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DAILY HERITAGE 

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 

DAILY QUOTE 

Life is not about finding yourself. 

Life is about creating yourself 

- Lolly Daska 

ANNIVERSARIES 

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WORLD 

South Africa court 

allows secret 

Zuma 

no-confidence vote 

My 14yr-old son doesn’t 

know Denkyira-Obuasi 

•Says father of Major Mahama’s murder suspect 

BUSINESS 

POLITICS 

SPORTS 

CITY Updates 

Perseus Mining donates 

to fight TB in Ghana 

P.04 

P.10 

Making the NDC 

more attractive 

P.15 

PERSUES MINING Ghana Limited, on Wednesday, donated GH¢215,000.00 to the 

National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) to help organise the 20th Union 

Africa Conference on Tuberculosis (TB). 

‘Don’t rush into marriage’ 

Kenya trade expo 

in Ghana 

to boost intra- 

African trade 

P.11 

‘King Kong’ 

promises a fun 

pack boxing 

night 

TV PERSONALITY, Peace Hyde, has advised Ghanaians against the rush to get 

married to the wrong people. 

BY ANTHONY KOFFIE & 

SARAH NEEQUAYE 

MR YAW Mensah, father of the 

14-year-old boy who was alleged 

to be part of the lynching of 

Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, 

has explained that his son was 

not part of the mob that killed 

the soldier and that he was wrongly arrested. 

According to him, his son had never been to 

Denkyira-Obuasi before and had no knowledge 

of the said act. 

In an interview with the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE, Mr Mensah, who travelled to Accra to 

witness the trial of the suspects, said his son was 

living in Dunkwa-Bibianiha, a nearby village, 

where he was schooling. 

He told the paper that his son was arrested 

together with an elder of a Pentecost church, 

where some of the suspects were alleged to have 

been taking refuge. 

“My son doesn’t live in Denkyira-Obuasi and 

doesn’t even know the place. He is living at 

Dunkwa- Bibianiha with one of our church elders 

and his wife. I sent him there for him to have 

a better education because the children in 

Denkyira-Adaboi, where we lived, were not serious 

with education. 

“The soldiers entered into his (the elder’s) 

house at 4:30 a.m. and arrested the man and my 

son who was even asleep. The soldiers really beat 

them before taking them away,” he said. 

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He continued that, “when I went to the police 

station to plead for my son, the police told me 

they can’t do anything about it because they were 

arrested by the soldiers. 

‘‘My son was in school on Monday, the day 

the incident happened and his teachers can attest 

to that.’’ 

He further told the paper that his family is 

going through a lot of pain due to the arrest of 

his son, saying, “my wife is sick and has been admitted 

to the hospital because of this incident 

and she is waiting for me to come home and tell 

her something good.” 

Mr Mensah, who was getting emotional, expressed 

his pain upon seeing his son shedding 

tears in the police vehicle. 

He pleaded with the government and the general 

public to help him get his son, claiming that 

“my son is innocent; he is a good boy and can’t 

even kill a fly.” 

The son, together with the other suspects, is 

expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, 

July 6, 2017. 

17-year-old for Borstal Home 

One other suspect, a 17-year-old boy, 

Ebenezer Asamoah, was ordered by the court to 

be sent to the Borstal Home for remand as he 

was presumed to be under-age. 

The presiding judge, His Honour, Ebenezer 

Kwaku Ansah, said the boy should be sent to the 

Borstal Home during the remand period until the 

police are able to establish that he is 18. 







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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 

I have not failed. I've just 

found 10,000 ways 

that won't work 

- Thomas A. Edison 

Abraham Attah accepts free SHS ambassadorial role 

BY DORINDA NAA 

KOSHIE LAMPTEY 

HOLLYWOOD CHILD actor, 

Abraham Attah has yet again 

climbed another milestone with a 

free signage as an ambassador for 

government’s Free Senior High 

School (Free SHS) programme. 

Contrary to the usual culture of 

brand ambassadors taking huge 

sums of money in exchange for 

their endorsement, the young actor 

has instead given gifts to the education 

ministry in addition to accepting 

the ambassadorial role without 

charging any fee. 

The Ministry of Education, led 

by the sector minister, Dr Matthew 

Opoku-Prempeh yesterday unveiled 

the young Ghanaian actor as 

an ambassador for the Free SHS 

•Without charging a penny 

•Dr Matthew Opoku- Prempeh, Minister of Education, 

with Abraham Attah, Hollywood child actor 

programme at a short but impressive 

ceremony at the Ministry. 

He becomes the first celebrity 

to be signed onto the Free-SHS 

deal, which according to the ministry, 

is slated to kick start in September 

2017/2018 academic calendar. 

“Abraham is doing this for free, 

he came down with some shoes to 

support the needy and handed the 

shoes over to the ministry because 

he believes they can figure out the 

needy in various schools since it 

has to do with education,” Chief 

Executive Officer (CEO) of E-On 

3, Mr Richard Ofori Attah stated in 

an interview with the DAILY 

HERITAGE. 

Despite the fact that the Hollywood 

star is in the boarding school 

in the United States of America at 

the junior high level, the education 

ministry aims to use his brand to 

persuade the youth to take the free- 

SHS programme serious and aspire 

to reach greater heights like the 

child star had done at his tender 

age. 

“Though our President Nana 

Akufo-Addo was the one who 

came up with this free-SHS education, 

we shouldn’t just sit back and 

watch him, all Ghanaians must support. 

“That led to appointing Attah 

because he is the only Ghanaian 

who has been to the Oscars as 

young as he is.” The CEO of E- 

On-3 stated. 

According to him, due to the 

fact that Attah wants to make an 

impact, his management will ensure 

that the shoes get to the right people. 

He said they will make sure that 

the shoes get to the needy so that 

they can make good use of them. 

He also assured that his outfit will 

monitor the distribution of the 

shoes to make sure they get to the 

right hands. 

Mahama’s Gitmo 2 

declared illegal ‘citizens’ 

BY WILBERFORCE ASARE/ 

DAAKYEHENE OFOSU AGYEMAN 

ASEVEN-MEM- 

BER Supreme 

Court panel 

presided over by 

Chief Justice 

Sophia Akuffo has 

by six to one majority decision 

upheld as unconstitutional the decision 

by then President John 

Dramani Mahama to admit two 

Guantanamo Bay detainees to the 

country through an agreement 

between the Mahama administration 

and United States of America 

(USA) without a prior 

approval by Parliament. 

The plaintiffs, Margaret Bamful 

and Henry Nana Boakye, last 

year sued the Attorney-General 

id and Minister of Justice, as well as 

the Minister of Interior and accused 

the government of illegally 

bringing in the two former Gitmo 

detainees, without recourse to the 

•By Supreme Court 

• The plaintiffs, Mrs 

Margaret Bamful, Nana 

Boakye and their lawyer 

Nana Agyei Barfour Awuah 

laws of the land. 

The two plaintiffs were therefore 

seeking a true and proper interpretation 

of Article 75 of the 

•Muhammed Bin Atef and Muhammed Al-Dhuby were 

kept in detention for 14 years 

1992 Constitution of Ghana. 

The applicants claimed that 

the President of the Republic of 

Ghana acted unconstitutionally by 

agreeing to the transfer of Mahmud 

Umar Muhammad Bin Atef 

and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al- 

Dhuby to Ghana. 

Atef and Al-Dhuby were arrested 

by the United States of 

America and kept in detention for 

14 years 

after being 

linked with 

the terrorist 

group 

Al-Qaeda. 

In its 

ruling, the 

Supreme 

Court said 

the agreement 

reached by 

the the Government of Ghana 

and the USA was one that fell directly 

under the purview of the 

provisions of Article 75 of the 

1992 Constitution and the then 

government ought to have sought 

parliamentary approval before the 

two detainees were admitted to 

the country. 

The inference of the ruling is 

that the government should 

within three months subject the 

agreement to parliamentary consideration 

and approval; in default 

of which the government would 

have no other choice than to return 

the two Gitmo detainees to 

the handlers who brought them 

into the country. 

The majority decision comprised 

the votes of the Chief Justice, 

Ms Justice Sophia Abena 

Boadua Akuffo, Justice Sophia 

Adinyira, Justice Jones Dotse, Justice 

Anim Yeboah, Justice Paul 

Baffoe Bonnie and Justice Sulley 

Gbadegbe. Justice William 

Atuguba however dissented.

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• The UN mission in CAR has been plagued 

by allegations of sexual abuse 

Congo peacekeepers to leave CAR amid sex abuse allegations 

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE is to 

withdraw more than 600 troops 

serving as peacekeepers in the 

Central African Republic (CAR) 

following claims of sexual abuse, 

the UN says. 

A review of the Congolese deployment 

pointed to "systemic 

problems", a statement said. 

The UN peacekeeping force in 

the CAR has faced scores of allegations 

of sexual abuse and exploitation. 

Almost 13,000 people are 

serving as part of the mission, 

known as Minusca. 

French troops have also been 

accused of sex abuse in CAR. 

Charges were dropped against six 

French soldiers earlier this year, 

however another investigation remains 

open. 

UN peacekeepers were deployed 

in 2014, with the CAR in 

turmoil after mainly Muslim 

rebels ousted President Francois 

Bozize, sparking a backlash from 

largely Christian militias. 

Thousands have been killed in 

the violence that followed, with 

hundreds of thousands fleeing to 

neighbouring countries. BBC 



World news in 4 stories 

South Africa court 

allows secret Zuma 

no-confidence vote 

SOUTH AFRICA'S 

highest court has ruled 

that a vote of no-confidence 

against President 

Jacob Zuma can be 

held in secret. 

The constitutional court said 

that the Speaker of parliament 

had the right to order such a 

move. She had previously stated 

• Zuma has been implicated in corruption scandals 

but has survived previous votes of no-confidence 

she did not have the power. 

Opposition parties believe that 

under a secret ballot, MPs from 

Mr Zuma's ANC party would 

vote against him. 

He has survived several previous 

votes of no-confidence. 

Mr Zuma has been under constant 

pressure over everything 

from corruption allegations to a 

controversial cabinet reshuffle 

that saw his widely respected finance 

minister fired. Delivering 

his verdict, Chief Justice Mgoeng 

Mgoeng said that under South 

Africa's separation of powers, it 

was up to the Speaker of parliament 

to decide how the vote was 

conducted. BBC 

• All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads 

Kenya's schoolgirls 

to get free sanitary 

pads from govt 

ALL KENYAN schoolgirls 

are to get free sanitary pads, 

the government has said. 

It is hoped the move will 

improve access to education 

in a country where many 

cannot afford sanitary products 

like pads and tampons. 

The high cost has led to 

an estimated one million 

girls missing six weeks of 

school every year, according 

to the ZanaAfrica Foundation. 

But now the onus has 

been put on the Kenyan 

government to provide free 

sanitary towels to every 

schoolgirl. 

The amendment to the 

education act, signed into 

law by President Uhuru 

Kenyatta this week, states 

"free, sufficient and quality 

sanitary towels" must be 

provided to every girl registered 

at school, as well as 

providing "a safe and environmental 

sound mechanism 

for disposal". 

It comes more than a 

decade after Kenya scrapped 

taxes on sanitary products in 

an effort to make them more 

affordable. 

Despite this, some 65% 

of women and girls still find 

them to expensive, according 

to figures cited in a 2016 report 

by non-profit consulting 

firm FSG. 

As a result, charities like 

the ZanaAfrica Foundation 

have been providing sanitary 

pads for girls around the 

country. BBC 

Egypt to extend state of emergency for three months 

EGYPT WILL extend a national 

state of emergency for three 

months after the government approved 

President Abdel Fattah al- 

Sisi's proposal to do so, the 

cabinet said on Thursday, amid an 

ongoing militant campaign against 

a Christian minority. 

Parliament unanimously approved 

a three-month state of 

emergency in April, broadening 

the power of authorities to crack 

down on what they call enemies 

of the state after two church 

bombings killed at least 45. 

The state of emergency, which 

would have expired at the end of 

June, has been extended by three 

months, cabinet statement 

showed, meaning it will now last 

at least until the end of September. 

Egypt faces an Islamic State 

insurgency in the restive Sinai 

Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers 

and police have been killed 

since 2013. The group has increasingly 

carried out attacks in 

the mainland against Coptic 

Christian civilians in recent 

months, killing around 100 Copts 

since December. 

Police killed seven people in 

connection with the violence 

against Christians on Thursday. 

Security forces found militants 

hiding in a desert training camp, 

the Interior Ministry said. 

They attempted to arrest the 

men, who opened fire. Police returned 

fire and have so far found 

seven bodies as well as weapons, a 

motorcycle, and military uniforms, 

the ministry said in a statement. 

Reuters 

• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi



Making poultry farming attractive to the youth 

A COUNTRY that aspires to attain 

a competitive and decent per capita 

income having crawled from 320 

USD in 1983 to 775 USD in 2014, a 

major sector worth prioritising to 

turn the tide is Agriculture. 

Agriculture remains the backbone 

of every economy and Ghana is no 

exception. The country is well-endowed 

with natural resources, with 

agriculture accounting for nearly 

one-quarter of GDP and serving as 

employment avenue for thousands 

of Ghanaians. 

With a graduate unemployment 

rate of over 220,000, one key area 

that can be made very attractive to 

absolve the teeming youth is poultry 

farming. 

Currently, the few youth who are 

into poultry farming are making significant 

gains in spite of the many 

challenges confronting the industry. 

Some of the farms are able to 

produce 2,000 crates of eggs per day 

and have in stock some 20,000 birds. 

As we hope to meet 90% of our 

poultry needs, efforts ought to be 

made to ensure that the many challenges 

confronting the poultry 

farmer are tackled. 

For instance, access to credit remains 

a big problem to the farmers. 

This is because many of the banks 

and other financial institutions perceive 

poultry farming as a high-risk 

business, hence the dragging of feet 

to give loans. With the recent Bird 

Flu scare and increasing cost of 

poultry feed, the case of the poultry 

farmer has become even more difficult. 

Another challenge that the government 

must look at urgently is the 

huge import of cheap poultry and 

poultry products. Though we have 

signed on to trade policies that open 

up the economy, the government 

could assist the local poultry producer 

to be more competitive 

through various tax regimes to protect 

the local farmer. 

Advanced economies such as 

Germany employed this technique in 

the automobile industry until the 

local producers were strong enough 

to compete with foreign imports. 

The DAILY HERITAGE 

urges the government to provide 

more resources to all Agricultural Investment 

Funds to support the 

youth to go into poultry and other 

farming activities. 

Cocoa farmers threaten demo 

BY BENJAMIN TANDOH 

AGROUP calling itself Youth 

in Cocoa Production has 

threatened to embark on a 

massive demonstration to express 

its grievance over what 

it describe as “cheating” by 

the government in the sale of fertiliser to 

cocoa farmers. 

According to them, they have been deceived 

by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- 

Addo-led government and argued that the 

government had no interest in protecting 

cocoa farmers in the country. 

The government has indicated that it will 

replace the free fertilisation programme 

which was introduced by the erstwhile government 

with a programme under which 

farmers pay GH¢80.00 for a bag of fertiliser. 

The initiative, according to the government, 

is meant to halt or bring to an end the 

smuggling of subsidised fertilizers to neighbouring 

countries. 

Speaking on Kasapa FM’s‘Si Mi So’ hosted 

by Akwasi Nsiah, the chairman of the 

group, Ishmael Kwabena Asare, said the 

government was trying to discourage the 

youth from farming by introducing the initiative. 

“We supported the government’s fight 

against illegal farmers and we even advised 

our peers to join us in cocoa farming. By 

this initiative we are not sure they will be encouraged 

to join. 

“If the economy is bad, why won’t they 

[government] reduce the salaries of teachers, 

• Over sale of fertiliser by Govt 

soldiers, and nurses but to 

use this dubious 

means to milk 

money from us,” 

he stated. 

Mr Asare 

bemoaned 

the absence 

of an organised 

body to 

fight for 

cocoa farmers, 

arguing 

that, “no one 

knows the hardship 

we go through as young 

farmers.” 

Minority blasts Govt 

The minority caucus in Parliament accused 

the government of cheating cocoa 

farmers by asking them to buy fertilisers 

which have already been paid for by the previous 

National Democratic Congress NDC 

government. 

According to them, the Mahama administration, 

prior to the determination of the 

producer price of cocoa, made provision for 

the purchase of 2.2 million bags of granular 

fertiliser and 1.6 million litres of liquid fertiliser 

to fertilise over 1 million hectares of 

cocoa farms free of charge to the farmer in 

the 2016/2017 cocoa season. 

Addressing journalists at a news conference 

in Accra, the Ranking Member 

on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa 

Affairs, Mr Eric Opoku, said 

it baffled their imagination 

why the government will 

turn around to sell the 

already paid-for fertilisers 

to the cocoa 

farmer. 

This the Minority 

NDC, considers a slap 

in the face of the 

cocoa farmers. 

“We want to emphasise 

that cocoa farmers 

have indirectly, through the 

producer price determination formulae 

used for the 2016/17 cocoa season, 

paid for the fertiliser. Selling the same 

fertiliser to the same farmer is a broad day 

robbery. 

“We are therefore urging the New Patriotic 

Party government to be sensitive to the 

plight of the Ghanaian cocoa farmer by 

halting the sale of the fertiliser and reverting 

to the NDC’s free fertilisation programme 

for the 2016/17 cocoa season,” noted Mr 

Opoku. 

COCOBOD responds 

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) 

accused the NDC Minority in Parliament of 

being economical with the truth, over the 

purchase of 2.2 million bags of granular fertiliser 

and 1.6 million litres of liquid for 

cocoa farmers by the Mahama led-government. 

According to COCOBOD, though the 

previous administration factored the purchase 

of fertilisers, it spent a whopping 

GH¢ 750 million on the construction of 

cocoa roads when it had budgeted for only 

GH¢ 150 million, a situation that has resulted 

in debt with no provision made to 

settle it. 

According to them, the Mahama administration, 

prior to the determination of the 

producer price of cocoa made provision for 

the purchase of 2.2 million bags of granular 

fertiliser and 1.6 million litres of liquid fertiliser 

to fertilise over 1 million hectares of 

cocoa farms free of charge to the farmer in 

the 2016/2017 cocoa season. 

Speaking on Kasapa News, a representative 

from the COCOBOD explained that his 

outfit’s decision to sell fertilisers to farmers 

at reduced price is partly to enable it to offset 

debt accrued by the previous administration. 

He noted that this initiative is meant to 

bring to an end the smuggling of subsidised 

fertilisers to neighbouring West African 

countries, including Ivory Coast and Cameroun. 

“Now, the Licensed Buying Companies 

sell the fertilisers and they’ll later come back 

and render accounts to COCOBOD as to 

whom they sold the fertilisers to.” 

“This is a clear departure from the earlier 

way of doing things. By this measure, fertilisers 

will no longer get into the hands of 

constituency chairmen and also be smuggled 

to other countries as has been the case in 

the past years,” he said. 

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DAILY 


HERITAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 

KIDDIES Corner 

PEACE 

Peace, Oh peace! 

Tears have no mouth to 

talk 

Tears solve no problems 

Tears can heal no wounds 

So brothers and sisters, let 

there be peace 

And there shall be solutions. 

By Samuel Badu Kwame 

Okyere, Basic 4, 10 

years old. 

THE SUN 

Every single day 

You rise up from the bay 

I wake up with your light 

That shines so bright 

Every single day i wait for 

you to come 

So i can go to the park 

And sprinkle the bread 

crumps. 

By Randy Fosu, basic 5, 

10years old. 

THE STAR 

When I sit down to write, 

you come over my window 

and shine so bright 

I look at you for hours 

and it’s so worthwhile 

I wish I could touch you 

but never possible 

When you are gone some 

days i miss you 

But in two days later you 

come back again. 

By Er nest Lamptey, 

basic 5, 10years. 

I’M SORRY 

I’m going to say I’m sorry 

It’s time for this quarrel to 

end 

I know that we both didn’t 

mean it 

And each of us misses a 

friend 

It isn’t much fun being angry 

And arguing is the worst 

So I’m going to say I’m 

sorry. 

By Zenith Okraku, basic 

4, 8years old. 

LAKE OH LAKE 

Every time I see you, you make me 

smile 

You are blue and nice 

Every time I see your colour it makes 

me happy 

Your attraction makes me calm 

Sometimes because of the sun you dry 

up and i miss you 

But months later you come back again. 

By Erica Ocloo Xorlali, basic 5, 

11years. 

THE 

BEAUTY 

OF LIFE 

The beauty of life 

The beauty of life 

shines so bright and is 

wonderful 

The life we have is so 

beautiful 

So let us cherish our 

life and live it to the 

fullest. 

By Millicent Amponi, 

basic 4, 9years old. 

THE LITTLE 

LAMP 

Everyday i see you 

You are so white and small 

You make me smile happily 

You are so bright 

People see you and they are 

so much filled with joy 

I love you so much. 

By Kelvin Dinsey, basic 5, 

9years old. 

A WOMAN OF 

STANDARD 

Be a woman of standard 

A woman of standard is 

one who has principles 

A woman of standard is 

one who has a goal to 

achieve some day 

She always fights for her 

ownership. 

By Selorm Helem Holy 

Afi, basic 7, 12years. 

Poems 

from pupils 

of ‘Emepet 

Academy’, 

Gbawe 

AFRICA 

Africa of proud warriors 

For whom our forefathers 

fought and toiled 

And showed us that 

we have the strength 

to fight for our motherland 

Your beautiful blood 

that irrigates the fields 

The blood of your 

sweat 

The sweat of your 

work 

Africa, Africa, my 

Africa. 

By Nancy Blay, basic 

6, 12years. 

PRAYER 

Prayer is good, 

It helps people to 

talk to God 

God blesses 

those who pray 

to him 

So pray and God 

will bless you. 

By: Sally Eno 

Konadu, Basic 

4, 9years. 

IT’S 

BEAUTIFUL 

TO BE 

BLACK 

It’s beautiful to be black 

Black is the colour of 

strength and pride 

EDUCATION 

Education, Education, Education 

It leads to a bright future 

It discovers future champions 

It gives hope 

A hope for a future so bright 

The beginning of all riches 

Thus the beauty of my country, 

Ghana 

By Magaret Boateng , JHS One, 

12years. 

I will say it out loud 

I don’t have to hide 

Black is the hope of Africa 

Black is all about beauty 

Black is my portion 

It’s beautiful to be black 

I am proud to be black 

By: Letecia Twumasi, 

Basic 5, 11 years. 

CHASTITY 

Chastity, chastity; I am 

chaste 

I shall abstain from sexual 

acts until marriage 

I earn self dignity, self discipline 

and self confidence 

when i practice it 

My education is guaranteed 

And I am free from sexually 

transmitted disease. 

By Er nest Owusu, basic 

5, 9years. 

MY MOM 

When you hear your 

mum’s name 

Your heart can feel some 

shame 

But when you feel her pain 

Your heart will feel the 

same 

You might say it’s great 

But it might change your 

stake 

But still feel some gain 

Because your heart will feel 

the same 

By Hannah Boateng , 

basic 5, 9years.


Tips on how 

to prevent 

gonorrhoea 

• Avoid douching 

Douching removes the protective 

bacteria normally found in the 

vagina. As a result, you are more 

likely to become infected if you are 

exposed to an STD. 

• Wash your vagina with soap 

and water after sexual activity 

This may help to eliminate parasites 

and bacteria that have entered 

the vagina. 

• Urinate after sexual activity 

This may help to flush out bacteria 

that have entered the urethra. 

• Perform regular genital 

self-examinations 

To become familiar with the normal 

appearance of your genitals, this 

will help you to identify any symptoms 

that may develop if you are exposed 

to an STD. 

• Get regular gynecological 

examinations 

(testing for STDs) 

While this won't stop you from 

contracting gonorrhea, early detection 

and treatment can prevent more 

serious complications from developing. 

Screening tests can be conducted 

during routine medical 

checkups. They are particularly important 

at the beginning of a new 

sexual relationship. 



&Env. 

Perseus Mining donates 

to fight TB in Ghana 

BY AGNES ANSAH 

•Nana Ehunabobrim Prah Agyensaim VI, Chief and President of Assin Owirenkyi 

Traditional Council received the donation on behalf of the National Tuberculosis 

Control Programme 

PERSUES MINING 

Ghana Limited, on 

Wednesday, donated 

GH¢215,000.00 to the 

National Tuberculosis 

Control Programme 

(NTP) to help organise the 

20th Union Africa Conference on 

Tuberculosis (TB). 

The Union African Conference, 

to be hosted in Ghana this July, 

aims at accelerating the implementation 

to end the epidemic of TB 

and its related diseases as well as 

tobacco. 

It would also unearth new findings 

that could empower stakeholders 

to fight TB on the 

continent. 

Nana Ehunabobrim Prah 

Agyensaim VI, Chief and President 

of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional 

Council, who doubles as the 

National TB Ambassador and the 

Board Chairman of Purseus Mining 

Limited, received the cheque 

on behalf of NTP and said “TB is 

curable when resources are available”, 

hence, his enthusiasm about 

the donation. 

The TB ambassador urged corporate 

Ghana to come on board to 

support the efforts of the National 

TB Programme to help the 

country’s drive towards ending TB 

before the target year 2035 as set 

in the Sustainable Development 

Goals and fulfil the Global end 

TB Strategic Plan. 

Mr Stephen Ndede, the General 

Manager of Persues Mining 

Limited, said the company was 

committed to helping eradicate TB 

in Ghana since the disease affected 

not only the poor but the rich as 

well. 

He said the disease should have 

been eradicated long ago but lack 

of resources and support had retarded 

the process accounting for 

its high prevalence in the country. 

Mr Ndede reiterated the need 

for individuals and stakeholders to 

join hands in mobilizing resources 

to end the spread of the disease. 

The Programme Manager for 

the National TB Control Programme, 

Dr Frank Bonsu, who received 

the cheque on behalf of the 

Union, commended Perseus Mining 

for their financial support and 

described the gesture as the first of 

its kind to help create awareness, 

remove stigma and prevent TB. 

“We have never ever, in the 

lives of the National TB Control 

Programme, seen a single company 

donating such an amount to 

help fight the disease,” he added. 

Dr Bonsu noted that Ghana 

was chosen to organise the conference 

due to its immense contribution 

towards the fight against TB. 

He explained that Ghana has 

introduced unique innovation to 

help in the swift detection of one’s 

status regarding TB, which will 

offer other participating countries 

the opportunity to observe and 

learn from Ghana 

Dr Bonsu said the programme 

would also be used to demystify 

the disease, mobilize resources and 

create more awareness to end it. 

‘Digni-loo’ plastic toilet technology launched 

A ‘DIGNI-LOO’ plastic toilet technology 

aimed at helping communities 

to prevent open defaecation has 

been launched. 

The launch was held in Accra last 

Tuesday, June 20. 

The technology was initiated by 

the Global Communities, an international 

non-governmental organisation, 

in collaboration with Duraplast 

Ghana Limited under the auspices of 

USAID. 

It would be piloted by the Ministry 

of Sanitation and Water Resource 

(MSWR) through Public 

Private Partnership. 

A Director at the MSWR, Mr 

Joseph Amoah, who launched the 

concept, said the government was 

committed to ensuring clean environment 

to eliminate unhealthy practices, 

hence the adoption of the 

initiative to avoid indiscriminate defaecation. 

Mr Amoah expressed regret that 

the country had been characterised 

by poor environmental sanitation 

due to unhygienic attitude of the 

people and had resulted in diseases. 

“The situation, if allowed to go 

unchecked, can have serious adverse 

effects on the sustainability of President 

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- 

Addo’s objective of making Accra 

the cleanest city in Africa,” he stated. 

The Director said the filth that 

had engulfed towns and cities could 

easily be prevented if Ghanaians 

could make serious observation of 

environmental cleanliness. 

He said so much resources had 

been committed into the provision 

of a number of sanitation facilities 

as well as education at all levels, yet 

nothing had been achieved. 

Mr Amoah said the MSWR was 

considering the re-introduction of 

the “Sama Sama” concept and make 

adequate resources available to the 

Environmental Health Officers to 

carry out their mandate of checking 

insanitary conditions in the communities. 

“This, we believe, will be one of 

•Some participants at the launch 

the most effective means by which 

we can deliver a clean, safe and 

healthy environment for the benefit 

of the people,” he said. 

He expressed gratitude to Duraplast 

Ghana Limited and the 

Global Communities for the Digniloo 

idea to complement the efforts 

of the government to achieve the 

Sustainable Development Goal 6. 

Mr Alberto Wilde, the Country 

Director of Global Communities, 

said the Digni-loo initiative was part 

of the USAID Water, Access, Sanitation 

and Hygiene (WASH) project. 

He said it was to support and improve 

hygiene in communities to 

avoid open defaecation. 

Mr Wilde said Digni-loo is a plastic 

slab and described it as affordable, 

durable and easy to install and 

re-usable. 

The United States Ambassador to 

Ghana, Mr Robert P. Jackson, who 

graced the occasion, said Ghana is a 

priority country for USAID’s sanitation 

project and that the WASH programme 

had improved sanitation for 

more than 50,000 Ghanaians. 

He said, “At USAID, our approach 

is to educate communities on 

the importance of sanitation and let 

them take the lead. 

“Even ground breaking hardware 

like the Digni-loo is not solution on 

its own, but sweeping sustainable 

change in Ghana will require millions 

of Ghanaians to change their 

behaviour,” Mr Jackson said. GNA

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Ashanti CLOGSAG to 

go on strike July 4 

FROM REV ENOCK AKONNOR, 

KUMASI 

THE ASHANTI regional branch of 

the Civil and Local Government 

Staff Association of Ghana 

(CLOGSAG) has announced its 

readiness to embark on an 

indefinite strike action, from July 4, 

2017 if the government fails to pay 

premium for its members by the 

end of this month. 

The decision is premised on 

what they described as the 

deliberate refusal on the part of the 

government to commence the 

payment of their premium, which 

contravenes the content of a 

Memorandum of Understanding 

(MoU) on the payment of interim 

premium to civil and local 

government staff which was signed 

between the previous government 

and the membership of 

CLOGSAG on August 18, 2016. 

An extract from the MoU reads: 

“Staff of the civil and local 

government services shall be paid 

interim premium effective January, 

2017. The rate to be paid to 

CLOGSAG members shall be in 

relation to scenario 8 as per the 

inter-ministerial committee report 

on payment of premium to staff of 

the Civil and Local Government 

services dated October 3, 2012 

through the approved negotiation 

machinery.” 

Regional chairperson of 

CLOGSAG, Mercy B. Acheampong 

averred that the new government 

appears not to be interested in 

implementing the MoU, hence their 

action. 

She said the association is 

• Mercy B. Acheampong (M), 

regional chairperson of 

CLOGSAG, addressing the press 

tempted to believe that the 

government “is deliberately refusing 

to fulfil its part of the MOU.” 

She added that she suspects the 

national executives of the 

association were in bed with the 

government, hence the delay in 

payment. 

“If [the] government fails to 

pay the premium by the end of 

June, 2017 and the national 

leadership also fails to declare a 

nationwide strike, the Ashanti 

regional branch will be left with no 

[other] option than to lay down our 

tools and proceed with indefinite 

strike from Tuesday, July 4, 2017.” 

An extract from the 

MoU reads: “Staff of 

the civil and local 

government services 

shall be paid interim 

premium effective 

January, 2017. The 

rate to be paid to 

CLOGSAG members 

shall be in relation to 

scenario 8 as per the 

inter-ministerial 

committee report on 

payment of premium 

to staff of the Civil 

and Local 

Government services 

dated October 3, 

2012 through the 

approved negotiation 

machinery.” 

Young Cadres salute 

Rawlings on 70th birthday 

BY MUNTALLA INUSAH 

muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

THE YOUNG Cadres 

Association (YCA) of 

the National 

Democratic Congress 

(NDC) has lauded ex- 

President Jerry John 

Rawlings on the occasion of his 70th 

birthday. 

The Cadres have described the ex- 

President as a "great patriarch of the 

NDC." 

The Cadres said, “We the YCA of 

the NDC will want to wish you more 

blessings, more years to see your toils 

bearing fruits, and greater wisdom to 

impart to us, the young generation." 

In a statement signed by by the 

President of YCA, Mr Michael Dery, 

the group said "very few men who 

have had the opportunity to steer the 

affairs of this country exude the level 

of courage, confidence and foresight 

as you do." 

THE PRESIDENT of the Ghana 

National Association of Private 

Technical, Vocational Education and 

Training (TVET), Mr Kwaku Ofori- 

Duno, has suggested that girls who 

are sent to foreign countries to be 

engaged as maidservant under 

inhuman conditions should come 

back home to learn a trade. 

He made this suggestion at this 

year’s ‘Open Day Programme’ of 

Accra Girls’ Vocational Institute at 

Tesano to showcase the achievements 

of the institute’s girls’ class of 

electronics and its exploits. 

The course is being sponsored by 

Korea International Cooperation 

(KOICA), GIZ, Samsung Electronics 

and E4D, Ghana, and supported by 

Council for Technical, Vocational 

and Educational Training 

(COTVET). 

The course was designed to get 

more young girls to enrol in 

electronics studies, which for a long 

time has been the preserve of males. 

Mr Ofori-Duro noted that the 

electronics field is a big industry that 

could engage more trainees to 

acquire skills that they could use to 

overcome unemployment because 

what people use in homes and offices 

are mainly electronic gadgets. 

He said the government, parents, 

COTVET and all other stakeholders 

should support the initiative of the 

foreign partners who are investing in 

the programme to get the youth, 

especially girls, trained for a better 

future. 

He said the private sector has 

many vocational schools whilst the 

State could boast a few vocational 

institutions. This means the private 

sector needs more support to train 

their teeming students. 

In a speech read on behalf of the 

Accra Metropolitan Girls Education 

Officer, Mrs Naa Arku Ankrah Lah, 

she said many girls who have 

completed basic schools or are 

illiterates and on the streets 

struggling for survival should take 

advantage of the programme and 

According to the YCA, "when the 

history of this nation is being 

chronicled some decades from now, 

your immense impact on the 

development of this country 

exemplified by the remarkable change 

this country witnessed in your era will 

find immeasurable prominence 

among all others." 

The statement added that, "for 

close to four decades, your vision, 

direction and knowledge shaped the 

fortunes of this country. Even in your 

retirement years, you remain a key 

player in the political landscape of 

this country. 

"And we, the youth of this nation, 

who are the ultimate beneficiaries of 

your sacrifices, can only be grateful to 

you. For us, your devout desire to see 

this nation progress, which is amply 

demonstrated by your selflessness, is 

etched deep on our minds, and we 

will continue to be guided by the 

values you espoused and the 

principles you fought for. 

"As you bask in the glory of your 

new age, we the Young Cadres, the 

enrol. 

She said research had shown that 

girls do better in the electronics field 

than males when given the 

opportunity because girls by their 

nature are more talented, critical, 

careful, and skilful and also excel in 

handiworks when the right ways are 

used to train them. 

She noted that the government’s 

initiative through COTVET to give 

bursary to TVET students, 60% for 

girls and 40% to boys in some 

technical institutes and technical 

universities, is a way of encouraging 

more girls to study electronics. 

Mrs Lah noted that the benefits 

girls can get from electronics 

programmes are many, including 

guaranteed job, successful future, 

entrepreneurship and establishment 

of own jobs, exposure, decent 

incomes, being self- reliant and 

ensuring that one’s talent is well used. 

The Metro Girls Education 

Officer said it was her desire to see 

more girls go through the training to 

reduce unemployment in the country. 

The Principal of the Accra Girls 

offspring of the apostles of the 

revolution, would want to make one 

promise to you: to stand, fight and 

perpetuate the values you fought for. 

We see these values, namely probity, 

transparency and accountability, as the 

true legacy you will leave for the 

future generation of this country.” 

As the old book says, “Our years 

on earth are threescore and ten and if 

by reason of strength, four score. You 

have aged gracefully and our prayer is 

that the Almighty grants you the 

strength for you to go beyond the full 

throttle," it added. 

Ghanaians turned maidservants abroad urged to come home 

BY BERNARD QUANSON 

• Former President Jerry John Rawlings 

She said research 

had shown that girls 

do better in the 

electronics field 

than males when 

given the 

opportunity 

because girls by 

their nature are 

more talented, 

critical, careful, and 

skilful and also 

excel in handiworks 

when the right ways 

are used to train 

them. 

As the old book says, 

“our years on earth are 

threescore and a 10 and 

if by reason of strength, 

four score. You have 

aged gracefully and our 

prayer is that the 

Almighty grants you the 

strength for you to go 

beyond the full throttle." 

Vocational Institute, Madam Edna 

Boafo, noted that the development 

partners in partnership with the 

government decided to fund the 

practical training of girls who have 

interest in electronics to reduce 

unemployment in the country. 

She said four vocational and 

technical schools were selected to 

take part in the programme, 

including Accra Girls Vocational 

Institute, adding that their school had 

been doing well in the field. 

She said the programme was for 

three years after which it would be 

renewed for more girls to benefit 

from the programme. 

The principal said the girls who 

are about to complete their course in 

electronics have been very creative to 

the extent that some of them have 

invented small electronic equipment. 

She averred that when girls who 

are future mothers are trained, the 

benefits thereof will go a long way to 

trickle down to positively affect their 

children in future and in the long 

term also affect the nation positively. 

W. Africa increasingly 

becoming drug 

smuggling hub 

. Says US drug consultant 

BY KOJO ANSAH 

WEST AFRICA is 

increasingly becoming a 

transit point for smuggling of 

narcotic drugs, Dr Eduardo 

Hernandez, a consultant to 

Community Anti-Drug 

Coalition of America 

(CADCA) on international 

programmes, has said. 

According to him, the 

situation has raised world 

concern, hence 

comprehensive measures 

must be initiated to tackle 

the menace. 

"West Africa is gradually 

becoming transit point for 

drug smuggling in South 

America, particularly the 

drugs come here and are resmuggled 

to the European 

Union," he said in an 

interview with the DAILY 

HERITAGE. 

According to him, Ghana 

is not exempted in this 

regard and that there is an 

increasing consumption of 

marijuana and abuse of 

Tramadol anti-pain drug in 

the country. 

He said the rate of drug 

abuse in Ghana is a 

disturbing phenomenon and 

something urgent ought to 

be done to remedy the 

situation. 

He said this when he 

visited the Community Anti- 

Drug Coalition of Fanteakwa 

through Philip Foundation 

on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 

at Begoro in the Eastern 

Region. 

"A lot of people, old, 

adult, and children, take 

marijuana in Ghana because 

of how cheap it is in the 

country. Marijuana is not 

scarce and also not expensive 

in Ghana upon my survey, so 

people easily get access to it 

to smoke," he said. 

According to Dr 

Hernandez, drug abuse and 

narcotic consumption affects 

the entire country. 

He said CADCA also 

works in other West African 

countries such as Senegal, 

Cape Verde and Togo, where 

marijuana consumption is 

also problematic. 

CADCA was established 

in 1993 and trains local grassroots 

groups, known as 

community anti-drug 

coalition, in effective 

community problem-solving 

strategies and teaches them 

how to assess their local 

substance abuse-related 

problems and develop a 

comprehensive plan to 

address them. 

Additionally, CADCA 

provides training and 

technical assistance, 

educates the public about the 

latest trends in substance 

abuse, builds community 

coalitions from the grassroots 

level and develops 

helpful tools and resources 

that empower communities 

to solve their drug and 

alcohol-related problems. 

"A lot of people, 

old, adult, and 

children, take 

marijuana in 

Ghana because of 

how cheap it is in 

the country. 

Marijuana is not 

scarce and also 

not expensive in 

Ghana upon my 

survey, so people 

easily get access 

to it to smoke."


22ND 

JUNE 2017 

THURSDAY 

CURRENCY PARIS CODE BUYING SELLING 

US Dollar USDGHS 4.3510 4.3554 

RATES Pound Sterling GBPGHS 

5.5092 

5.5161 

Euro 

GBPGHS 

4.8544 

4.8587 

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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Kenya trade expo in Ghana 

to boost intra-African trade 

KENYAN BUSI- 

NESSMEN will 

have opportunity 

to explore investment 

and trade opportunities 

in West 

Africa following a trade exposition 

to be held in Ghana in November, 

this year. 

The trade exposition targeting 

established and emerging businessmen 

is aimed at enhancing 

trade relations between Kenya and 

Ghana following seven key trade 

agreements signed by the two 

countries in December 2014. 

The bilateral agreements were 

established to position Ghana as 

the gateway for trade to West 

Africa while Kenya will help in accessing 

the East African region. 

Briefing the media, Mr Nuku 

Kamsa-Quarshie, Ghana’s Acting 

High Commissioner to Kenya, 

said the expo will boost intra- 

African trade by enabling businessmen 

to explore trade 

opportunities in the two countries. 

•Mr Nuku Kamsa-Quarshie, Ghana’s Acting High Commissioner to Kenya(1st L), 

with some of the co-founders of the trade expo 

Kamsa-Quarshie said 

Kenyan’s manufacturers have 

prime opportunity to explore 

business in Ghana following 

initiatives like free zones and 

building of one factory in 

every district, which is meant 

to enable manufacturers from 

outside to set-up profitable 

ventures. 

“Ghana is now embracing 

private-sector-driven tertiary 

education with a surge of private 

universities having come 

up in the last four or five years. 

However, there is no tertiary 

institute for the hospitality industry 

which causes a great gap 

when it comes to tourism development, 

he said. 

He added that Ghana is ideally 

placed to become a hub for 

hospitality training in West 

Africa just as Kenya is for East 

Africa. 

GRA seals off offices of Agams Group, two others 

• Over tax indebtedness 

THE GHANA Revenue Authority 

(GRA) has sealed off the offices 

of three companies during a 

distress action to compel them to 

fulfil their tax obligations to the 

state. 

The companies are ACI Construction, 

a subsidiary of the 

Agams Group of Companies, 

which owes the state over 

GH¢14.3 million in taxes; Eagle 

Star Enterprise Limited, an engineering 

and construction firm, 

GH¢604,175.00 and Logistics 

Supplies Services Limited, 

GH¢460,779.00 

A fourth company, the National 

Communications Backbone 

Company, a firm set up by Vodafone 

Ghana Limited to provide 

the bandwidth needs of Internet 

service providers and offer other 

technology services, said to owe 

over GH¢30 million in taxes, 

made arrangement with the tax 

authorities to clear its indebtedness. 

Briefing the media in Accra, 

Mr Henry Sam, the Coordinator 

of the Special Revenue Mobilisation 

Task Force, said the exercises 

were geared towards ensuring full 

compliance with the provisions of 

the tax laws and to shore up tax 

revenue to meet the 2017 target of 

GH¢34 billion. 

He said the Special Revenue 

Mobilisation Task Force, in collaboration 

with the Tax Office, recovered 

tax revenue amounting to 

over GH¢66.3 million between 

January 2017 and June 2017. 

He said the task force had earmarked 

a list of 14 delinquent taxpayers, 

who owed the state over 

GH¢63 million for distress action. 

He added the affected tax defaulters 

are located in Accra and 

Kumasi, adding that the action 

would be sustained across the 

country throughout the year and 

beyond. 

The taskforce coodinator explained 

that the action was the last 

tool of mobilisation that the GRA 

could use to collect monies owed 

to it, adding that the companies 

would be given an ultimatum to 

pay and if they failed the Authority 

would take custody of their assets 

and sell them to defray the 

taxes owed. 

Mr Sam urged taxpayers to 

voluntarily comply with the tax 

laws by filing all tax returns, issue 

VAT invoices for taxable supplies 

and effect payment of all relevant 

taxes on or before the due date to 

avoid embarrassment. 

Source: Myjoyonline.com



DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 11 

Politics 

If you steal from one author it's 

plagiarism; if you steal from many it's 

research – Wilson Mizner 

Making the NDC more attractive 

BY ANDREWS KROW 

LOOKING FIRST at 

the National Democratic 

Congress 

(NDC), its doctrine 

or beliefs were - in 

1991-1992- by no 

means clear cut as when the party 

constitution was adopted during 

the formative stage. 

Intra-party conflict is one of 

the features of party politics. Divergence 

of nature of men that 

makes them adopt different approaches 

and stance on issues 

creates this atmosphere in our 

parties. A political party is an assemblage 

of men who share in 

similar philosophy but expression 

of divergent views within a political 

organisation predispose 

members to articulate divergent 

views or interests which sometimes 

invite intra-party conflicts 

which if not managed well, 

breeds factionalism as happened 

to the NDC between 2001 and 

2005 and within the New Patriotic 

Party prior to the 2016 election. 

Intra-party conflict 

Conflict is common in all social 

groups and inevitable but we 

must always differentiate genuine 

and healthy intra-party conflict 

from the tendency where individuals 

pursue their personal or individual 

parochial interest to the 

detriment of the party. Political 

parties make huge electoral gains 

from creating systems which support 

aggregation of varying interests 

of its members and go out 

and articulate a united front. 

Labour Party went through same 

intra-party clashes between the 

Bervanites and the Gaitskellites 

and it was not based on individual’s 

personal interests, but, on 

rearmament, anti-America issues 

and health policies. Like all other 

pro-left political organisations, 

the NDC must consider intraparty 

democracy as a central 

tenet of its philosophy 

Sovereignty of 

the party 

The sovereignty of the party 

is paramount and decisions by 

the party must be based on that 

•Ebenezer Kofi Ofori Porturphy, chairman of NDC 

philosophy, the need to promote 

an image of unity and efficiency 

is now and must avoid the tendency 

of allowing anti-NDC 

media platforms to scrutinise its 

internal debates 

The party must have its set of 

goals which represent the realities 

of the time and pursuance of 

these set of goals would limit the 

destructive impact of internal 

conflicts. Being a human organisation 

with people holding divergent 

views, intra-party conflict 

will remain a recurrent phenomenon 

and will continue to find expression 

in different forms and at 

different stages in the process of 

making the party all want it to be. 

Ideologically, I don't think the 

party has departed sharply from 

its philosophy, the massive infrastructure 

development embarked 

upon from the Rawlings era to 

the time of Mahama attests to 

this fact. How to reach out to its 

natural base should be the party's 

focus and that could be actualised 

if the party factors into its 

scheme of things, issues about 

the current demographic picture 

of the country. The public takes 

stands on current issues, this affects 

their voting depends on the 

Conflict is common in all social groups and inevitable 

but we must always differentiate genuine 

and healthy intra-party conflict from the 

tendency where individuals pursue their personal 

or individual parochial interest to the detriment 

of the party. Political parties make huge 

electoral gains from creating systems which support 

aggregation of varying interests of its members 

and go out and articulate a united front. 

depth of their feeling and the degree 

to which one party is regarded. 

This is the reason why the 

party must quickly get out of its 

internal clashes to begin serious 

work on policy formulation for 

the public to know which policies 

the party could be identified with. 

The failure of the incumbent 

to deliver on its promises is not 

enough to defeat it, each party 

works to identify itself with popular 

and its opponents with unpopular 

attitudes on major issues. 

Voters who are attached to one 

particular party tend to accept the 

view of specific issues enunciated 

by that party's leaders rather than 

take a stand on current problems 

and then adjust their party loyalties. 

That is what the party must 

watch going forward. To narrow 

its policies and plans around its 

core base will not attract others 

to their fold. This is because the 

attitudes of the parties can have 

different electoral implications at 

different times. 

Parliamentary slots 

There are other issues worth 

the attention of all supporters - 

how candidates for its parliamentary 

slots are selected and the 

party's influence on the selection 

process. Because the parties are 

rooted in the communities, it is 

important it takes serious look at 

the issue to avoid the rigmaroles 

witnessed during the last primaries 

and their negative effects or 

consequences on the overall results 

of the party. 

I don't see the wisdom in 

someone who may not be popular 

or not known in a constituency, 

contesting a sitting 

Member of Parliament. Such 

moves have their negative psychological 

effect on the core 

party base, as well as the public. 

True philosophy 

Can the party recapture its 

true philosophy to meet the 

thinking of the public or electorate? 

It is not about lacking intellectuals 

or not utilising its 

intellectual base, rather the party 

at a point departed from its policy 

of looking at all areas such as 

its students base and others who 

are supposed to strengthen the 

foundation of the party when in 

government or outside. 

Ghanaians have a particular 

mindset which is not different 

from the mental chemistry of 

persons in countries where 

poverty is prevalent. They see 

parties that share common philosophy 

with their thinking and 

disposition as their natural allies; 

they abhor aristocratic tendencies 

and other bourgeoisie tendencies. 

We have many professionals and 

people within the middle class 

zone who believe in egalitarianism 

who are against acquisition 

of primitive wealth. 

How to identify these persons 

and bring them on board is the 

issue. People are no more interested 

in the old revolutionary 

ways and the philosophy of social 

democracy doesn't support 

political radicalism with its revolutionary 

tendencies. We have 

many in the legal fraternity, the 

academia and other professional 

bodies who share in the values of 

the NDC. 

The failure of the incumbent 

to deliver on 

its promises is not 

enough to defeat it, 

each party works to 

identify itself with popular 

and its opponents 

with unpopular attitudes 

on major issues. 

Voters who are attached 

to one particular 

party tend to 

accept the view of specific 

issues enunciated 

by that party's leaders 

rather than take a 

stand on current problems 

and then adjust 

their party loyalties. 

That is what the party 

must watch going forward.


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DAILY 

Politics 


HERITAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 

I worked as a farm 

labourer to survive – Bagbin 

BY MIRIAM HAYFORD 

MEMBER OF 

Parliament 

(MP) for Nadowli-Kaleo 

constituency, 

Mr Alban Bagbin, 

has revealed he did all kinds 

of odd jobs including working as 

a farm labourer in order to survive. 

Recounting his childhood experience 

on Starr Chat with Bola 

Ray on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 

the second deputy Speaker of 

Parliament said he lost his father 

while in Senior High School 

(SHS) and he had to do what it 

took to survive. 

“We lost our father in 1973 

when I was still in SHS so we had 

to work and we were lucky during 

that time there was operation 

feed yourself and all schools 

were encouraged to have farms 

and so I was a farm labourer and 

anytime we had any break I 

worked and I was paid something 

and when I finished secondary 

• Alban Bagbin, MP Nadowli-Kaleo 

school I had to go to 

TEMASCO. 

“I had to go to the late Cardinal 

Dery, he was then an Archbishop 

to give me lorry fare to 

Tamale which he did and from 

there we went to a village near 

Ejura to work on farmlands in 

order to survive. I did all kinds of 

odd jobs to survive so I know 

how it feels to be hungry,” the 

veteran lawmaker said on Starr 

103.5 FM. 

Mr Bagbin added that 

his struggles during his 

school days made him 

push to become who he 

is today, adding that he 

organised and taught individuals 

who are now 

prominent personalities 

in society today. 

He noted: “In Tamale 

I went round and consulted 

heads of departments 

to teach their kids 

who are schooling in the 

evenings and some of 

them accepted, so I 

started teaching and I 

earned a lot from that 

and some of the people I 

taught are now pastors 

and others I do get in 

touch with and are doing 

very well.” 

Mr Bagbin is in his 

seventh term in the 

Chamber and one of the longestserving 

parliamentarians in 

Ghana. 

Mensah-Bonsu is my favorite MP — Bagbin 

BY MOHAMMED AWAL 

THE SECOND Deputy Speaker 

of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin 

has extolled the contribution of 

Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu 

in deepening parliamentary 

democracy. 

Speaking on Starr Chat on 

Wednesday, Mr Bagbin, who is 

also the Member of Parliament 

(MP) for Nadowli-Kaleo in the 

• Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu (L), Majority leader, Alban Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament 

Upper West Region could not 

hide his awe for the Suame legislator, 

describing him as a gem 

and that he is his favorite lawmaker 

in the country’s 

lawmaking chamber. 

Ahead of the National 

Democratic Congress’ 

(NDC) 

parliamentary primaries 

in 2015 going into the 

2016 polls, Mr Mensah- 

Bonsu mounted a 

strong campaign for Mr 

Bagbin then Majority 

leader to be retained as 

the parliamentary candidate 

of the NDC in the 

Nadowli -Kaleo constituency. 

According to him, 

attempts to get the veteran 

MP out of parliament 

will be an 

indictment on Ghana’s 

democracy. 

Mr Bagbin is in his 

seventh term in the 

Chamber and the 

longest-serving parliamentarian 

in Ghana. 

Ahead of the National 

Democratic 

Congress’ (NDC) 

parliamentary primaries 

in 2015 

going into the 

2016 polls, Mr 

Mensah-Bonsu 

mounted a strong 

campaign for Mr 

Bagbin then Majority 

leader to be retained 

as the 

parliamentary candidate 

of the NDC 

in the Nadowli - 

Kaleo constituency.

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GHAMRO royalties 

have increased 

tremendously 

LEGENDARY 

RAP artiste, 

Obrafour 

known in real 

life as Michael 

Elliot 

Kwabena Okyere Darko 

has for the first time 

commended Ghana 

Music Rights Organisation 

(GHAMRO) for the 

immense increment in 

musicians royalties. 

He said GHAMRO’s 

previous amount paid to 

musicians was extremely 

appalling, adding that the 

royalty collection can be 

improved. 

Speaking on‘ Di Wu 

Lane Mu’ show, the Rap 

Sofo, commended the 

immediate and the current 

administration for 

their great deal of effort 

to collect and distribute 

royalties on behalf of 

music right holders in 

Ghana. 

– Obrafour 

“Previously, 

the payment 

from GHAMRO 

was too small but 

currently there has 

been an enormous 

increment in royalties,” 

Obrafour 

told Kwame Bee 

on Kasapa FM. 

According to 

Obrafour, the system 

of collection 

should be 

revised by instituting 

a mechanism 

to observe, 

check and keep 

continuous record 

of music being 

played on various 

platforms. 

“The only 

problem 

I’ve with 

GHAMRO is how 

the royalties 

are distributed… 

I’ll be 

glad 

•Obrafour, 

rapper 

if a known system is put 

in place and also the executives 

should be transparent 

with the 

distribution of royalties,”Obrafour 

added. 

GHAMRO established 

under Copyright 

Act 690 of 2005and regulated 

by Legislative Instrument 

1962 of 2010, 

is the only organisation 

mandated by the Attorney 

General and Ministry 

of Justice to 

license, collect and distribute 

royalties on behalf 

of music right 

holders in Ghana. 

They also license 

and collect 

royalties when 

music is played and 

performed. 

GHAMRO also license 

and collects 

royalties when 

music is reproduced. 

Samini is my favourite 

musician – Bagbin 

THE SECOND Deputy 

Speaker of Parliament, 

Alban Bagbin, has revealed 

that dancehall artiste 

Samini is his favourite 

Ghanaian musician. 

Speaking to Kwabena 

Anokye Adisi, popularly 

called ‘Bola Ray’, on Starr 

Chat on Accra-based Starr 

FM on Wednesday, Mr 

Bagbin said he enjoys 

music, the beats and lyrics 

but when it comes to 

artistes Samini ranks highest 

among all. 

“I enjoy music, lyrics, 

beats and all but Samini 

is my boy, I spoke to 

him recently and I 

tried to meet him and 

he said he will come,” 

the MP for Nadowli- 

Kaleo disclosed. 

According to him, he 

does not go to the 

shops and that he 

does not know the 

areas the shopping 

malls which are patronised 

by majority 

of Ghanaians and 

foreigners are located. 

“I never go to 

shops, I have never entered 

a shopping mall, I 

don’t know where Junction 

Mall is, where is it? Achimota 

Retail Centre and 

West Hills Mall. It’s been 

work, work, work all my 

life,” he said. 

Mr Bagbin is the only 

person who currently 

holds the record as having 

served both as the Minority 

Leader, during the 

Fourth Parliament, and the 

Majority Leader, during 

the Fifth Parliament, 

both 

in the 

Fourth Republic. 

•Samini, 

dancehall artiste 

• Flashback: movie lovers at last year’s edition 

‘Thriller in the Park’ up for July 1 

BY RAMSON 

ACQUAH-HAYFORD 

CINEMAS IN Ghana date 

back to the late 1970’s but the 

trend became unpopular in the 

years following as the Nigerian 

and glamour movies flooded 

our television screens. 

However, in recent times 

the act of going to the movies 

is fast catching up as various 

cinemas are emerging on the 

scene. 

It is for this reason that 

Live FM, Ghana’s premier 

urban radio station, has partnered 

57 Open Air Cinema to 

host movie lovers to a night of 

captivating outdoor cinema 

session at the Crystal Park in 

East Legon. 

The experience, dubbed 

‘Thriller in the Park’, will come 

off at 6p.m on July 1, the 

country’s Republic Day, which 

is a holiday. 

The movies will be shown 

on the biggest inflatable screen 

ever in Ghana and followed 

with massive jam which would 

feature Live FM's finest DJs. 

In its fourth edition, the 

event will feature blockbuster 

and captivating movies, which 

would keep the viewers at the 

edge of their seats. 

Duke Odamtten-Sowah, the 

Marketing Executive at Live 

FM, in an interview with the 

DAILY HERITAGE, 

stated that the event is geared 

towards creating relevant entertainment 

for movie fanatics on 

the holiday.



‘Don’t 

rush into 

marriage’ 

TV PER- 

SONAL- 

ITY, 

Peace 

Hyde, has 

advised 

Ghanaians against the 

rush to get married to 

the wrong people. 

According to her, it 

is better as an individual 

to nurse your love 

from the scratch and 

make it grow rather 

than forcing yourself 

into something that 

you will regret all your 

life for doing. 

In a post on Instagram, 

the bubbly television 

presenter said 

“Marriage isn’t a competition. 

Take time, fall 

in love, chase your ambitions, 

groom your relationship. 

Forever is 

too long to be unhappy.” 

She advised that it is 

important to fall in love 

but any individual who 

falls should fall in love 

with sense so they 

don’t get overly disappointed. 

•Peace Hyde, 

TV personality 

Zanetor Rawlings 

celebrates her dad 

•Dr Zanetor Agyeman- 

Rawlings with her 

father, former 

President J. J. Rawlings 

THE MEMBER of 

Parliament of the 

Korle Klottey constituency, 

Dr 

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, 

has 

expressed 

her admiration 

for 

her father, 

former 

President 

Jerry John 

Rawlings 

who turns 

70 yesterday. 

Zanetor, 

who is the first 

daughter of the former 

President, took 

to Facebook to say 

how proud she is of 

her father. 

She wrote: "Wow... 

Dad, I can't believe 

you're 70 already, yet 

you keep going so 

strong. Your selflessness 

and love for others 

always astounds 

me. Though sometimes 

I wish I could keep 

you all for myself, I 

take pride in the fact 

that the good Lord 

placed a special calling 

on your life - to 

touch the lives of 

multitudes across nations. 

Dad, I know that 

some 

day 

when the 

roll is being 

called, your name, J.J 

Rawlings, will be inscribed 

in gold. I'm 

proud to be your 

daughter. 

I love you daddy. 

Happy birthday to 

you, and may the 

light to God continue 

to shine on you.” 

•Mzbel, 

singer 

The Media is 

like a vulture 

– Mzbel 

SINGER MZBEL, 

who has been in the 

music industry for 

more than a decade, 

has spoken heavily 

against the ethics of 

some media men in the 

country. 

Born Nana Akua 

Amoah Belinda, the 

mother of one, on 

‘Celebrity Ride with 

Zionfelix’ described 

today’s media as a vulture. 

Explaining her reason 

for calling some 

media men vultures, 

she disclosed that the 

media find joy in 

celebrities’ misery. 

According to her, 

the media do not throw 

more light on the positive 

side of Ghanaian 

celebrities but prolong 

issues when it negatively 

affects them. 

Mzbel, on the first 

episode of the show, 

added that celebrities 

could no longer express 

their views without 

defending it on 

other platforms because 

anything a 

celebrity says today 

would be misreported 

for the public to have 

wrong perception 

about them. 

She told Zionfelix, 

host of the show, that 

this is not how journalism 

was when she 

started music many 

years ago. 

“Sometimes you 

want to speak your 

mind and go but that 

will not happen. Once 

you speak your mind, 

you have to keep defending 

it because they 

(journalists) will keep 

twisting it. Now the 

media is like a vulture, 

they feed on people’s 

misery,” she said. 

Citing an example, 

she accused the media 

of not giving attention 

to her ‘Mzbel Mobile 

Clinic’ she organized at 

Bukom Square on May 

Day. Enewsgh.com

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Sports 

Beach 

Soccer for 

congress 

on June 30 

EXECUTIVES OF the Ghana 

Beach Soccer Association have 

agreed that their congress which 

was slated for Friday June 23, 2017 

be postponed to Friday, June 30, 

2017. 

The extraordinary congress 

will see the association deliberate 

on issues such as new league format, 

television partners, sponsorship, 

fixtures, training courses 

and accredited venues for the 

upcoming season. 

Meanwhile, the ongoing 

venues inspection in the four 

regions is halfway completed 

and would be endorsed following 

submission of technical report 

to the executive ahead of 

congress next week. 

Venue inspectors are currently 

halfway through inspecting 

potential venues for the 

upcoming season. 

They have appealed to the 

executive for an extension in 

order to conclude and present a 

concrete report at congress. 

DAILY HERITAGE 

• Yaw Ampofo 

Ankrah outgoing 

Ghana 

Beach Soccer 

Association 

president 

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 

Dodzi on target 

for Okor Nowomi 

RAPHAEL DODZI Abayateye scored 

for the third straight game for Okor 

Nowomi FC to maintain their good 

start to the new season with a 3-2 win 

over Real Ebony of Tema on 

Wednesday in Sege. 

Dodzi began last season scoring 

three goals in the first three games 

before he was struck down by injury 

and thus missed most of the 

season, but came back late in the 

campaign to score three more to 

end with a tally of six. Now 

barely three games into the new 

term, he already has three. 

Young Dodzi scored in 

Okor Nowomi's opening day 

We are very 

happy with our 

good start so 

far and especially 

after this 

win because 

our opponents 

were really 

tough. 

victory over Zinaps FC in the 2017 

Greater Accra Division Two 'A' 

League on Sunday, June 11, 2017, before 

netting a superb free-kick to earn 

a point for the Ada-based side in a 1-1 

draw away to AC Sodinsko at the 

Tema Sports Stadium last Saturday, 

June 24. 

On Wednesday in Sege, the teenage 

hitman went a step further by scoring 

an 85th minute winner to see off the 

challenge of Real Ebony who twice 

came from a goal down to equalise in 

the match day three tie. 

Vincent Accam and Epaa were the 

other scorers for Okor Nowomi who 

now have seven points from the opening 

three games on the back of a 

100% home record but according to 

acting Chief Executive Officer, 

Azumah Donnick Tanihu, wins on the 

road are most important ahead of 

their next game away to Fair Port in 

Kpone this weekend. 

“We are very happy with our good 

start so far and especially after this win 

because our opponents were really 

tough. I'm proud of the players for 

not giving up despite losing the lead 

two times. 

“It is good we have won our two 

home games and we will work hard to 

maintain that form but most importantly 

we need to win away games as 

well if we want to achieve our target 

of winning the league. The boys are 

aware and have promised to work 

much harder and I'm confident we will 

start winning soon," he added full of 

optimism. 

‘King Kong’ promises a 

fun pack boxing night 

BY SARAH NEEQUAYE 

& ANTHONY KOFFIE 

THIRTY-SEVEN 

YEAR-old Ghanaian 

professional 

boxer, Joseph Agbeko, 

popularly 

known as ‘King 

Kong’ has promised to deliver a 

fun packed boxing on the night 

of Friday, June 30, 2017. 

According to the boxer it is 

not only just about Agbeko in the 

ring, but instead he want to leave 

a legacy therefore he has up his 

training schedule to get to his 

peak on the night. 

King Kong who made this 

comments to the DAILY 

HERITAGE after his media 

workout session at Seconds Out 

Boxing Gymnasium in Accra on 

Wednesday said. 

The two-time former IBF 

bantamweight champion will 

face his Kenyan counterparts 

Nick Otieno who is currently 

holding the WBO Pan African 

Champion. 

Agbeko admitted that the 

Kenyan is a great fighter with 

vast of experience but he will 

carry the title on that night. 

He pleaded with Ghanaians 

not to just focus on his fight with 

Otieno but the other boxers 

billed for the night too therefore 

they should come out in their 

number to the Bukom Boxing 

Arena to throw their weight behind 

the Ghanaian boxers. 

The bout that was postponed 

from Friday June 9, 2017 to Friday, 

June 30, 2017 forms part of 

the Ghana’s 60 years anniversary 

celebration and the card is 

dubbed as “The Legacy Boxing 

Night.” 

His trainer Coach Ofori Asare 

who is the trainer for Agbeko 

was also there to supervise his 

work out. 

• Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko

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