Category: Ghana General News

1.WHY WE CELEBERATE LIFE
WHY WE CELEB THE LIFE OF THIS COMRADE.

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Running as the candidate of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the country’s dominant party, he won the October 2015 presidential election and was sworn in on 5 November 2015. Magufuli ran on a platform of reducing government corruption and spending while also investing in Tanzania’s industries.

WHY WE CELEB LIFE

WHY WE CELEB

After taking office, Magu’, immediately began to impose measures to curb government spending such as;
1. Barring unnecessary foreign travel by government officials
2. Using cheaper vehicles and board rooms for transport and meetings respectively
3. Shrinking the delegation for a tour of the Commonwealth from 50 people to 4.
4. Dropping Tz’s sponsorship of a World AIDS Day exhibition in favour of purchasing AIDS medication.
5. Discouraging lavish events and parties as cutting the budget of a state dinner inaugurating the new parliament session.
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7. Magufuli reduced his own salary from US$15,000 to US$4,000 per month.
8. Magufuli suspended the country’s Independence Day festivities for 2015, in favor of a national cleanup campaign to help reduce the spread of cholera. Magufuli personally participated in the cleanup efforts, having stated that it was “so shameful that we are spending huge amounts of money to celebrate 54 years of independence when our people are dying of cholera”. The cost savings were to be invested towards improving hospitals and sanitation in the country.
9. On 10 December 2015, more than a month after taking office, Magufuli announced his cabinet. Its size was reduced from 30 ministries to 19 to help reduce costs.
8. In July 2016, Tanzania banned shisha smoking, with Magufuli citing its health effects among youth as the reason.
1. In March 2017, he banned the export of unprocessed ores, in an effort to encourage domestic smelting.
2. In January 2018, Magufuli issued a directive ordering the suspension of registration for foreign merchant ships, following recent incidents surrounding the seizure of overseas shipments of illegal goods (particularly drugs and weapons) being transported under the flag. Tanzania and Zanzibar had gained reputations for being flags of convenience.
3. In the same year, He introduced a fee free education for all the government schools in 2016, giving chance to millions or children a chance to attain education irrespective of background.
4. He amended the laws governing the award of mining contracts, giving govt the right to renegotiate or terminate the contract in case of fraud being detected. This reduced the cheating that is usually done by foreign companies in most African countries.
5. He embarked on a vast program of infrastructure development, particularly rail infrastructure. The small fishing port of Bagamoyo, to which $10 billion of investment has been allocated, is expected to become the largest port in Africa by 2030.
6. Magufuli’s government worked on various infrastructure projects targeting economic development. Projects include;
- the addition of half a dozen Air Tanzania planes as a way of reviving the national carrier
  *the expansion of Terminal III of Julius Nyerere International Airport, *construction of Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway
  *Mfugale Flyover
  *Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station
  *Ubungo Interchange
  *new Selander Bridge, *Kigongo-Busisi Bridge *Huduma Bora Za afya, *Vituo Bora Za Afya, *Expansion of Port of Dar es Salaam
  *Expansion of Dodoma Bus Terminal
- Expansion of liquefied natural gas plant, water project, wind farm project, Uhuru Hospital project, gold refinery plant and Magufuli Bus Terminal.
1. In late 2018, Magufuli initiated a nationwide crackdown, threatening to arrest and deport anyone campaigning for gay rights.
Paul Makonda, Magufuli’s regional commissioner of the capital Dar es Salaam, stated in 2016: “If there’s a homosexual who has a Facebook account, or with an Instagram account, all those who ‘follow’ him — it is very clear that they are just as guilty as the homosexual”.
1. In September 2018, John Magufuli told a rally: “Those going for family planning are lazy … they are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and that is why they opt for birth controls and end up with one or two children only.” He urged people not to listen to those advising about birth control, some of it coming from foreigners, because it has sinister motives. In July 2019, Magufuli urged women to “set your ovaries free”.
We can go on and on writing the immense contribution of this son of the soil but all in all, African has lost a gallant son, fare thee well the bulldozer.

WHY WE CELEB LIFE

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Isaac M
Bamwesigye
Secretary general ISPA
June 1, 2021
NEC COMPELS GOVERNMENT

NEC compels government over their arrears

The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, has said that its National Executive Committee (NEC), will come out with a conclusion on a decision to likely call off the strike or go on with it.

They, (NEC) were emphatic that the decision follows several meetings between the government and the leadership of the Association to set things roght in relation go their concerns.

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana on May 18, 2021, resumed their strike to compel the government to pay their tier-2 pension arrears, market premiums, and non-basic allowances, among others.

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NEC COMPELS GOVERNMENT

In an interview with Citi News, National Chairman of the Association, Zakaria Mohammed, told cities news that his members will remain on strike as they await on the decision of the National Executive Committee, NEC.

Mr. Zakaria Mohammed also told ciri news that they have been able to reach some agreements with the government on their demands, with a few issues left to be addressed.

He, therefore, was optimistic that by Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the leadership will agree on the way forward for the strike.

“We cannot sit here and say we are calling off the strike or not. That decision is supposed to come from the National Executive Council and God willing by Wednesday before mid-day, I am sure we would have concluded on these matters. For now, the strike is still in full force and the compliance level is very high.”

NEC COMPELS GOVERNMENT

“The government agreed that there was the need for it to pay the tier-2 pension arrears with interest, but what remains outstanding is how the interest is going to be paid. We also have an outstanding with the government that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission should be tasked to facilitate the conditions of service of the senior staff of all universities.”

About the strike
The Association declared an indefinite strike over the failure of the government to pay their Tier 2 pension.

Among other things, they are asking for the award of market premium and non-basic allowance as well as the finalization of negotiations of their conditions of service

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May 26, 2021
(AUDAF) Donates to International Maritime Hospital

The African Union Diaspora Forum(AUDAF) Donates to International Maritime Hospital

The Diaspora African Forum donates the state-of-the-art high-flow oxygenator to International Maritime Hospital. The forum which was led by Ambassador Dr. Erieka Bennet donates the equipment to the hospital with the intention of helping Ghana to deal with covid-19 and other health issues.

Dr. Sylvester Yaw Oppong, the chief executive officer of the Hospital explained how quality and better the state-of-the-art oxygenator really mean to the hospital and so far the only hospital in the country which has such equipment.

The African Union Diaspora African Forum Mission is an African Union endorsed non-governmental organization which was established in 2007. The Mission was born as a result of the recommendations of the African Union ad hoc Ministerial Committee that the AU should “invite and encourage the full participation of African in the Diaspora in the building of the African Union in its capacity as an important part of the continent

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International Maritime Hospital

AUDAF

The AUDAF Mission is the first diplomatic Diaspora mission established on the continent of Africa, located at Kotoka International Airport Accra-Ghana at the historical W.E.B. Dubois Center. The mission seeks to create opportunities to bridge communication barriers of Africans throughout the Diaspora and create opportunities to have meaningful and fruitful exchanges amongst the group.

In an interview with the media, DR. Sylvester Yaw Oppong the chief executive office (C.E.O) of the international Maritime Hospital accepted the donation with his team of Doctors and also showed their appreciation to the African Union Diaspora African Forum by saying, We are very happy for the Simpkins family, remembering a position we treat a lot of people in this hospital. It’s not everybody who comes back in this manner, to give us something that will help the care.

We are also very happy for the equipment that has been donated to us today and it will be of high level of care to others who may need it, when they come to this hospital. This is international maritime Hospital, which has been in operation for about three years now. It is open to the public and not just staff of the court community or the Ghana ports and habours authority, it is open to everybody and we invite all of you who may need assistance here.

AUDAF

We are ready; others are hoping to offer a high level of care with the International Maritime hospital, not just for the sake of the name or words, but for the service that we intend to deliver. We intend to deliver the best level of health care, that is obtainable anywhere in this world, and we are happy that we’ve been able to contribute our quota to helping some people who were in dire need of care during the COVID time.

We are not part of the Ghana Health Service in this countries, but we are more or less forced into treating COVID because the patients kept coming here, and we have no choice but to open our doors, and we opened our doors rapidly became one of the best facilities as attested to, by our clients, they come in here, and we offer them the best level of pay with very good customer service, and we are going to continue offering this level of care, not just about COVID, but we treat all kinds of diseases and ailments, with the best best expertise.

International Maritime Hospital

Donates to International Maritime Hospital

We have a very good diagnostic center, our MRI is the best in the country, even in West Africa, we offer this kind of facilities to improve health care to the people of Ghana, and then also in the diaspora. We hope that this equipment has been donated to us today from the way I did the description and is probably the best defense in the country, and we will give very good feedback as to how we are using this equipment, and make sure that it’s going to save the lives of many more to come. So we thank you to the diaspora African foundation to the Simpkins family. We are ready; we are open to offering the best level of health care to the needs to complement the efforts of the Ghana Health Service together.

Ambassador Dr. Erieka Bennett, who is the leader of the The African Union Diaspora African Forum also express her gratitude to the media, saying we really thank you for coming today and we really hope that you’re going to tell this good news story. In the name of Linda Simpkins in whom we see the Simpkins family who stepped to the plate and they are diverse boards, who really want to contribute to the development of Ghana. We are citizens of Ghana, and we’re very proud to be citizens of Ghana and we see this as our duty to do what we can, when we can, and how we can.

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May 26, 2021
Ghana Institute of Directors Donates to Dzowolu Special School
Ghana Institute of Directors Donates to Dzowolu Special School

Institute of Directors-Ghana (IOD-GH) has urged government and other cooperate institutions to extend more support to the less privilege institutions to improve the impact of these organizations in society.

The chief executive officer of Institute of Directors-Ghana, Mr. Fred Ayirtey, disclosed this in an interview with the media during a donation of the institute of Directors Ghana to the Dzorwulwu Special School.
The Institute of Directors-Ghana, a member of the African Corporate Governance Network (ACCGN) is a professional body licensed to champion director interests through advocacy, training and research in cooperate governance.
Board of Directors
Ghana Institute of Directors

The institution which has been in existence for over twenty two years has impacted the local corporate governance landscape, promoting ethical leadership through advocacy for the practice of the culture of good corporate governance with support from the international finance corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group.
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The idea for creating the institute was first birthed in October 1997, during a commonwealth heads of governments meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. where it was resolved that capacity should be established in all commonwealth countries to reinforce corporations to promote good corporate governance, in particular, codes of good practice, establishing standards of behavior in the public and the private sectors to secure greater transparency to reduce corruption.
special pupils
Ghana Institute of Directors

Institute of Directors-Ghana in commencement of activities to mark their twenty-second (22nd) anniversary celebration, donated to the Dzorwulwu Special School for the intellectual challenged.
The chief executive officer, Mr. Fred Ayirtey in an exclusive interview with adviced the children to take their academic very serious and do exactly what their teachers tell them which he strongly believes will help the special children to grow and become responsible in society.
- Ghana Institute of Directors
- Ghana Institute of Directors
Ghana Institute of Directors
Mr. Fred Ayirtey took the opportunity to call on the government and corporate organizations to come to the aid of less privilege organizations to enhance their inclusiveness in society.
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May 26, 2021
1.Good News Hits Ghana

Good News Hit Ghana from the UN

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The UN has announced its decision to remove Ghana from the list of countries that are deficient in money laundering and terrorizing financing. This comes atfer a meeting with President Akuffo Addo and the President of the EU commission Charles Machoi in Brazles Belguim. At the meeting, the EU government acknowledged Ghana’s effort at implementing the action plan of the international country risks guide in recent time.

Good News Hit Ghana

Good news

A statement from the President signed by the Director of Communications Eugene Arhin, said the EU commission congratulated Ghana on the reforms as well as the sustainable robust system deployed towards being taken off the list.The statement said it is expected by the financial task force which is the global money laundering and terrorist financial watch dog,will next month announce that Ghana has been taken off the list of top third world countries with strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering and countering of terrorizing.

good news

Again at the meeting with the Vice President of the European commission, the commission indicated the selection of Ghana ad possible manufacturing hub for covid-19 vaccines in Africa. This according to the commission follows the initiatives already taken by the government of Ghana towards the domestic manufacturing of the vaccines.

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May 22, 2021
Martha Pobee Grapes UN Deal

Martha Pobee Grapes UN Deal as Assistant Secretary

The acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integrations Martha Pobee is appointed the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa. Ambassador Pobee will be serving in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). She takes up a new assignment as a secretary-general special representative and head of the united nations organization stabilization mission in DR Congo.

A statement from the UN signed by the secretary-general Antonio Guerres said the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for her service and contributions as the first General Secretary for Africa in DPPA, DPO. Ambassador Pobee has been in the service as the acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integrations of the Republic of Ghana since March 2021.

Martha Pobee

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Martha Pobee Grapes UN Deal as Assistant Secretary

She was the ambassador and permanent representative of the Republic of Ghana to the United Nations from July 2015 to November 2021 and also the first female to hold that position.

As a career Diplomat since 1989, she has held various positions in the Ghana Foreign Ministry and served afloat indifferent capacities in Ghana’s missions in Moscow, Geneva, Washington, and Pretoria.

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May 22, 2021
1. Hon. Elvis Ankrah Reads the NDC’s Proposed Reforms
Hon .Elvis Ankrah reads the NDC proposed reforms

The former Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie of the NDC has revealed some so-called achievements and proposed Reforms by the EC.

NDC’s Proposed Reforms

The Ghanaian Politician stated at the Press conference that, after a painstaking review of the 2020 elections, the following are the preliminary proposals for electoral reforms which the NDC intends to engage various stakeholders such as the media, civil society organizations, religious leaders, traditional leaders, development partners, the diplomatic community, and the general public.

These preliminary proposals are as follows:
1. That, the participation of IPAC and its advisory role in the electoral process should be given legal backing, without encroaching on the constitutional independence of the Electoral Commission.
2. That, the EC adopts an equitable voting formula for political parties in IPAC deliberations based on their representation in Parliament.

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NDC’s Proposed Reforms

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NDC’s Proposed Reforms

3. That, the Electoral Commission complies with the use of the legally-prescribed Statement of Poll/Pink Sheet (Form 8A & 8B) provided for in our Election Regulations to prevent the omission of BVD entries so as to preserve the ballot accounting process and makes it possible to check multiple voting, ballot stuffing, impersonation and other forms of rigging.

4. That, the high rate of rejected ballots recorded in the 2020 general elections be addressed through the use of the appropriate ink pads and that same should be stipulated in our election regulations.

5. That, the EC employs and trains highly competent staff to accurately fill election result forms and collate results so as to forestall the reoccurrence of the widespread cases of arithmetic errors recorded in the 2020 general elections,

6. That, the Electoral Commission reverts to the time-tested election security arrangement where the deployment of security for election purposes is reserved to the Ghana Police service acting within a framework provided by the Electoral Commission. This security arrangement should have minimum involvement of the military and no interference whatsoever by so-called National Security operatives, as recommended by the Emil Short Commission.
The party has constituted a committee to come up with a compressive document on electoral reform proposals and we shall share that with you in the coming days.

Signed,
Hon. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah
May 20, 2021
2.We have decided to Boycott IPAC

We have decided to Boycott IPAC- Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie

Boycott IPAC

Ghanaian Politician and Former Minister of Youth and sports, Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie reveals the so-called Achievement and Proposed Reforms by the EC in her speech at IPAC.

He Said, the National Democratic Congress has decided to boycott IPAC temporarily due to the bastardization of that revered body by the Jean Mensah/Bossman Asare-led Electoral Commission.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the framers of the 1992 Constitution in their wisdom created the Electoral Commission as an independent institution to perform its constitutional functions without the control of any person or group of persons. The independence given to the EC under the 1992 Constitution is based on the presumption that the Electoral Commission will at all times perform its duties conscientiously in the ultimate interest of Ghana. However, this does not mean that the Commission is not accountable to the people and can therefore decide to act whimsically or capriciously in ways that undermine our democratic experiment.

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Unfortunately, the Jean Mensa led Electoral Commission has misinterpreted this independence to mean arrogance and non-accountability. And it is sad that the Supreme Court of the country endorsed this irresponsible conduct of the EC and allowed them to get away with the embarrassment they caused this country in the 2020 general elections.

Boycott IPAC

Ladies and Gentlemen, one unique convention of Ghana’s electoral system which has become international best practice is the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). The rationale for IPAC, as it has been over the years, is to create a platform for consensus building on major issues affecting elections with key stakeholders involved in elections.

Boycott IPAC

Over the years, IPAC has served Ghana well as a platform where ideas are shared on various issues, before the EC takes substantive decisions on critical electoral matters. Indeed, to promote transparency in our electoral process, IPAC has been involved in the drafting of Constitutional Instruments on elections as well as procurement processes of the EC under previous Chairpersons. IPAC is supposed to serve as a platform where political parties participate in all electoral activities throughout the electoral cycle, such as, voter registration, exhibition of the voters register, printing of ballot papers, observing the voting process at all polling stations through polling agents as well as collation of results at both the constituency and national levels.

Unfortunately, since the June 2018 ouster of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her 2 deputies and their subsequent replacement with Jean Mensa and Bossman Asare, all these best practices have been thrown to the dogs.

The current leadership of the Electoral Commission has turned IPAC from a consultative and consensus-building platform to an information-sharing platform where the EC only comes to impose its decisions on IPAC without room for meaningful deliberations and exchange of ideas. It became so bad to the point that the EC even announced publicly that IPAC had agreed to the decision to compile a new register for the 2020 elections when the issue of a new register had not even been discussed at the said meeting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Jean Mensa led EC appears to be in a world of its own. The Commission appears to be tickling itself and laughing. The Electoral Commission has for the first time in our history conducted elections that leaves doubts on the mind of Ghanaians and other observers on the credibility of the elections. The Commission declared wrong results and even after issuing an unsigned press release to subsequently correct same, the figures still do not add up. Instead of taking advantage of the election petition to clear itself of the mess caused, the EC failed to mount the witness box to testify and explain to Ghanaians how it arrived at its results.

These issues coupled with the non-equitable voting arrangement at IPAC meetings is the reason why we have taken a principled position to boycott IPAC until the right changes are effected to ensure fair and meaningful deliberations at IPAC.

We have decided to Boycott IPAC- Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie

May 20, 2021
3. So-called Proposed Reforms by the EC

Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie Reveals the Critical Analysis of the So-called Proposed Reforms by the EC

So-called Proposed Reforms

The Ghanaian Politician and Former Minister of Youth and sports, Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie reveals the so-called Achievement and Proposed Reforms by the EC in her speech at IPAC.

According to the Ghanaian Politician of the NDC, we have taken note of some proposals for reforms that the Electoral Commission has put forward for the consideration of IPAC. However, the first and most important reform required is for the EC to reform itself. Jean Mensa and Bossman Asare must be the first to reform and change their attitude of arrogance and bias.

Ladies and gentlemen of the media, I will now proceed to do a critical and objective analysis of the four (4) reform proposals put forward by the EC.

So-called Proposed Reforms

So-called Proposed Reforms

1. Closure of polls at 3 pm in 2024

Ladies and gentlemen of the media, the NDC finds the proposal by the Jean Mensah-led EC to change the closing time of polls from 5 PM to 3 PM in 2024 baffling and mind-boggling. Since the 1992 elections, polls have always closed at 5 PM. This has worked perfectly without any challenges whatsoever. It, therefore, beggars belief that the EC would want to change this time-tested arrangement and go for a poorly thought-through alternative which is bound to disenfranchise eligible voters and create needless problems for our electoral system.

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This is particularly so given the undue delay we usually record in the delivery of electoral materials to some polling stations and other technical challenges that usually characterize voting in this country.

Ghanaians will recall how a similar hasty decision by the EC to declare results within 24 hours after closure of polls in the 2020 elections failed miserably and led to the rushed declaration of a patently flawed results that yielded a percentage aggregate of more than 100%, by the Returning Officer, Mr. Jean Adukwei Mensah. One would have thought that Jean Mensah would have learnt the right lessons by now but that appears not to be the case.

Friends form the media, our position on this proposal is simple. The current arrangement of closing polls at 5 PM has worked perfectly in seven (7) general elections in this country and does not require any fixing. Like the Chairperson said in her speech, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

2. Substitution of periodic mass registration with continuous registration.

We wish to remind the Electoral Commission that the all-round continuous registration of eligible voters is not new. The law requires the Commission to put in place mechanisms to ensure that at any time that citizens become eligible to vote, they can be registered.

However, continuous registration cannot be a substitute for periodic nationwide registration because the all-round registration can only be done at the district offices of the Electoral Commission. Eligible voters may have to travel several kilometers to district offices to register and not everyone can do this.

Secondly, political parties always assign agents to observe the voters registration process. It will therefore be ludicrous for the EC to suggest that political parties should employ permanent agents at their district offices to observe the registration of eligible voters all year round.

This proposal also comes against a major challenge of transparency in verifying the claims of prospective registrants at the district office level.

3. Introducing an all-year-round Voter Exhibition exercise through the use of technology.

The proposal by EC to have a year-round exhibition is a laudable idea but cannot be a substitute for the periodic exhibition exercise of the voters register that is normally done after voter registration. This is simply because the Voter exhibition exercise is not only intended to afford voters the opportunity to verify and confirm their details but to also;

a) ensure ineligible registrants (minors and foreigners) are challenged and removed from the register.

b) help clean the names of dead people from the register.

C) afford voters the opportunity to confirm their captured biometric features.

And this cannot be achieved through the system the EC is proposing.

Given the errors that occurred in the run-up to the 2020 elections when this system was deployed and the fact that not all Ghanaians have mobile phones to assess this system, it cannot be a replacement for periodic Voters Register Exhibition.

4. Restrict data entry of election results to the constituency collation level and generate regional and national reports.

The proposal to have the entry point of data done only at Constituency Collation Centres will introduce another opportunity for rigging through hacking and other means of manipulation of the results. The way to build further efficiencies into the collation process and eliminate inaccuracies is to hire and train competent EC staff to ensure accurate data entry and collation and not to throw away the time-tested practice of collation at the national level.

Data entry and collation must be done at constituency level and sent to the national collation center for aggregation by the Returning Officer and with the participation of political party representatives. This will ensure accuracy and transparency in the aggregation of constituency results for free and fair election results declaration.

Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie Reveals So-called Proposed Reforms by the EC

May 20, 2021
4.Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

The Ghanaian Politician and Former Minister of Youth and sports, Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie reveals the so-called Achievement and Proposed Reforms by the EC in her speech at IPAC.

The NDC has taken notice of several false claims made by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah in her speech delivered at the just-ended two (2)-day workshop between the EC and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) at Alisa Hotel in Accra.

According to Hon. Afriyie, the purpose of this press conference is to formally respond to and expose the many unfounded claims peddled by the EC Chairperson in her speech at the program and to explain to you the reasons for our boycott of these IPAC engagements.

Friends from the media, contrary to the claims by the EC Chairperson that the 2020 general elections was the best ever in the history of this country and calls for the nation to celebrate some so-called unprecedented successes chalked by the EC in the conduct of the elections, the facts show that last year’s elections was one of the most poorly conducted, flawed and manipulated elections in the history of this country, a situation that has undermined the strides we have made since the inception of this 4th republican democratic dispensation. And we say this for the following reasons:

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Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

1. The dubious handling of the printing and distribution of ballot papers and other electoral materials that led to ballot stuffing by the NPP in their strongholds and other regions.

2. The unprecedented number of rejected ballots recorded in the elections owing largely to the incompetence and recklessness of the EC in using unapproved stamp pads instead of the approved voting ink pad that we have used in previous elections.

3. The use of illegal Statement of Polls/pink sheets (Form 8B) that omitted BVD entries in about 7,581 polling stations, thereby undermining the ballot accounting process and the integrity of the entire results. This totally belies the the claim by Jean Mensah that only 11,000 people voted by manual verification in the 2020 general elections.

4. Widespread cases of patent arithmetic errors on the faces of pink sheets and constituency results summary sheets by incompetent EC staff in the filling of electoral forms and aggregation of valid votes.

5. Manipulation of figures by the EC leading to a disparity between constituency collated results aggregate (13,118,640) and regional collated results aggregates (13,119,460).

6. Padding of votes at the constituency collation centers in favor of candidate Akufo-Addo.

7. No proper collation at the national collation center by the Returning Officer for the Presidential elections, Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah.

8. Unprecedented cases of state-sponsored violence and killings at constituency collation centers occasioned by the reckless and unlawful conduct of some EC officials and the despotic Akufo-Addo government and in contravention of our time-tested election security arrangement.

9. Also contrary to the claim that the International community has hailed the conduct of the 2020 general elections as Jean Mensah will have us believe, the European Union is on record to have decried the non-transparency of the collation process for the elections. So flawed was the conduct of the 2020 general elections that for the first time in the history of this country, a whole district made up of the Satrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) communities were deliberately disenfranchised by the EC for the sole purpose of assisting the New Patriotic Parliamentary Candidate, John Peter Amewu win the Hohoe seat. Is this what Jean Mensa and her bias Commission is inviting us to celebrate?

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

11. Again, the claim by the EC that an amount of $90 million was saved in the conduct of the 2020 general elections is completely contrived. The facts show that the state incurred avoidable financial losses as a result of the procurement of a facial recognition technology by the EC that turned out as a fiasco.

It is therefore ridiculous and laughable to say the least, that an Electoral Management Body that has failed to pay its temporary staff their allowances, five (5) months after an election will make the claim that they have saved the nation money. We wish to entreat the public to treat this baseless claim with the contempt it deserves and wait for a credible audit into the EC’s expenditure for the 2020 general elections.

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Reveals the So-Called Proposed Reforms by EC

May 20, 2021
Demolishing without Notice is Unfair
Demolishing without Notice is Unfair- Dr. Prince Aboagye

Demolishing

The plan to make critical decisions and actions to stabilize and reorganize systems is now, according to a senior lecturer at the department of planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of science and technology, Dr. Prince Aboagye Anokye will help in moving the country in the right direction and achieve what it aims at achieving.

Speaking to GBC news on the issue concerning the demolishing of unauthorized structures along roads in the country, Dr. Anokye says if the exercises are legally carried out without consideration or notice to those involved then they are not moving in the right direction. He emphasized that if care is not taken they may go out of order.

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Demolishing without Notice is Unfair
Demolishing

He continued to say that in as much as we are doing all this to develop the country, it is very important to do it the right way by following the right processes such as giving ample time for people that might be affected to move their things, and they should be a system to involve people at the grassroots level to also bring their opinion as to what they want the government to do for them as they are being thrown out of their houses.

He further explained that though it is true that where these houses belong to the government and sometimes we use illegal means to get legal things, we should not forget also that we are working in the context of international teams and must watch carefully all that happens around us. He says whatever the government gets involved with one way or the other affects the country as a whole, that is why he is much concerned about this demolishing without notice policy.
May 20, 2021
Ghana Receives £160M for Development Projects
Ghana Receives £160M for Development Projects

The European Investment Bank has provided a one hundred and seventy-million-euro facility for the establishment of a development bank in Africa according to the president of the EIB, Dr. Werner. Hoyer.

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Speaking at the signing ceremony, President Akuffo Addo emphasized that development Bank Ghana is going to play a significant role in the rapid economic transformation of Ghana, following the onset of Covid -19. He said the design and operation of the bank which has been in the plan for the past two years, will definitely satisfy the high standard, scrutiny, and best practices of development banks globally.

Ghana Receives £160M for Development Projects

He gave an assurance that the one seventy billion facility from EIB will be used for the purposes for which it was sod. He mentioned that the provision of the facility signals the determination of Ghana to continue partnership with the E.U.

The president informing Dr. Hoyer that Ghana will depend on the EIB to continue financing other projects in the pipeline as the country works to recover from the impact of the pandemic.
Dr. Werner. Hoyer
Dr. Hoyer ensures he is confident that this establishment is going to be one of the largest facilities in Africa and equally help unlock opportunities for growth in Ghana as well as assist in the rapid recovery the Ghanaian economy from the ravages of the Covuid-19.

He again noted that the establishment of the GDB, is in correspondent with the objectives of the EU and will contribute massively in the development of Ghana’s private sector, agriculture business, manufacturing and ICT.

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May 20, 2021
Final Year Student found Dead

Sad News: Final Year Student found Dead

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final year student dead

A girl of 16 years in the final year as a student of Miracles Senior High School Sunyani in the Bono Region was reportedly dead at scene. She was identified as Leticia.

Final Year Student found Dead

The incident reported that have occurred at Baakoniaba at school campus in the Sunyani east municipality of the Bono Region.
She was found hanging in the school dinning hall by her colleagues on Monday, May 17, 2021,at night According to the reports.

Final Year Student found Dead

The Sunyani municipal police service conveyed the body and deposited it at the morgue of sunyani regional hospital for autopsy and more information.

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May 18, 2021
Focus on Using the Halted Excavators in Developing the Country’s Projects

#Stopburningexcavators

Focus on Using the Halted Excavators in Developing the Country’s Projects #Stopburningexcavators

Since the start of the fight against galamsey and illegal mining activities, there have been several complaints and concerns raised by the victims of the Operation Halt II which not addressed now will cause the nation more than we intended to avoid.

On the 17th day of May 2021, “Xtra- Gold Mining Limited” a legally registered large scale mining company released a press stating how the Operation Halt II destroyed their 20 excavators and equipments through burning at their 5 concession sites . They further stated that they have been in operation since 2006 with necessary permits and documents, and honors their huge taxes, royalties, undertakes social responsibilities ,also even pay stool land fees to traditional authorities in the Atiwa West municipality.

The big question is , “are we really in to fight illegal minings or to create problems that we will later pay huge judgement debts to cronies , families and friends as compensation”?

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#Stopburningexcavators

#Stopburningexcavators

“Or it is a planned loot and share in disguise activities the Operation Halt II are undertaking so some greedy individuals in government can capitalise on to get much monies from the state coffers” ?

Why can’t such huge machines used in the mining activities even if illegal be ceased by the government and allocated to the various MMDCES to undertaking developmental projects to benefiting the state rather than burning them which will incur more judgements debts as we have been witnessed in this country?

“Chairman Wontumi” today walking away with huge judgement debts , and we creating more of such means for many to looting the state to share? Are we serious as a nation Ghana?

It is high time the citizens stood up and demand accountability from our greedy leaders . How will you spend huge budget on this operation halt II and later créating more problems to be paid for in this HARDSHIPS this government has placed us?

#Stopburningexcavators

#Stopburningexcavators

As we speak, there are no alternative from government to taking care of the numerous youth who are been rendered jobless through the operation, the legal mining companies who employed many Ghanaians but their excavators are being destroyed will lay off those workers and many livelihoods will be suffocated .

#Stopburningexcavators

Enough is enough of this create and loot operation which will make few people billionaires through judgement debts in few months to come. Don’t be surprised when some people in government will start telling the victims to go to court , because they will plan everything to compensate government Sympathisers who are victims and later share the monies and render the nation dry.

Stop the burning of the excavators, provide alternative jobs to the victims of galamsey works.

Bismark Kwabla Kpobi
(Concerned Citizen)
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May 17, 2021
Military task force burns 8 excavators

Military task force burns 8 excavators belonging to NPP’s Kate Gyamfua(Galamsey)

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The ongoing crackdown on illegal mining activities by the 200-man Operation Halt military team saw the burning of at least 20 excavators at Larbikrom, Dompem and Pamen, all in the Atiwa District on Sunday.

Reports indicate that 8 out of the number of excavators burnt on Sunday belonged to the National Women Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Madam Kate Gyamfua.
The raid on the mining site is said to have delayed for hours after the military team was inundated by several calls from various quarters to cause a halt to the operation.

Military task force burns 8 excavators

The machinery, including some bulldozers reportedly hired to reclaim degraded land on the site, were eventually set ablaze by the military team.

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Kate Gyamfua

Military task force burns 8 excavators

In a report by Adomonline sighted by GhanaWeb, some individuals who claim to be workers on the site said the military officers beat up some of the workers and left the site with some alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages kept in a fridge.

The exercise is said to have been repeated at Akyem Larbikrom and Dompem where four excavators including two brand new ones, each valued at $120,000 were also set ablaze.

Other equipments burnt at the various sites include dozens of water pumping machines. The military team is also said to have seized some pump-action guns which were being used to protect the mining sites.

Military task force burns 8 excavators

Military task force burns 8 excavators

Military task force burns 8 excavators

One Nana Asante who is reported to be the secretary to the NPP National Women Organizer has expressed disappointment about the development while arguing that they had adhered to all the mining laws including reclamation of degraded lands.

According to Nana Asante, the military team could have considered the contributions of Madam Gyamfua to the NPP and retreated on its actions.

Meanwhile, a Member of the Small-Scale Miners Association in the Eastern Region, Alhaji Hussein Suronim has stated that the affected mining sites are not illegal but licensed small-scale mining sites that adhered to all the mining regulations and have thus condemned the military’s action.

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May 17, 2021