious consequences which will not only disrupt the peace and unity in a country but also affect the youth.

Sonnie Badu opined that the generation of these politicians will be the ones to suffer more when they have joined their ancestors or retire from politics.

Let’s take the recent clash between NPP and NDC youths recently for instance. The politicians they are busily fighting for are sleeping in comfortable beds with air conditions while these youths are killing each other.

He wrote on Instagram: “To all those politicians involved in this, I know there are also good ones out there, always remember it’s your children that will pay for it.. a word to the wise”.

See his full post below:
GH Base
October 27, 2020
Waec announces date for release of 2020 wassce results

West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the date for the release of the 2020 WASSCE results.

According to credible report, if anything goes well as planned, the provisional results will be released earlier next month (November).

Mr George K Ohene Mantey, who is the Head of Test Administration Division disclosed that the process is still ongoing and will be released soon if no error is detected.

“After the marking process of the scripts and other stages, members of the general public are to expect the release of the results by WAEC from October ending or the first week of November this year.

“If there are not too many errors then hopefully by ending of October or early first week of November we will release the WASSCE results ….so probably the first week of November”.

October 27, 2020