The “Freed” Hawa Koomson Will be Prosecuted When We Gain Power – NDC Vowes
The main opposition NDC has vowed to prosecute Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hawa Koomson should the NDC return to power by 2025.
A statement issued by the National Youth Organiser of the party, George Opare Addo threatened to reopen her case, investigate her and let her face the full rigours of the law.
This comes after the Minister’s revelation in a recent interview that the criminal case against her for firing, gunshots in a public place without lawful authority has allegedly been dropped by the Police CID for want of evidence.
But the NDC youth wing contends the Minister cannot escape the law under the next NDC government.
“Since the acting IGP has decided to walk the Police administration down the destructive and despicable petty politicking path as his predecessor, the NDC Youth Wing calls on all Ghanaians to brace themselves for reality that the State cannot guarantee their safety. We, therefore, charge Ghanaians to fiercely protect and defend themselves when dealing with any element associated with the Addo/Bawumia government.
“We also want to assure all Ghanaians that crime has no expiration date and come 2025 when the new NDC takes over the governance of our beloved country all those committing crimes against innocent Ghanaians will be properly investigated and everyone found culpable will be prosecuted.”
The Minister for Fisheries Mavis Hawa Koomson during her vetting reiterated that the gun she used in the infamous gun shooting incident at Kasoa during the voter’s registration exercise was registered.
She claimed although her action on that day was regrettable, she fired the warning shot in defence after feeling threatened while touring registration centres at Kasoa.
“I’d want to put on record that the incident didn’t happen at the polling centre. It happened about 150 meters from the polling centre but I still regret it. I wish it never happened in our political history,”
It will be in the Interest of the NPP and NDC If the EC is Subjected to Parliamentary Approval- Otokunor
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor says it’ll be in the interest of both the NPP and NDC if the Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) is subjected to Parliamentary approval.
Speaking on Joy FM he said both parties have bemoaned the appointment EC Chairpersons by a ruling party.
“We [NDC] are saying, let’s tighten the knot so that we will not have the case wherein future, we will have another President who will be abusive, authoritarian like President Akufo-Addo. So that, that person will not come and take advantage of the process,” Peter Otokunor said.
“If you look at the recommendations that we are making, they are just oversimplifying the fact that NDC has appointed 2 ECs so they have appointed one so it’s 2:1 which certainly goes beyond who appointed ECs and the number of ECs that we have appointed,” he added.
I will Jail Mahama, If I Win 2024 Election- Kofi Akpaloo
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The leader and founder of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo has said that former President John Mahama will go jail if he (Kofi Akpaloo) wins the 2024 elections.
According to him, it is long overdue that Mr. Mahama is not behind bars looking at the many corruption scandals that have been leveled against him.
Speaking on the Boiling point show on Oman FM on Thursday, August 26, Mr. Akpaloo expressed shock as to why no punitive action has been taken against persons mentioned in the infamous Airbus saga.
“If I was President I would have jailed him a long time ago”, Akpaloo said.
Mr. Akpaloo revealed that other countries who were mentioned in the Airbus saga have jailed the key actors but in Ghana, Mr. Mahama who was fingered as Government Official one still walks a free man.
He also lashed out at Mahama for telling Ghanaians to vote against the NPP because the Akufo-Addo led administration had stolen money hence retaining them will allow them to cover their tracks.
In his view, this analogy by Mr. Mahama proves that he embezzled money during his reign as President.
On this note, he urged the AG to find a charge against Mr. Mahama following his confession.
BoG vs Sibton: The full credit belongs to ‘gem’ Bawumia – IMANI’s Kofi Bentil
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A Vice President of Policy Think Thank IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil has hailed the ingenuity of the Vice President of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the arbitration won by the Bank Of Ghana against Sitbon.
The Bank of Ghana has won an arbitration brought against it by Sibton Switch Systems Limited (“Sibton Switch”) in relation to the termination of the Master Agreement for the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure in 2017.
This follows a ruling by a Tribunal constituted under the auspices of the London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA).
On 28th July 2021, a panel of three distinguished arbitrators issued an award in favour of the Bank of Ghana in the LCIA arbitration, dismissing all the claims brought by Sibton Switch Systems Limited.
The claims were dismissed due to the failure by Sibton Switch Systems Limited to comply with the orders of the Tribunal including an earlier interim award made by the Tribunal on 25th of June 2019 in favour of the Bank of Ghana, which required Sibton Switch to make an interim award payment for the security of costs.
The final award also orders Sibton Switch Systems Limited to pay to the Bank of Ghana in full, the costs of the arbitration, in respect of the Bank of Ghana’s legal fees.
Reacting to the victory won by the Bank of Ghana, Kofi Bentil hailed the Vice President for his role in saving Ghana millions of taxpayer’s monies which were going to some undeserving pockets.
He said in a post shared on Facebook that “Sibton Switch victory is proof that Dr. Bawumia is a gem. He saved us millions of dollars”.
Background
On the 9th of April 2018, Sibton Switch filed a Request for Arbitration with the LCIA against the Bank of Ghana for breaching the Master Agreement for the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure entered into by the two parties.
Following the 2016 elections and on the appointment of a new Management of the Bank of Ghana, it became necessary to review the terms of the contract entered into by the previous administration.
In reviewing the contract, the new Management of the Central reached the conclusion that Sibton had neither acquired the license nor fulfilled the condition precedent for the effectiveness of the rights and obligations of the parties.
The agreement, which dealt with the grant of exclusive rights to Sibton Switch to build, operate and own the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure was therefore terminated on the basis that it never came into effect.
The claimant, Sibton Switch, therefore went to the LCIA seeking relief in the sum of $478 million from the respondent, Bank of Ghana.
• TV presenter Delay shed tears in her interview with singer Dhat Gyal
• Delay noted that she can relate to the life struggles of the 22-year-old singer
• She has advised the singer to stay away from drugs and bad company
It was an emotional sight when television presenter, Deloris Frimpong Manso, well known as Delay couldn’t hold back her tears during an interview with young female musician, Dhat Gyal.
The life story and struggles of the singer who has battled drug addiction in the past according to Delay is very touching.
The TV presenter revealed that she suffered a similar fate but managed to fight through the storms to succeed in life.
Narrating her story, Dhat Gyal revealed that she was introduced to hard drugs at a young age. The dancehall musician also disclosed that she was raped by an unknown man in 2016.
“In 2016, I accompanied a friend and an unknown lady to Mile 7. The woman led us into a house which was occupied by three guys. All of a sudden the woman told us that she had to leave because she has been informed that her baby was crying. Then, I decided that we will all leave but she insisted that we stayed behind.
“It wasn’t clear to me but she assured us that the guys won’t hurt us. After she left, the guys got us some drink but I still wasn’t okay. All of a sudden, one of the guys started touching me and I hesitated. He then got angry and disclosed that the woman who brought us to the house was paid some money. He said they gave the woman money to bring us. He angrily stood up and locked the door. He pounced on me and raped me. Asides from raping me, I was mercilessly beaten,” said the singer.
She added that her mother died just a year after completing Junior High School. Her mother was knocked down by a speeding driver around the Tesano Police Depot in 2016.
Delay who was touched by her story advised the singer against the use of hard drugs and also charged her to avoid bad company.
She said: “Personally, I was telling your management before the interview, even before we met that there are things about you that feel like you are mirroring me in a certain way. You remind me of when I was younger, right from the time my mother died, me trying to find my way in the industry but luckily for me, I didn’t end up with the wrong company. I would say it was by luck but you have tasted that, but I still feel that you are very beautiful, talented, and still very young, 22 years
“I think you should find God and find him well, He will guide you well. With the kind of industry you want to break out from, it’s God who can kick your demons out and help you to really discover yourself. All hope is not lost, I saw you crying during the interview. Were you crying because you feel all hope is lost?… If I have been able to succeed in this life, judging from my beginnings and struggles.. just keep your eyes on the goal and be strong.”
Delay who couldn’t hold back her tears towards the tail end of the interview, assured the singer that there was hope for the future.
“Avoid bad company, bad company corrupts a good life. I beg you, stay away from drugs, it will destroy you. Keep your voice fresh and keep on serenading us with good music. Don’t destroy your voice with the drugs, I beg you. I want to be able to sit back and watch you succeed (breaks down). I don’t want you to mess yourself up, I hope you are listening. I am so glad you came,” Delay told the singer, Dhat Gyal.
Chief Imam gives GHS50, 000 for the construction of the National Cathedral
The National Chief, Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, on Thursday, 26 August 2021, made a contribution of GHS50, 000 for the construction of the National Cathedral.
The cathedral is President Nana Akufo-Addo’s promise to God after he was elected President in the 2016 election.
The national chief imam made the donation when the board of trustees for the National Cathedral project paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Accra.
The spokesperson for the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaibu in a Citi News interview said the gesture was to further deepen the peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the country.
According to him, the donation by the Chief Imam is to demonstrate the mutual cooperation that exists between Ghanaians of all religious faith.
“As Ghanaians, we are all practitioners of a different faith, and we are able to sit around the same table and have an opportunity to discuss things and whatever comes by way of disagreement to really work and maintain our harmony, and we should not do anything to disturb our relationship. In fact, he said we should not use politics to disturb our relationship, and that we should keep politics aside and rather, as practitioners of different faiths, let’s all get united and see what we can do in the interest of our country.”
“He also said we should be mindful of that fact that God has given us peace at the time when nations around us have been plunged into conflict, and he said it is in the spirit of solidarity and mutual cooperation that he donated the GHS50,000 as a token contribution towards the construction of the National Cathedral.”
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, Apostle Opoku Onyinah, who was pleased with the contribution, called on Ghanaians to emulate the gesture.
We are extremely grateful to the Chief Imam for the contribution and also to those who haven’t understood the concept to exercise patience and follow the advice of the National Chief Imam that we should not begin to accuse one another and that religion should bring us together and should not divide us.
The Finance Minister announced in parliament that Ghanaians should voluntarily make a donation of GHS100 towards the project which is expected to be constructed at a cost of $200 million.
Meanwhile, vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he has also contributed towards the construction of the cathedral and he will contribute more as the project progresses.
Speaking at the Adabraka Official Town branch of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana on Sunday, 22 August 2021, Vice-president Bawumia underscored the importance of the Cathedral, and urged all to help build it “for Ghana and for the glory of God.”
“As you all know, there are efforts to build a National Cathedral”.
“It is very important that we build the Cathedral. It is a voluntary exercise; anybody who wants to contribute can contribute. I have contributed, and I will contribute some more”.
“So, I encourage everybody to think about it and let’s build it. It is not for anybody. It is for Ghana and for the glory of God,” he emphasized.
A voluntary, national contribution for the construction of the cathedral would further cement Ghana’s standing as a religiously diverse country living at peace with itself”.
“Ghana is Africa’s second most peaceful country, with adherents of many religions living and working together to build the nation”.
“The construction of the cathedral would add further to our enviable record of peaceful co-existence,” he stated.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, accompanied by senior members of the Clergy, laid the foundation stone for the Cathedral on March 5, 2020, to signal the start of construction. A National Cathedral Secretariat has since been set up to raise funds from individuals and the private sector for its construction, while work continues apace.
The cathedral will house a series of impressive chapels, a baptistery, a 5000-seat two-level auditorium, a grand central hall, music school, choir rehearsal, art gallery, shop, and multi-use spaces.
It will also be home to Africa’s first Bible Museum and Documentation Centre, dedicated to Christianity and nation-building in Ghana.
A new ceremonial route and landscape will be linking the Cathedral site to Ghana’s prominent, celebratory landmarks – Independence Square, Osu Cemetery, the State House, and Africa Unity Circle.
We’re focused on alleviating the suffering of Ghanaians — Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the prime focus of the Akufo-Addo government has been the promotion of inclusive policies to alleviate the suffering of Ghanaians.
Delivering a keynote address at the 11th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) in Accra on Thursday, August 26, Dr. Bawumia told the workers that the ultimate objective of every policy the government has undertaken since 2017, is to positively impact the lives of everybody in one way or the order, “without leaving anyone behind.”
The Vice President, who acknowledged that the government has not totally eradicated problems, especially in the midst of covid-19, shared with the workers a number of inclusive policies the government has undertaken to mitigate the suffering of Ghanaians since 2017.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, the President on January 7, 2017, promised to rebuild this country as Ghanaians faced daunting challenges including declining economic growth, rapidly falling value of the Cedi and constantly rising inflation and interest rates,” said Dr. Bawumia.
“While we have not totally eliminated the suffering of Ghanaians and Ghanaian workers, we can point to specific policy interventions that have mitigated the suffering that we talked about,” Dr. Bawumia said.
The Vice President listed several social interventions including de-freezing of public sector employment, which has led to the recruitment of thousands of nurses and teachers, creation of NABCO to reduce graduate unemployment, expansion of recruitment into the security services and reduction of electricity tariffs.
Other interventions he listed included: restoration of nursing and teacher trainee allowances, employment interventions through the Youth Employment Agency, industrialization through 1D1F, abolition of many taxes, employment opportunities to people with disability to man toll booths, Free SHS, government’s covid-19 alleviation packages, among others.
The Vice President also shared with the workers numerous entrepreneurial initiatives and support systems by the government, which he said are aimed at further boosting employment opportunities for the youth.
With speakers at the conference agreeing that covid-19 has had a debilitating effect on the economy and workers, Dr. Bawumia assured delegates and Ghanaians that government will continue to do more to further ameliorate the impact of the pandemic on the economy and Ghanaians.
Bawumia shares defining first-term legacies of Akufo-Addo’s government with ICU
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the government of President Akufo-Addo has worked towards the interest of Ghanaians by pursuing progressive and impactful policies.
Addressing delegates at the 11th Quadrennial Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) in Accra on Thursday, August, 26, Dr. Bawumia shared with the worker’s inclusive interventions by the Akufo-Addo government, which he described as defining legacies of the President.
“I will share with you developments which I believe have defined the President’s legacy. These are his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unprecedented financial sector clean-up, the digital transformation of the Ghanaian society, and social interventions,” Dr. Bawumia said.
The Vice President, who recounted the mountain economic and social challenges the Akufo-Addo government inherited from the previous NDC regime, extensively listed how the government’s various interventions have addressed, or mitigated these challenges since 2017.
Prudent Economic Management
The Vice President said, much of the government’s successes have been due to its prudent economic management, which he noted, expanded the economy prior to covid-19.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, the President on January 7, 2017, promised to rebuild this country as Ghanaians faced daunting challenges, including declining economic growth, rapidly falling value of the Cedi and constantly rising inflation and interest rates.’
“Three years over the planning period, between 2017 and 2019, the economy recorded significant expansion. Average growth in national output more than doubled from 2.8 percent (2014-2016) to 6.96 percent (2017-2019). The growth of agriculture more than doubled from 2.5 percent to 8.3%.”
“We halted de-industrialization, rebounded manufacturing growth, and expanded job creation. The fiscal deficit declined from 6.8 percent of rebased national output in 2016 to 3.8 percent and 4.8 percent between 2018 and 2019 in that order.”
“Inflation dropped steadily from 15.4 percent at the end of 2016 to 7.9 percent at the end of December 2019.”
Digitization
Another important legacy of the Akufo-Addo government, which the Vice President shared with delegates, is a digitization and its continued impact on society and the Ghanaian economy.
. He said the government’s economic transformational agenda, was underpinned by the creation of digital infrastructure such as digital national identification system, property address system, the inclusion of the non-formal population into the financial sector through mobile money interoperability, amongst many others, whose benefits, he said, are obvious and impacting lives.
Social interventions to reduce suffering
Dr. Bawumia noted that the most important part of prudent economic management and all that government has achieved, is their impacts on the lives of the people, which he said, has been a priority to the Akufo-Addo government.
“While we have not totally eliminated the suffering of Ghanaians and Ghanaian workers, we can point to specific policy interventions that have mitigated the suffering that we talked about,” he said.
The Vice President listed several social interventions including de-freezing of public sector employment, which has led to the recruitment of thousands of nurses and teachers, creation of NABCO to reduce graduate unemployment, expansion of recruitment into the security services.
Others he listed included: restoration of nursing and teacher trainee allowances, employment interventions through the Youth Employment Agency, industrialization through 1D1F, abolition of many taxes, employment opportunities to people with disabilities to man toll booths, Free SHS, government’s covid-19 alleviation packages, among others.
Impact and management of COVID-19
Just like other speakers, Dr. Bawumia acknowledged the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the economy and Ghanaians, as well as the government’s swift response to the situation to mitigate the impact on Ghanaians and businesses.
“The country has clearly and unequivocally made strides in inclusive growth. All these strides were made before the destructive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020,” the Vice President said.
“The severe, debilitating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the day-to-day lives of Ghanaian workers, most especially on industrial workers, cannot be overemphasized.”
“The worldwide debilitating effects of the pandemic included disruptions to supply chains in production, economic slowdown, uncertain demand in markets, and the loss of jobs and livelihoods. There has been a dramatic increase in shipping costs globally. For example, the price of shipping goods from Asia to Europe increased from $2000 per container in August 2020 to $12000 per container in August 2021 with its attendant impact on prices of goods (such as cement iron rods, etc.) globally.”
The government responded swiftly. Through the implementation of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP):
The government increased COVID-19 testing facilities from the initial (2) to sixteen (16) and equipped several hospitals across the country with the capacity to test for COVID-19;
Government-subsidized electricity consumption for 4,772,512 customers from April 2020 to March 2021. Electricity consumption for 1,620,907 lifeline customers was fully covered while the consumption of other customers was subsidized by 50 percent; Government increased the average monthly water supply by over 40% and provided free water supply to over 10,000,000 Ghanaians, and Government disbursed GH¢412.88 million to support over 270,000 businesses which helped save over 650,000 MSME jobs.”
The leadership of the ICU also commended the government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic and urged the government to continue to do more to mitigate the impact, especially on workers.
Ketu Youth in Development Network in the Volta Region is demanding President Akufo-Addo open the borders to save them from dying from hunger.
Ghana’s land borders have been closed since March 15, 2020. The decision was announced by the President as a measure to control the importation of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) into the country.
After more than a year, the Ketu Youth in Development Network says people living in and around border areas of the Volta Region are suffering.
“Our mothers and sisters who hawk around the Ghana and Togo border for their daily bread are now siting at home due to absence of an alternative means of livelihood, drivers are complaining about low patronage due to the border closure while they continue to pay huge price for fuel. Artisans who buy their raw materials from Togo have to shut down their businesses because they do not have a means to access them,” part of a release from the group dated August 15 read.
Fed up with the economic hardships, the group is demanding the reopening of Ghana’s borders to ensure those whose sources of livelihoods have been taken from them get something to do to feed themselves and their families.
“We are by this release reminding the President about his deliberate silence on the closure of the land borders and the economic impact it continues to have on the indigenous people in and around those areas, especially the southern part of Volta Region.
“Therefore, we are appealing to the conscience of the president as the father of the nation to as matter urgency open the land borders, so that economic activities can be partially restored to reduce the current hardship the people are subjected to. We believe with all the safety protocols and the strict enforcement therein, livelihood would pick up once again,” the release from Ketu Youth in Development Network concludes.
Charcoal Truck Causes Massive Traffic Due to Overturn
Trucks are a common sight on our country’s highways and interstates. These vehicles are an important part of our economy, carrying goods from one place to another to meet the demands of our growing population.
Although they are essential to society’s survival, large vehicles can pose a high risk to our roads, especially when truck drivers are negligent, trucks left in disrepair and company owners ignoring government safety regulations.
An Overturn Charcoal tractor-trailer on Mataheko-Accra Road is causing massive traffic disruptions this Wednesday Afternoon. As a result, traffic is being diverted.
According to a report from the scene, it looks like the Track slid on its side off the road, but nothing is confirmed yet.
Traffic scene
There’s been no word on what caused the charcoal truck to overturn and no accident recorded.
We reaching out to the nearest Ghana Police Station to please find out the cause and help reduce the heavy traffic.
BEAF GALOUR: PROPHET ANTHONY KWARTENG TAKES COMPUTERMAN TO ‘CLEANER’, DESCRIBES HIM AS AN AGENT OF BAAL, AND SUGGESTS HIM INTO CONDEMN CELLS.
The Aftermath of the Outrageous video of HOLY KISS” Anglican Priest Rev Father Obeng Larbi has resulted into many Frictions between Religious leaders in Sharing their Opinions on the Act.
The unquenchable debate that Caused The General Overseer of the Christ Power Miracle Mission, Prophet Dr. Anthony Kwarteng to ‘Lock Horns’ With Prophet Computerman of Hope Generation Ministry and Prophet Dr. Kofi Oduro of Alabaster Chapel international over their Proposed Jail term on the Culprit, Rev. Father Obeng Larbi has now gone beyond its the boiling point as Prophet Computerman has been recommended for Condemn Cells over the alleged UnGodly act done on his Pulpit.
Prophet Dr. Anthony Kwarteng, the General Overseer of Christ Power Miracle Mission has disclosed that The Founder and Leader of Hope Generation Ministry
Nana Akwasi Amponsah ( Prophet Computerman) is an Agent of an ancient god Baal as he does many ungodly things on his Pulpit so he has no moral right to insult and Call for Jail term on The”Holy Kiss Pastor, Rev Father Obeng Larbi.
Prophet Anthony Kwarteng stressed that, If Kissing a student attracts Jail then, Prophet Computerman deserves to be in Condemned Cells for what he does on his Pulpit is more than what people see as Murder.
This Outburst Follows the Recent insult rained on Prophet Anthony Kwarteng by Prophet Computerman after Prophet Anthony Kwarteng termed the Act of Computerman as a “GOLO BOY” Pastor.
Prophet Dr. Anthony Kwarteng in an interview with Kingdom FM’s Okogyeabour Ocran added that Prophet Computerman is a Scamming Pastor but not doing the Work as a Person Called by the Creator.
General Overseer of Christ Power Miracle Mission says, any person who claims to be a Man of God does not Come out Openly to insult his fellow Pastor even if the Person is wrong but rather approaches the issue with Wisdom but not Open Rebuke.
He, therefore, Described Prophet Computerman as a Satanic Pastor who is brainwashing Ghanaians to Amass Wealth for himself.
According to him, Prophet Computerman is surrounded by Criminalities so he has no moral right to Condemn others.
He challenged him to Come out and Explain why he has Married Ten (10) times but has Divorced all of them.
Teacher trainees across the Forty Six (46) Colleges of Education (CE) in the country are extremely angry about their unpaid allowance.
This has made them decide to embark on a demonstration against the Government.
These aggrieved teacher trainees started on telegram, move to twitter with the hash tag “Y33 GYE Y3N SIKA”. They are now on the media outlets sending signal to the Government through the Education Ministry (EM).
According to the trainees, They are yet to be to be paid their second semester allowances even though the semester just ended last week.
Again, the government still owes them two months in their first semester.
“The issues are many”.
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Dr. Bawumia & NPP Government Never Promise Free Cars to Okada Riders in 2020: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes to Franklin Cudjoe/NDC Members
I have read a news item emanating from the camp of the Founding President of IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe, and NDC Members, asking the whereabouts of the cars Dr. Bawumia proposed to the Okada riders during the 2020 general elections.
It is interesting to state the facts and diffuse the propaganda from Franklin Cudjoe and NDC Members.
1. Ahead of the 2020 general elections, John Mahama promised to legalize the Okada business in the Country as well as create a facility for the purchase of more motorcycles and tricycles for the riders at a much cheaper cost. 2. Dr. Bawumia and NPP Government on the other hand proposed that We give the Okada riders an opportunity to buy safer vehicles through lease and pay over a period of time. At no point in time did the Vice-President, Dr. Bawumia says he was going to offer free vehicles to the Okada riders.
3. Unfortunately, the commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders bought into the Okada legalization vision of John Mahama and wholly rejected the noble proposal by Dr. Bawumia and NPP. The Okada Riders believed in the lies of John Mahama and rejected the truthful proposal by Dr. Bawumia and NPP Government.
4. The commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders jointly formed a group known as Okada Riders Association and claimed to have a membership of about 800,000 across the Country. 5. The Okada Riders Association campaigned, endorsed, and voted for John Mahama during the 2020 general elections. They fully rallied behind John Mahama with their campaign platform dubbed, “Get Okada Votes Campaign” for John Mahama in the 2020 general elections.
Notwithstanding the rejection of Dr. Bawumia’s Hire Purchase Policy by the Okada Riders in 2020, if they have repented and are willing to cooperate with Government, I think the Government will put measures in place for the Okada Riders to acquire safer vehicles through lease and later pay over a period of time with a payment plan. In any case, John Mahama is still in a better position to provide free motorcycles and tricycles to the Okada riders if truly indeed IMANI Africa still believes in Mahama’s Okada Policy.
Franklin Cudjoe and NDC Members should demand from John Mahama to honour his promise to the Okada Riders since he enjoys their support and votes in the 2020 general elections. However, they should understand that the Okada business is still not legal and again, it is not safe. The Hire Purchase Policy for safer vehicles for Okada riders proposed by Dr. Bawumia and NPP Government is still the best option.
TECHIMAN MUNICIPAL GIRL CHILD OFFICER MEETS ABOUT 20 NURSING JHS MOTHERS AND PARENTS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY POLICY Madam Ellen White; Techiman Municipal Girl Child Officer has a matter of urgency called on Parents to support their wards who get pregnant in the course of schooling to be able to complete and without dropping -out from school.
Speaking at a programme at Gyarko JHS to donate some diapers, foodstuffs and some amount of money to about some 20 Girls who got pregnant during the covid 19 breaks after a successful Government Re-entry policy, Madam White opined that getting pregnant while in school is shouldn’t be encouraged but in case of any misfortune, Parents should not compel their wards to about their unborn babies or withdraw them from school but rather support them since the Government Re-Entry policy has come to stay.
She added that she would do her possible best to uplift the image of Girl Child Education in the Techiman Municipality, Bono East, and Ghana as a while and appealed to Philanthropists to help the Student Nursing mothers and also charged parents to always provide the needs of their wards to curb any future misfortune.
On his part, Mr. George Yaw Ankamah; Director in charge of Children at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social protection for Bono Region also promise their readiness to support the children to achieve their aim for a brighter future. Some of the beneficiaries bemoan the unfortunate incident and thanked the officials for coming to their aid and promised to learn hard to soar higher in the future.
The local chapter Chairman and executive Board member of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Mr. Eric Asirifi , has revealed that private car drivers are the real causes of the rampant road accidents in the country.
Mr. Eric Asirifi said most of the private cars mostly makes the wrong overtaken relying on the small seize of their vehicles and the amount of speed their cars can go at a given time.
He said the private car drivers will cause a reckless driving and in other to Swerve it, the commercial cars rather end up getting the accidents.
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Citing the recent accident at Juaso involving a Hyundai saloon car and a VIP Bus which claimed two lives instantly and the other gory accident at Teacher mante in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The GPRTU Chairman also called on the Ghana Highway Authority and the National Road Safety Authority to repair and replace Road Guards as it posses threat to road users and commuters. Chairman Eric Asirifi said this during a workshop organized to sensitizes drivers and other road users in Accra today.
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“We also want to assure all Ghanaians that crime has no expiration date and come 2025 when the new NDC takes over the governance of our beloved country all those committing crimes against innocent Ghanaians will be properly investigated and everyone found culpable will be prosecuted.”
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