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Mr Ransford Chatman Vanni-Amoah, former member/ Secretary – Komenda Sugar Project Management Board, has noted that the current administration grounded the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central region. He said the factory was completed before the Mahama administration exited office but the Nrew Patriotic Party administration did not see the need to make it functional. In a statement, Mr Vanni-Amoah said “I have been following issues surrounding the now abandoned Komenda Sugar Factory since the inception of this insensitive and clueless government, and I cannot get my head around the fact that the president and his appointees keep deceiving the…

Captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew says a win today should be the only outcome of the game against Sudan. The Black Stars face Sudan later today as part of qualification to AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. Ghana has won the first two games against Sao Tome and South Africa and will be looking to keep up the unblemished record after tonight’s game. Ayew says the Stars have not had the best training regime but he believes the Stars are capable of beating Sudan. “It has not been the best preparation because we didn’t have a full squad early for…

The Paramount Chief of Chereponi has pleaded with David Apasera, the presidential candidate of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) to prioritize the construction of the Nalerigu-Chereponi road if he assumes office as the President of the Republic of Ghana. This followed a courtesy call on him by the PNC Flag bearer at his Palace in Chereponi. Mr Apasera who commenced his campaign tour of the North-East Region was in Chereponi to launch the Parliamentary bid of the PNC candidate Eugene TK Bashiru and to further introduce him to the constituents. The courtesy call on the paramount chief was followed by…

The dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei has said the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) peddled falsehood against him regarding the date that he opened his bank account at the Stanbic bank. The CHRAJ report that got him sacked concluded that Mr Adjei had put himself in a position where his personal interests conflicted with the performance of his functions as CEO and board member of PPA. Portions of the report said “The respondent (Mr Adjei) opened a USD Account at the Stanbic Bank on 03 April 2017 after…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) Nana Osei Bonsu has asked the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and other bodies in charge of collecting taxes in the country to ensure that persons who are supposed to pay taxes do so. He explained that payment of taxes should be seen by all as a patriotic activity because it is the major source of revenue for the government to embark on developmental projects in the country. Failure to pay the right taxes means the government is being denied moneys to provide social amenities like schools, roads, hospitals and others,…

The Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has asked Ghanaians to reject the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, ahead of the elections on December 7. He said Ghanaians were taken through four grueling years of unstable power supply (dumsor) to homes and industry as a result of bad leadership by the previous administration. However, he said, the current government under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dealt with the problem to ease the pressure on Ghanaians. To that end, he said, President Akufo-Addo should be voted for again in the elections.…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to vote for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the upcoming elections on December 7. She said the current Akufo-Addo-led government has not disappointed Ghanaians in the past three-and-a-half years in office by implementing a number of pro-poor policies and programmes to affect the lives of Ghanaians. To that end, she said, the party should be voted for again to enable it consolidate the gains made as far as the economic management is concerned. Mrs Akufo-Addo was speaking to supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and other Ghanaians when she visited…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has lauded former president John Dramani Mahama for listening to his advice ahead of the December 7 elections. It is recalled that when Mr Mahama visited the Otumfuo at the Manhyia Palace in August this year to introduce his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to him, the Asantehene asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate to explain how the mistakes he made when in office will not be repeated in case he wins this year’s elections to become president again. “I have spoken to you a lot and I have said that…

The dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procumbent Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei has said investigative journalist Manasseh Azuri Awuni told him that the work he did against him that led to his sacking was beyond his control. Mr Agyenim Boateng Agyei said he came to the realization that there was an agenda against him immediately Manesseh told him the work was above his control. “Manasseh approached me with some humility. He was like a young man who showed signs that he wanted to learn something. I had an interest in him and anything he wanted to do…

The dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procumbent Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has accused the Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ) of playing mischief in their report against him, leading to his sacking. “I knew from their initial correspondence that CHRAJ was up to mischief  after failing to disclose they were in possession of my account details so we could speak specifically to it. “They decided to publish same with the statement that I was unable to explain the inflows into my account. This is an affront to my right to defend myself,” he told…