Author: Krobea

The petition filed by pressure group Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has been summarily dismissed by the Presidency. The response to the petition is said to have been sent to the Facebook page of ASEPA’s Executive Director, Mensah Thompson, on Thursday, August 13. ASEPA had petitioned Jubilee House on  June 9, 2020 for the removal of the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, for failing to declare her assets in accordance with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution. But after weeks of lull, the pressure group wrote to the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah,…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has said that implementing the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865) has been problematic as a result of the trade relationship that has existed among West African nationals over the years. For Yoofi Grant, the issue becomes a worry to indigenes when foreigners tend to out-compete them as a result of “competitive financing” or easy penetration into the market and not necessarily that they cannot do business alongside these foreigners. Speaking to TV3’s Nana Akua Mensah-Aborampah in an interview on Wednesday, Mr Grant said Ghanaian businesses have to be incentivised…

Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says he is not so sure whether he has fully recovered from the coronavirus infection he contracted or not. He, however, believes he has recovered enough to resume work. Dr Opoku Prempeh was one of the high profile ministers to have contracted the disease. He was admitted at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), where his case was managed. Sharing his experience on TV3’s Covid-19 360 with Berla Mundi on Thursday, August 13, Dr Opoku Prempeh described his situation as “horrible”. “It was an…

Court of Appeal judge Richard Adjei Frinpong, sitting in as an additional High Court judge, was not pleased with the absence of one of the seven members of the jury on Wednesday, August 12 when the case was brought before the Sekondi High court 1 for hearing. The judge warned that any member of the jury who would try to indulge in any such behaviour such asbsenteeism that would frustrate a smooth trial could be fined or, at default, be jailed This is because, according to him, the case before the court is one that has generated a lot of…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the major push for him running again for presidency is to provide jobs for the youth. “The major plank of my second coming as president is to deliver jobs to our youth,” he stressed. “If we don’t do this urgently, we have a time bomb ticking away.” In a Facebook post congratulating the youth of Ghana as part of celebrating the International Youth Day, the former president noted that “everything, every policy and every sector will be focused on creating jobs for the young people”. “This is anchored in our US $10bn…

Lecturers and non-teaching staff of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies have protested against management of the school. They want their 13-month salary arrears paid. They have given management of the school a one-week ultimatum to respond to their demands. The University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies at Bunso is a private school. Lecturers and non-teaching staff say non-payment of salaries have affected their livelihoods and access to health care. Agboyie Richard is a Senior IT Technician for the school. “For over 12 months, we haven’t been paid,” he complained. “We can’t access NHIS because it’s connected…

One of the most patronized community football parks in the Greater Accra Region, the Bukom Park, has been given a facelift. The pitch, which has hosted many inter-community football games over the years, has served as a breeding ground for talents. Despite being a conveyor of talents, it barely received any major renovation works over the years with players often playing on its hard and rocky surface. But in an intervention under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) of the Ministry of Special Development Initiative, the park has been given a professional look with the installation of an Astro…

After months of anticipation, it has been confirmed that Ghana youngster Mohammed Salisu has signed for Southampton for £10.9 million from Real Valladolid. The deal will keep the 21-year-old at the club for four years. The news was confirmed on the Saints website. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl believes Salisu will be a great asset to the team. “This is an important signing for us. Mohammed is a player who fits our profile well. He is young and has a great amount of potential, but he is also someone who has the qualities to come in and help the team as…

Three Ghanaian citizens have petitioned the United Nations (UN) over what they say are threats to Ghana’s peace ahead of the December 7 elections. The three – Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese – submitted their petition to the office of the Resident Coordinator of the UN earlier on Wednesday,August 12, 2020. In the detailed petition submitted, the three expressed concerns over pockets of violence in the just-ended viter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). They cited the use of military to intimidate residents at border towns and other places across the country,…

The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, says the future for the Ghanaian youth is miserable due to the poor economic management by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Cleaning of the banking sector by government, according to Mr Opare Addo, has malformed and collapsed businesses, making lives excruciating especially for the youth. He said the NPP, while in opposition, promised and gave huge hopes to the youth, yet have failed woefully making him shudder at the thought of the future of this country. The Former Municipal Chief Executive for Akuapem North in the…