Author: Krobea

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be able to do a good job in terms of power distribution if it is given the same support the government of Ghana gave to the Power Distributive Service (PDS), Dr Kwabena Donkor, the Former Minister of Power, has said. Dr Donkor told Winston Amoah on the Sunrise show on 3FM Tuesday that: “Basically with the conditions we approved for the PDS, if the same conditions had been approved for old ECG in running the place, their finances would have been better. “The quarterly tariff adjustment will be cost reflective and commercially profitable….…

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says it is “ready and willing” to offer professionals who are knowledgeable, dedicated and courageous to help the government resolve the crisis that has led to the termination of the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. The party said it is also ready and willing to help with “any other governance issue” if “the Akufo-Addo-led administration is willing to cooperate and accept a genuine helping hand in the interest of the state”. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, October 22 by the party’s Acting General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh…

A private security company, Chriwdog Security Company, as part of efforts to motivate teachers in their line of work has presented three separate awards to some teachers of the New Akrade Presbyterian Primary School in the Eastern Region. The award ceremony was held during the school’s Education Week on Sunday, October 20. The three best teachers, Augustina Aboagyewaa, Edze Felix and Theophilus Buetey, were given certificates of honour and undisclosed amount of monies for their good work. The award is the first if its kind by the company. Aside motivating teachers, it is also aimed to prioritize commitment and hard…

After two weeks of international break, the Champions League continues with the game between Ajax and Chelsea on Wednesday. Since The Blues lost to Valencia on Match Day One, they are yet to be trounced by any team. As they travel to The Netherlands to play against Ajax, Chelsea must have it at the back of their minds that they are currently in third place in Group H and to move out of the danger zone, it is a must win game. Lucky Ajax are unbeaten in both The Eredivisie and Champions League.  De Godenzonen are currently Group H leaders…

Inter Milan will go all-out when they face Borussia Dortmund at San Siro Stadium on Wednesday night. Pressure lies on Antonio Conte’s head as his side has failed to win a Champions League game this season. In order not to succumb to the last place in Group F, the manager will have to get his tactics right when his men meet Dortumund. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortumund sits on top of Group F with four points but not comfortably. The German club has the same points as Barcelona and to maintain the lead, all three points must be attained. As the Europa…

The Board of Governors of the Danquah Institute has named Richard Ahiagbah as the Acting Executive Director. This follows the procession on Sabbatical leave by Edward Kwaku Asomani, effective Monday, October 21. Mr Asomani’s leave will precede his departure from the Institute “to enable him pursue important research work, which will lead to another assignment”. Mr Ahiagbah is said to come to the role with a rich experience. He has a track record in policy research, legislative lobbying and regulatory reform. He comes to the Institute with a strong public policy background. Also significant is his experience in electoral research…

The termination of the PDS agreement seems to be the most trended topic the weekend. In fact, the Finance Minister’s cancellation letter seems like a summary of what some of us have been writing- glad to know they actually read what we write. And I’m glad that what some of us citizens have been writing to share the facts by breaking down all this financial gibberish into simple plain English for the discerning citizenry, has reached government’s ears! My question is, If government knew all this all along why on earth did they take us through this RIGAMAROLE? I’ve been…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says the PDS deal is the “biggest corruption scandal” in the history of Ghana and they will demand probity and accountability from the Akufo-Addo government. He told journalists on Monday that the outcome of the PDS deal underscores NDC’s status as a credible party in the fight against corruption. Mr Asiedu Nketiah was speaking to journalists at the NDC headquarters in Accra on the back of the termination of the concession agreement between the government and the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited for the management of the Electricity…

The Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, says Ghanaians have lost their values including hard work, patriotism and integrity in the society. She said almost everybody in Ghana at the moment is finding means of making quick money without working hard work. She told Winston Amoah on 3FM’s Sunrise Monday that: “We have lost quite a lot of our values in Ghana. We have lost values of honesty, integrity. We have lost values of true patriotism, we have lost values of discipline and hard work. “Today everybody is interested in making a quick buck or…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt a “bottom-up” manifesto for the electioneering campaign next year. This is what has informed a stakeholders’ tour ahead of the unveiling of the party’s manifesto in the quest to reclaim power. “We don’t think that it is good to make [the manifesto] top-to-bottom,” he said on Monday, October 21, when he met leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA). “It is bottom-up so that we incorporate what the genuine opinions of people who are working in those particular sector have to influence government policy so that when…