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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
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desire succeeding; you may
only fail if you do not
mind failing --Philippos
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WORLD
Kenya court to rule
on presidential
election cases on
Monday
POLITICS
CDD-Ghana trains
22 volunteers
BUSINESS
PG.04
Bosch to support
manufactures in
Ghana
SPORTS
PG.11
Sports administrators
urged to follow
new trends in mgt
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PG.15
Life expectancy in
Ghana drops to 60yrs
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
LACK OF regular
hospital visits for
medical check-up
has reduced life expectancy
in Ghana
from 70 years to
60. This is according to the
Medical Director of Barnor
Memorial Hospital, Dr Mrs
Aramansah Forjoe Barnor.
According to her, unlike
Europe and China where sicknesses
are detected at the first
stage, Ghanaians’ lack of regular
hospital visits makes it
difficult to detect their medical
conditions, especially at
deteriorating stages.
Dr Mrs Barnor made this
known to the DAILY
HERITAGE in Accra after
her outfit had organised a-
two-day health screening exercise
for spare parts dealers at
Abossey Okai where over
1,000 men, women and children
were screened.
She said “life expectancy in
this side of the world is 60-
65, in Europe you are looking
at 75 years and above, in
China it’s about 80-85 years.
Why are they living longer
than us, it is because we don’t
bother to undertake regular
check-ups.”
Dr Barnor added that, in
Europe for instance, “you
never see a condition progress
from the first stage. If somebody
develops a cancer, it is
detected early and treated, but
in Ghana we probably would
see it at stage three or four.
“This is because, the outside
world values lives and do
regular check-ups at the hospital
and so their conditions
are picked at early stages for
prompt attention.”
1,000 screened
The hospital, as part of its
Corporate Social Responsibility,
screened over 1,000 spare
parts dealers at Abossey Okai
in Accra as part of its annual
free health screening in the
community they operate in.
According to Dr Barnor,
this year’s exercise was reviewed
because they had realised
that when it was organised
in the hospital premises,
the same people attended
every time.
She said,
“these people
have a
stressful
life, their
stress
levels are
high; inability
to
sleep at
night and
•A section of the participants being screened
INSET: Dr Mrs Aramansah Barnor, Medical Director of Barnor Memorial Hospital
the financial challenges and
high blood pressure.
“This is something we do
on yearly basis because
when my
father died, I
decided that
as part of
our Corporate
Social
Responsibility,
we
should
hold free
screening
every year for
the community.
“We realised
that, if we do the free
screening at the hospital
premises like we usually do, it
is the same people who keep
coming every year and so we
decided that, at Abossey Okai,
we have a lot of people who
do self-medication and it becomes
too late, especially
those who have hypertension
and diabetes.”
The participants were
screened for malaria and hypertension
among others.

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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Betty blasts Napo
BY BENJAMIN TANDOH
AVICE
Chairperson
of the
opposition
National
Democratic
Congress (NDC),
Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu
has described comments
by the Minister of Education,
Dr Matthew Opoku-
Prempeh which denigrated
his predecessor,
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-
Agyeman, as an attack
against women.
According to the former
Attorney-General,
Prof. Opoku-Agyeman
had accomplished a lot in
academia and should be
treated with enough respect.
In a statement, Mrs
Mould-Iddrisu called on
the minister, popularly
called ‘Napo’, to withdraw
his comments and apologise
to the former minister
and women as a whole.
“Professor Opoku-Agyeman
is a distinguished and accomplished
academic who rose
to become Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Cape Coast
(UCC). Her achievements in
the arena of education are legendary.
It is unfortunate that
women have to be subjected to
such abuse in the discharge of
their official duties.
“I am calling on the Hon
Minister Dr Opoku-Prempeh,
on behalf of the women in
Ghana, especially women in
politics to withdraw and apologise
for making such derogatory
comments about a
• For ‘insulting’ former
education minister
•Dr Matthew Opoku- Prempeh,
Education Minister
Professor Opoku-Agyeman
is a distinguished
and accomplished academic
who rose to become
Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Cape
Coast (UCC). Her
achievements in the
arena of education are
legendary. It is unfortunate
that women have
to be subjected to such
abuse in the discharge
of their official duties.
• Mrs Mould-Iddrisu
distinguished woman professional
who is a known role
model globally,” the statement
read.
She continued that, “the
Minister must stay focused in
ensuring and delivering an effective
implementation of the
free Senior High School (SHS)
programme which has been hit
with several challenges with
the tendency of eroding gains
chalked in the educational sector.”
According to Mrs Mould-
Iddrisu, the Minister is currently
occupying the busiest
position in government, and
urged him “not to waste precious
time in insulting his senior
in the name of politics.”
Background
Dr Opoku-Prempeh described
the four-year tenure of
the former Vice-Chancellor of
UCC under the immediate past
government as an embarrassment
and disgrace.
According to the minister,
his predecessor left behind a
huge debt, which he stated,
had crippled the ministry.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s
‘Ekosi Sen’ last Tuesday, Dr
Opoku-Prempeh said he was
disappointed in how the education
ministry procured services
without making any
provision to pay for them.
The Minister must
stay focused in ensuring
and delivering
an effective implementation
of the free
Senior High School
(SHS) programme
which has been hit
with several challenges
with the tendency
of eroding
gains chalked in the
educational sector.
He said his predecessor left
behind a debt of GH¢10 million
for the supply of chalk,
while feeding grants for special
schools like School for the
Deaf struggled to feed students,
as GH¢ 4.7 million debt
was left at the ministry.
He disclosed that yellow
buses distributed to SHSs left
$18 million debt, while $17
million for textbooks hangs on
the ministry.
“There was GH¢ 33 million
debt for the NDC’s Progressively
Free Education, while
the GETFund was run around
with a GH¢ 3.7 billion debt,”
the minister said.
The minister expressed
shock that Prof. Opoku-Agyemang
could sign a bill stating
that the University of Environment
and Sustainable Development
would be
established in Somanya and
have its first campus at
Donkorkrom.
“The distance between the
two places is 375km. A whole
Professor, how can you sign
this if you are not part of a
419 government?” he queried.

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US to lift ban on elephant hunting trophy imports
THE TRUMP administration will allow
American hunters to import elephant
trophies to the US, reversing an
Obama-era 2014 ban, US media report.
A federal government agency said
imports could resume on Friday for
elephants that are legally hunted only in
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) said hunting fees could aid
conservation of the endangered animals.
Experts say that populations of
African elephants are plummeting.
Their numbers dropped by about
30% from 2007-14, according to the
2016 Great Elephant Census.
The nonprofit group's report found
a population drop of 6% in Zimbabwe
alone.
Despite their listing under the Endangered
Species Act, there is a provision
in US law that allows permits to
import animal parts if there is sufficient
evidence that the fees generated
will actually benefit species conservation.
USFWS told US media outlets it
had received new information from officials
in Zimbabwe and Zambia that
supported reversing the ban.
There is currently an apparent military
coup taking place in Zimbabwe.
BBC
• Experts say that populations of
African elephants are plummeting
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World news in 4 stories
Kenya court to rule on
presidential election
cases on Monday
KENYA’S SUPREME
court will rule on
Monday on cases that
seek to nullify the reelection
of President
Uhuru Kenyatta last month and
• A copy of a petition challenging the
result of the presidential election rerun
the judges could order a fresh vote
or clear the way for the incumbent
to be sworn in for a second term.
The two cases appear to represent
a final chance for legal
scrutiny of the Oct. 26 election
and the ruling could end a protracted
political crisis in which
more than 60 people have been
killed. Kenya is a hub for trade,
diplomacy and security in East
Africa.
“We will deliver judgment
on the 20th,” Chief
Justice David Maraga told
lawyers at the end of a
hearing on Thursday.
Kenyatta defeated opposition
leader Raila
Odinga in August but
Odinga challenged the
election and the court
voided it citing procedural
irregularities and ordered
a fresh vote. The court’s
decision was the first of
its kind in Africa.
Odinga boycotted last
month’s poll, saying the
election commission had
failed to carry out sufficient
reforms. Kenyatta
won with 98 percent of
the vote. Reuters
• Soldiers are seen on the armoured vehicle outside the
parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe
Mugabe resists army
pressure to quit
PRESIDENT ROBERT Mugabe
is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s
only legitimate ruler and
is refusing to quit after a military
coup, but pressure is mounting
on the 93-year-old former guerrilla
to accept offers of a graceful
exit, sources said on
Thursday.
A political source who spoke
to senior allies holed up with
Mugabe and his wife, Grace, in
his lavish “Blue Roof ” Harare
compound said Mugabe had no
plans to resign voluntarily ahead
of elections scheduled for next
year.
“It’s a sort of stand-off, a
stalemate,” the source said.
“They are insisting the president
must finish his term.”
The army’s takeover signaled
the collapse in less than 36 hours
of the security, intelligence and
patronage networks that sustained
Mugabe through 37 years
in power and built him into the
“Grand Old Man” of African
politics.
A priest mediating between
Mugabe and the generals, who
seized power on Wednesday in
what they called a targeted operation
against “criminals” in Mugabe’s
entourage, has made little
headway, a senior political source
told Reuters.
Opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai called for Mugabe’s
departure “in the interest of the
people”. In a statement read to
reporters, Tsvangirai pointedly
referred to him as “Mr Robert
Mugabe”, not President. Reuters
Ivory Coast to expel cocoa farmers
from largest forest reserve
TOP COCOA producer
Ivory Coast will launch an
operation to expel thousands
of illegal farmers from the
Goin-Debe forest reserve,
the West African nation’s
largest, a government
spokesman said on Thursday.
The decision is part of efforts
to protect forests in
Ivory Coast, which has lost
much of its rainforest to agriculture.
“We will immediately proceed
with ... the identification
of the occupiers of the
Goin-Debe forest and the
end of the occupations,”
Bruno Kone said after a cabinet
meeting in the commercial
capital Abidjan.
Ivory Coast’s water and
forests minister this week
said that authorities planned
to end illegal farming on protected
lands within five years.
Kone said the operation
would involve the deployment
of about 1,000 defense
and security forces personnel
to the western Cavally region,
where Goin-Debe is located,
for an initial three months.
“There will then be a vast
disarmament and security operation
in the region,” he
said.
The 134,000-hectare
Goin-Debe reserve has been
at the heart of recent violence
between immigrant
cocoa farmers and local indigenous
ethnic groups.
Reuters
• The decision is part of efforts to protect forests in Ivory Coast

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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Why Chinese labeling on products meant for us?
SOME IMPORTERS appear to be having
a field day because the Ghana Standards
Authority (GSA) is not doing
enough to ensure that bogus products
are not imported into the country.
Though it is the responsibility of the
GSA to impress upon importers to
strictly adhere to standard label requirements
on goods imported into the
country, many products with Chinese labeling
have flooded the market.
Some products have labeling written
in languages that consumers do not understand.
In some cases biscuits and
even medicines have labeling not written
in English but in ‘strange’ languages
that do not make sense to the consumer.
In the case of Ghana, the labeling requirements
are that the product must
have the labeling written in English detailing
the name of the product, dates
of manufacture and expiration, list of
ingredients if it is food or medicine.
Other requirements that importers
must adhere to are storage condition,
instructions or directions for use, name
and address of manufacturer, country
of origin and characteristics of the
goods.
But, there are many products in
many of our stores that have labeling
which are not comprehensible, hence
exposing the consumers to the danger
of taking in unwholesome products.
At a recent training workshop for
journalists on operations at the Port, Mr
Kofi Amponsah- Bediako, Public Relations
Officer of the GSA explained that
labeling serves as protection for consumers
as it provides information to decide
whether to consume a product or
not because some people might be allergic
to some of the ingredients in the
products.
Citing Legislative Instrument (LI)
1541, Mr Amponsah- Bediako warned
importers to desist from conniving with
manufactures to present fake certificate
of conformance or analysis to deceive
the GSA.
He urged importers to register with
the GSA before importing goods into
the country.
The DAILY HERITAGE shares
the sentiments of the GSA and urges
the Authority to go beyond verbal warning
and begin to enforce the law to sanitise
the system.
Currently, there are too many products
on the market that have labeling
that nobody understands. The GSA
must therefore get to work and turn the
tide.
Prez strikes deal
with Emir of Qatar
THE PRESIDENT
of the Republic,
Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-
Addo yesterday, as
part of his threeday
official visit to Qatar, paid a
courtesy call on the Emir of
Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Al Thani.
The discussions between the
two leaders centred on energy, infrastructural
development, railways
and roads, and, also on the
need to co-operate strategically
for the mutual benefit of the two
countries and their respective
populations.
With the Emir of Qatar set to
visit Ghana from December 27 to
December 29, 2017, he told President
Akufo-Addo that he was interested
in Ghanaian companies
investing in Qatar, and was also
keen on meeting with the Ghanaian
business community during
his visit to the country.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al
Thani indicated that Qatar was
desirous of forging strong partnerships
and relations with coun-
•President Nana Akufo-Addo (L) with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
tries such as Ghana, countries that
are governed in accordance with
the rule of law, respect for individual
liberties and human rights,
and the principles of democratic
accountability.
The Emir of Qatar stressed
the need to rekindle the ancient
ties between Africa and the Gulf
Region, which has weakened in
the course of the last 60 to 70
years.
On his part, President Akufo-
Addo was grateful for the warm
reception and hospitality accorded
him and his delegation since his
arrival to Qatar.
He noted that Ghana, considering
the significant gas resources
available to her, was willing to
learn from Qatar on how the
country has exploited its gas resources
for the development of
the country and the progress of
its people.
President Akufo-Addo was
hopeful that Ghana would have
an Ambassador to Qatar, and
would have established an embassy
in Qatar prior to the visit of
the Emir.
Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad Al Thani indicated
that Qatar was desirous
of forging strong
partnerships and relations
with countries such
as Ghana, countries that
are governed in accordance
with the rule of
law, respect for individual
liberties and human
rights, and the principles
of democratic accountability.

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KIDDIES Corner
Short story for kids
The Clever Bull
THERE WAS a forest with
many birds and animals.
Once, a bull wandering in
the forest came upon a
cave. Near the cave was a
big pond and lush green grass.
“This is an ideal place for me to
settle down," the bull thought. So, he
made the cave his home. Many days
passed. The bull became quite healthy,
grazing in the meadows. The bull was
happy and peaceful living in that cave.
He had made many friends in that forest.
One day, the bull was resting outside
his cave house. A lion happened
to come by that way. The lion was
happy to have spotted a bull after a
long time. “Aha! A bull! He is so
healthy too," thought
the majestic lion, licking
his lips in anticipation
of a good meal.
The bull too noticed the
lion. He could sense danger.
“I must be on my
guard now," the bull
thought and decided to
do something to hide himself
from the lion.
When the lion came
close to the bull, the clever bull
looked into the cave and called out,
“Darling, do not cook anything for
dinner. I have just spotted a lion. I am
waiting for it to come near." When the
lion heard the bull, he turned around
and ran for his life.
A jackal saw the lion running
breathlessly. “Why are you running, Mr
Lion?" asked the jackal. The lion told
him all that had happened. “The bull
has made a fool out of you," replied
the jackal. And the jackal added,
“Come with me. Together we can feast
on the bull." But the lion was too
scared to believe the jackal.
The jackal understood why the lion
was hesitant to come
with him. “Alright
then,
tie your
tail with mine and let me lead you to
the cave of the bull. In case the bull attacks,
then I will be the one who will
get caught first," the jackal said.
The lion agreed to this plan of action
prepared by the jackal. And then
the lion and the jackal tied their tails
together. They set off to the bull’s
cave.
Both the lion and the jackal went
near the cave where the bull was.
When the bull saw the lion coming
with the jackal, he thought, “I am sure
that cunning jackal knows I fooled the
lion. Without panicking, the bull cried
out to the jackal, “I asked you to bring
me two lions. Do you want me to keep
my children hungry?"
The lion still did not realise that the
bull was again
fooling him.
He was terrified.
He ran
as fast as he
could run dragging the
jackal with him over stones and
thorns. The clever bull outwitted his
enemies and saved himself from its
enemies.
Both the lion and the jackal never
returned that way. Thereafter, the bull
lived a peaceful and happy life with his
wife and children.
Time with Auntie
Akuorkor in the kitchen
How to fry pancake
Note: To be supervised
by parents in the kitchen.
All hands should be
washed.
Ingredients:
1. Flour
2. Milk
3. Sugar
4. Nut Meg
5. Salt
6. Egg
Method:
1. Pour flour into mixing
bowl, add sugar, nutmeg,
salt and stir.
2. Crack egg into a different
bowl and check its freshness.
3. Add egg to flour mixture and stir.
4. Add half of milk and stir till mixture is smooth and a bit runny.
5. Put frying pan on fire; add about a teaspoon of oil.
6. Allow to heat to spread throughout the pan.
7. Scoop a ladle full of mixture into the frying pan on a gentle
heat.
8. Turn pancake when it starts to bubble a little bit or for a
minute and the other side for a minute.
9. You can spread jam, golden syrup, chocolate spread, ice cream
etc, and roll the pancake.
10 Remove from fire when golden brown.
Best serve with beverages or drink.
NEWS
10 youthful Africans to tell story about Africa
VOICES OF 10 youthful
Africans from eight African
countries will take over the
stage in Accra on World Children’s
Day to tell the world
about Africa they want to live
in, through series of short,
powerful talks.
The 10 girls and boys aged
12 to 19 years old from Burkina
Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria,
Sierra Leone and Togo will deliver
inspirational talks at
the Africa Dialogues event on
issues affecting children and
youth on the continent, sharing
their vision of what they want
Africa’s future to be.
According to Andrew
Adansi-Bonnah, a 17-year-old,
“the problems facing Africa affect
children first, so they feel
the impact of the problems
more than the adults.”
Master Adansi-Bonnah
from Ghana, who will speak
about hunger and malnutrition
in Africa, added “giving
children a platform to speak
on issues bothering them can
help to reduce their sufferings.
I expect that this event
is going to boost children’s
level of motivation and aspirations.”
The event is a collaboration
between the People Initiative
Foundation and United
Nations Children Fund to
mark World Children’s Day,
the anniversary of the convention
on the rights of the
child.
The event is a collaboration
between
the People
Initiative Foundation
and United
Nations Children
Fund to mark
World Children’s
Day...
According to the organisers,
on that day, series of
global events would see children
and youth around the
world ‘take over’ key roles in
media, politics, business,
sport and entertainment to
help save children’s lives,
fight for their rights and fulfill
their potential.
In Accra, the youth will
address some of the critical
issues facing Africa now and
in the future: Diallo Hama
Moussa, 18, from Burkina
Faso, will talk about the importance
of education; Élie
Yedou, 18, from Côte
d’Ivoire, will talk about a
peaceful and hunger-free
Africa; Fatoumatta A. Camara,
18, from The Gambia,
will talk about female genital
mutilation; Victoria
Kweinorki Quaynor, 19, from
Ghana, will talk about neglected
children.
Others are Andrew Adansi-
Bonnah, 17, from Ghana, will
talk about hunger and malnutrition;
Natasha Adu, 12, from
Ghana, will talk about sanitation;
Hadja Idrissa Bah, 18,
from Guinea, will talk about
child marriage; Fatima Aliyu
Gebi, 17, from Nigeria, will talk
about the plight and plea of the
northern girl child; Rebecca
Evelyn Deborah Sankoh, 18,
from Sierra Leone, will talk
about education and development
and Abra Rosaline
Tsekpuia, 19, from Togo, will
talk about food security.

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Facts of good eating habits
Balance your foods
To avoid getting too much of
any nutrient, try to eat foods from
all food groups in the healthy eating
pyramid, including low
glycemic load carbohydrates, proteins,
and healthy fats as well as
good sources of vitamins and
minerals.
Eat plenty of fruits and
vegetables
These are all excellent sources
of fiber, healthy sugars, vitamins
and minerals. Fiber is useful in
keeping your cholesterol levels
low and cleaning out the intestinal
tract. Vitamins and minerals are
required by the most basic of
metabolic processes in the body.
Avoid eating fast foods
They are loaded with salt, sugar
and bad fats that have no nutritional
value. While they may put
an end to your hunger, they are of
no benefit to your body.
Choose low fat foods
The average diet contains more
fat than our body requires. Opting
for low fat options when available
will help balance the foods that
are higher in fats.
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Vodafone CEO joins
staff to ride to work
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com
KNOWN FOR her commitment to
promoting a healthy lifestyle
among employees, the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Vodafone
Ghana, Mrs Yolanda Cuba,
on Wednesday morning led a team of employees
to ride bicycles to work in an effort to highlight
the importance of physical exercise to the
overall wellbeing.
The move formed part of a Vodafone
group-wide campaign dubbed ‘Global Wellbeing
Month.’
The exercise was the second time Mrs Cuba
had led the team to ride a bicycle from Cantonments,
through the Aviation Social Centre to
the Vodafone head office at Airport city in
Accra.
Speaking after the exercise, she said the
value Vodafone places on employee health,
safety and wellbeing could not be over empha-
“We have
made great
strides in ensuring
a
healthy and a
safe workplace
for employees,
contractors
and the general
public
within our
jurisdiction.”
•Mrs Yolanda Cuba, Vodafone CEO in the
front lead with other staff
sised.
“We have made great strides in
ensuring a healthy and a safe workplace
for employees, contractors and
the general public within our jurisdiction.
The great work accomplished
in the health and safety
sphere has culminated in our celebration
of four years without any
fatal incident.
“We reckon that life style choices
affect individual’s health and wellbeing
and this is why we are working
hard to facilitate the health and wellbeing
of employees,” she said.
Mrs Cuba explained that Vodafone
dedicated October 16 to November
17 this year to promote the
wellbeing of employees across the
company, adding that ‘while we do
this we compete amongst other
OpCos in a ‘Global Wellbeing Challenge’.
She further stated that Vodafone
Ghana had won the ‘Global Wellbeing
Challenge’ for the past two years.
“We want to be the first again for the
third consecutive time while the
wellbeing of our employees continues
to improve.”
The one-month campaign had
various activities including aerobic
session every Friday to keep employees
active and fit and a business fusion
session.
Others are, a day of games and
team bonding to entrench the spirit
of good health and exercise among
employees, biggest weight loser competition
throughout the month to
help employees lose weight and improve
their health and a healthy
lifestyle awareness to encourage and
promote healthy eating.
First Lady calls for action to end FGM
THE FIRST Lady, Mrs Rebecca
Akufo-Addo, has called for a strong
leadership drive, common purpose
and urgent actions from stakeholders
as key elements to eliminate Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally.
She said since the practice involved
human lives, in deeply rooted
cultures across many regions including
Africa and Asia, there was the
need to mobilise stakeholders such as
governments, policy makers, civil society
organisations, as well as resources
to facilitate measures to
eradicate FGM.
Mrs Akufo-Addo explained that
the practice, which involved the cutting
of some vital parts of the female
genitalia, leaves victims to suffer great
pain, excessive bleeding, difficulty
during sexual activity, infections, psychological
trauma, and obstetric complications
that may lead to fistula or
maternal mortality.
FGM, she said, was also expected
to be a contributory factor to the high
maternal deaths in Africa, adding that
actions such as legislations, education
and information campaigns had been
undertaken over the past years to discourage
the practice, but much still
remained to be done.
Speaking at the opening of a twoday
International Meeting on FGM in
Accra on Wednesday, Mrs Akufo-
Addo appealed to all stakeholders,
nationally and internationally, to intensify
their actions aimed at curbing
the harmful and primitive cultural
practice under which girls, who were
as young as four weeks to 12 years,
were made to suffer.
She said that practice did not only
infringe upon the fundamental rights
•Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady
of women and girls, but was
detrimental to their health
and development as it
robbed females of the right
over their natural sexual
functions.
The First Lady said the
meeting, which was hosted
by the Ghana Health Service,
in collaboration with the
United Nations Population
Fund, was part of the activities
to commemorate the annual
Regional Meeting of
African Union Ministers of
Health on the campaign on
Accelerated Reduction on
Maternal, Newborn and
Child mortality in Africa.
Mrs Akufo-Addo said
“FGM is a gender-based violation
that clearly takes away
the human rights and autonomy
of females and also
seeks to control females sexuality.”
She said available data did
not show any known benefits
of the primitive cultural
practice, but had only presented
horrific results from
women and girls who had
gone through the negative
ritual, some of which had
ended up fatally.
Mrs Akufo-Addo called
for strong and sustained
community education and
outreach programmes about
the harmful effects of FGM,
to change behaviours and attitudes,
and improve access
to sexual and reproductive
health information and resources
for women and girls
to fully understand their
rights while governments
provide medical care and
counselling for victims.
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Resource Wildlife Dept.
to protect primates
BY KOJO ANSAH
• Participants after the training programme
AN ENVIRONMENTAL activist, Dr
Edward Wiafe has called on
government to resource the wildlife
department to enable it execute its
mandate to protect wildlife in the
country.
The Dean of the Environmental
Science Department of the
Presbyterian University College,
Akuapem Campus, Dr Edward Wiafe
argues during a training workshop in
Koforidua that the call had been
imperative considering the rate of
depletion of wildlife species which
had led to extinction of very
important wildlife species in the
country.
He said successive governments
have shirked their responsibility in
ensuring that wildlife is protected in a
holistic manner through ecosystem
protection and fight against alarming
rate of poaching.
Dr Wiafe said , currently humanís
closest living biological relative ,the
Apes, Lemur ,Monkeys and other
primate species in Ghana are at risk of
†extinction due to uncontrolled
human †activities such as poaching
and habitat destruction through
deforestation.
He said Ghana had already lost red
coloured-monkeys, one of the primate
species with the rest critically
endangered.
According to the International
Union for Conservation of Nature,
globally more than half of the world's
primates are at risk of extinction.
As a result, the Presbyterian
University College, Ghana with
funding from Critical Ecosystems
Partnership Fund is implementing a
16-month project on conservation of
endangered primate species in three
forest reserves in Ghana, namely
• Govt urged
According to the
International
Union for
Conservation of
Nature, globally
more than half
of the world's
primates are at
risk of
extinction.
Atiwa, Cape three Points and Tank -
Off forest.
As part of the project, a capacity
building workshop had been
organised for wildlife law enforcement
officers and journalists operating
around the jurisdiction of the†Atiwa
range of forest reserve, specifically
from East Akyem and Atiwa East
Districts.
The participants included police
officers, forestry officials, fire service
personnel and the media.
Participants of the programme
acknowledged that enforcement of
wildlife laws in Ghana had not been
encouraging.
They blamed the situation on
inadequate logistics and funds,
inadequate personnel, lenient
punishment by courts, risk involved in
arresting heavily armed poachers in
the jungle, interference and absence of
political will among others.
Marine Unit for GIS in the
offing- Comptroller-General
THE GHANA Immigration
Service (GIS) is to
establish a Marine Unit,
the Comptroller-General
of Immigration (CGI), Mr
Kwame Asuah Takyi has hinted.
According to him, the establishment
of the Unit would not only secure the
maritime domain of Ghana but also
contribute immensely to national
security. He added that it would also
improve on data collation on migrants
at the Seaports for the use of Ghanaís
socio-economic advancement.
The Comptroller-General
bemoaned how some fisher folks of
neighbouring countries and other
persons through the territorial waters
of Ghana immigrate into the country
in a tacit, cunning and subtle manner
escaping migration checks. This must
be nipped in the bud as soon as
possible, he stressed.
Mr Takyi said this while interacting
with officers of the Takoradi Sector
Command at the Takoradi Port in the
Western Region as part of his
familiarisation tour.
He indicated that the creation of
the Marine Unit was crucial at giving a
defined focus to migration
management and that it would enhance
the efficiency with which personnel of
the Service manage migration activities
at the Seaports and maritime domain
of the country.
He encouraged the personnel to
continue the good works at securing
the seaports and maritime domain of
the country despite the logistical
constraints and assured them of the
provision of logistics and equipment to
aid their work at the port. He also
reiterated his commitment at
enhancing the capability and capacity
of Officers through various training
programmes including maritime
training.
Mr Takyi had, earlier in the day, paid
a courtesy call on the Director of
Takoradi Port, Captain Ebenezer
Afedzi and the Takoradi Area Manager
of Tullow Oil, Mr Joseph Klemesu.
Journalists urged to focus on community development
BY KOJO ANSAH
KWAKU ABOAGYE Apenteng, a
journalist with Koforidua based Kingdom
FM has urged media practitioners in the
country to focus more on community
development to help better the lives
of the poor.
According to him, development
journalism must be given priority to
set agenda for policy makers to
improve the poor living standards of
millions of Ghanaians battling
poverty.
Mr Apenteng said this in an
interview with the DAILY
HERITAGE after graduating with
•Kwaku Aboagye Apenteng (L), a journalist with Koforidua based Kingdom FM and Kojo Ansah of EIB network
• CGI, Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi and his entourage being briefed on operational activities at
Wharf 2 of the Takoradi Port by the Officer-In-Charge
Second Class Upper division in Rural
and Community Development at the
Presbyterian University College.
He said, he chose to upgrade
academically in rural and community
development to enable him broaden
his scope of knowledge in rural
development and poverty reduction
which would enhance his passion in
development journalism.
Mr Apenteng commended
lecturers at the university for
imparting his life and positioning him
better to be agent of change in
society.
He took the opportunity to add his
voice to calls for the removal of 25%
cooperate tax on private universities
to help mitigate the financial burden
on the institutions.
He also urged government to
extend subsidies enjoyed by students
of public universities to private
universities to lessen the financial
stress poor but brilliant students go
through.
According to him,
development journalism
must be given priority to set
agenda for policy makers to
improve the poor living
standards of millions of
Ghanaians battling poverty.
Safe Water Network
appeals to govt
for assistance
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
SAFE WATER Network, a
United States-based Non-
Governmental Organisation
(NGO) with its branch in
Ghana is calling on the
government and other NGOs
to support its quest to provide
safe water to over 1,000
communities in the country.
According to Safe Water
Network, which had been
operating in the country for the
past nine years, its main
objective is to apply business
principles to manage our local
water systems to cover the over
30% to 40% of our water
systems being broken in Ghana.
Mr Charles Nimako,
Director, Africa Initiatives, Safe
Water Network told the
DAILY HERITAGE during
the launch of Ghana Sector
Review; Scaling Small Water
Enterprises in Accra that
ìmoney is needed to repair the
broken systems.
According to him, Safe
Water Network has been able to
provide water for 120
communities in the country so
far and is looking to expand to
1,000 communities over the
coming years, but to be able to
attain that goal, we are calling
on government and other
NGOs to come on board to
help achieve our target.
He said for each community
they serve, it takes between
three and six months to build a
water station, what we require is
the availability of land in the
community.
So far, he said, the current
project had covered the Greater
Accra, Central and Volta
Regions and they have spent
close to of $10 million since
2010.
Review of opportunities
He said, in collaboration
with partners and stakeholders,
Safe Water Network recently
completed a review of the
opportunity to scale-up Small
Water Enterprises in Ghana.
The review, he said, put
forward several policy
recommendations to overcome
the barriers to reach an
estimated 3.2 million of the 8.3
million people lacking access to
safe water in rural areas.
According to Safe
Water Network,
which had been
operating in the
country for the past
nine years, its main
objective is to apply
business principles
to manage our local
water systems...
•Mr Charles Nimako, Director, Africa Initiatives, Safe
Water Network (R) being assisted to outdoor the Ghana
Sector Review; Scaling Small Water Enterprises book

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Vivo Energy Ghana celebrates customers on Contact Customer Day
THE MANAGEMENT and staff of
Vivo Energy Ghana have embarked
on their annual Shell Customer Contact
Day to thank customers for their
loyalty and patronage with a number
of giveaways and to solicit their feedback.
This year’s Customer Contact Day
was created under the theme ‘Winning
with customers through Continuous
Engagement’ and offered staff
of Vivo Energy to interact with customers
and offered them first hand
services which included filling their
tanks, cleaning windscreens and sharing
goodies with them.
The Managing Director of Vivo
Energy Ghana, Mr Ebenezer
Faulkner said great companies are the
ones that get and stay ahead by engaging
their customers regularly through
several contact points, all with the
purpose of enriching the relationship.
“The Shell brand in Ghana could
not have been successful for the past
89 years without a long term relationship
with our customers, " he explained.
"Our products are consumer-led
and driven by our passion to exceed
the needs of our customers. We will
continue to make our customer experiences
at our Shell service stations
memorable.” said Mr Faulkner.
In addition, Mr Faulkner said that
Vivo Energy will continue to be at the
forefront of driving innovations, providing
high quality fuels for all pockets,
high quality convenience shops,
strong customer service, brand preference,
and food partnerships to continue
to be part of our customers’
lives.
A customer who visited the Airport
Shell service station said “the
older the wine the better it tastes. We
have known Shell for so many years
for its quality products and services.
No wonder every fuel station in
Ghana is referred to as ‘Petrol Shell’. I
want to encourage Shell to keep up
the good work.”
The Retail Manager of Vivo Energy
Ghana, Mr Kwame Ackah used
the occasion to encourage all motorists
to buy GH¢60 of fuel from
• Mr Ebenezer Faulkner, MD, Vivo Ghana interacting with a
customer at the Airport shell filling station
Shell to stand a chance of winning
the over 75,000 prizes and a brand
new sleek Hyundai Grand i10 taxi at
stake in the ‘Shell Filling No Y3
Deep’ promotion.
Six drivers who have signed on to
the Shell Drive Challenge on the Shell
App were also rewarded with free fuel
for emerging as the most efficient
drivers on the Shell Drive Challenge –
a programme aimed at encouraging
drivers to drive efficiently, and also
which gives free tips on efficient driving
to cut down on fuel consumption.
Vivo Energy continues the expansion
of Shell service stations across
the country to make them more accessible
to customers. The recent
opening of the state of the art,
Haatso Shell service station, with
partners such as KFC, MBJ Pharmacy,
Exotic trends, and ATM Farms
is testament to the convenience that
the company wants to bring to its
customers.
Bosch to support
manufactures in Ghana
BY BENJAMIN TANDOH
IN ORDER to promote industrialisation in
the country, Bosch Ghana Limited, representatives
of the world leading providers of
power tools in the country, is preparing to
offer support to manufacturing industries at a
flexible rate.
The power tool manufacturers are prepared to
offer their services and equipment to manufacturers
at a lower cost.
Speaking to the DAILY HERITAGE during
the commissioning of their ultra-modern office in
Accra yesterday, Mr Emmanuel Agyei, Managing
Director, Bosch Ghana, explained that they are
committed to supporting the economic growth of
the country.
He added that, they have commenced with the
process and have contacted some key stakeholders
to ensure that they offer Ghanaians with the right
services.
“We’ve contacted banks and insurance companies
to partner us. We are in a process of bringing
all these people together and present the offer to
Ghanaians.
• Mr Emmanuel Agyei (M), Managing Director, Bosch Ghana with some members
of the technical team at a press briefing in their new office
“As a company which has a global presence, we
are thinking of a way to help Ghana as a country,
and customise solutions to the country,” he said.
Mr Agyei added that they have submitted their
proposal to the government to provide technical
support for the implementation of the ‘one district,
one factory’ policy proposed by the government.
“Our interest in the ‘one district, one factory’
programme is in the packaging technology. With
this technology we will help provide package and
process farm produce to last longer and make it
appealing on the international market,” he said.
He was of the view that, their status as the only
supplier of technology with its office in the country
makes it easy to contact and work effectively
with their customers.
Training artisans
A total of 5, 000 artisans are expected to benefit
from a training programme by Bosch Ghana,
commencing this month and expected to end on
March 6, 2018.
The training is aimed at equipping local professionals
and artisanal users with the right power
tools.
Speaking to the press, Mr Benjy Ofori, Regional
Sales Director of Power Tools, West and
Central Africa, said the programme will further
give the beneficiaries the ability to create products
that are ready for the world market.
This, Mr Ofori argued, will help local artisans
to compete on the international market and produce
quality and finished products and services.

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because
those who mind don't matter, and those who
matter don't mind ― Bernard M. Baruch
CDD-Ghana trains
22 volunteers
WITH THE aim
of enhancing
social accountability
and advocacy
to
improve public services at the local
level, the Ghana Center for Democratic
Development (CDD-Ghana)
has organised a training programme
for 22 volunteers of the ‘I
Am Aware’ (IAA) project. The volunteers
were drawn from the
Greater Accra, Volta and Eastern
Regions.
The programme was organised
to sensitise the volunteers on how
to use IAA data to do advocacy at
the local level.
The ‘I Am Aware’ project is a
non-partisan citizen empowerment
campaign instituted to provide free,
accessible and user-friendly data on
the state of public goods and public
service delivery in 216 districts
across the 10 regions of Ghana.
The data covers the state of, and
provision of basic education,
health, water, sanitation, security,
roads and agriculture in the country.
The goal of the project is to increase
the awareness of citizens,
particularly the poor and vulnerable
to empower them to engage with
duty bearers to ensure that public
services are delivered and improved.
•IAA volunteers with some IAA project officers
Mawusi Dumenu, team lead for
the IAA volunteers’ engagement,
lauded the engagement level of the
participants and their zeal to make
a difference in their communities.
“Participants shared their experiences
about previous efforts in
engaging duty bearers,” he said.
“The IAA team and district partners
also shared useful lessons with
the participants. I believe the foundation
has been laid for volunteers
to begin to conduct well informed
advocacy for improved public service
delivery in their various districts.”
Akim Djaneye-Kpandja, Project
Coordinator for Omega Project
Management Foundation, a district
partner of IAA in the Central
Tongu and Adaklu districts in the
Volta Region was optimistic that
the involvement of community
members in the project will keep
public service providers on their
toes.
The participants described the
training programme as enlightening
and pledged their commitment to
work towards achieving the goals
of the project in their respective
districts.
“The training was very beneficial
because it has helped me to understand
what is expected of me as
a volunteer. I am more poised to
detect the deficiencies in the provision
of public service in my district
and demand accountability from
my leaders,” Charity Ayitey, an IAA
volunteer from Ablekuma South
said.
Govt creates 38 new districts
BY KENT MENSAH
THE GOVERNMENT has created
38 new Metropolitan, Municipal
and Districts to bring
governance closer to the doorstep
of citizens.
This brings the number of districts
in Ghana to 254 from the
previous 216.
The Minister of Local Government,
Hajia Alima Mahama laid the
Legislative Instrument to back the
creation of the new districts in Parliament
on Thursday.
She said some districts have also
been upgraded or elevated to municipal
status depending on the development
level in the area.
Speaking to journalists after laying
the LI, she said the process did
not lead to the creation of new
constituencies which falls under the
purview of the Electoral Commission.
“We have some districts that the
President has elevated into municipalities
and those are not new but
just elevation,” Hajia Mahama said.
She added: “Within the Metropolitan
Assemblies some have
grown big, so for instance,
Ayawaso East has been divided into
a municipality, same as Kwadaso
and Oforikrom. We have not created
any district that will necessitate
the creation of constituencies. So
we have some constituencies which
have been turned into districts.
“We have created from scratch
38 new districts. We have settled on
the capitals. If there are agitations
we’ll look at it,” the Minister assured.
“We have
some districts
that the President
has elevated
into
municipalities
and those are
not new but
just elevation.”
•Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Local Government

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Access to education will create meaningful
lives for refugee youth — Prez Akufo-Addo
THE PRESIDENT of the Republic,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-
Addo, has indicated that, in his
view, access to education is the only
way by which the world can foster a
sense of cohesion and solidarity
amongst displaced persons, especially
of those of school going age,
and, help create for them, an enabling
environment, which will
spur them on to lead more purposeful
and dignified lives.
According to President Akufo-
Addo, education is the key to
human development and to widening
life's options for individuals and
society as a whole, stating that it is
the hope of every mother and father
that education will help their
children escape poverty and give
them access to a good life.
However, the President indicated
that this is not the case for
the 66 million people forcibly displaced
all over the world, out of
which some 23 million are described
as refugees.
“The United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, in a
report, notes that ‘refugees are five
times more likely to be out of
school than the global average.
Only 50 per cent of refugee children
have access to primary education,
compared with a global
average of more than 90 per cent’,”
he said.
The Gap
President Akufo-Addo continued,
“The gap, according to the
same report, widens, as these children
become older, ‘with only 22
per cent of refugee adolescents attending
secondary school compared
to a global average of 84 per
cent. At the higher education level,
fewer than one per cent of
refugees attend university, compared
to 34 per cent at global
level’.”
This, the President stated, is not
right, as “the spectre of tens and
tens of millions of young refugees
growing up without the needed
skills to create a meaningful life for
themselves is a dangerous one.”
President Akufo-Addo made
this known on Thursday, 16th November,
2017, when he delivered
the keynote address at the 2017
World Innovation Summit for Education,
in Doha, Qatar, on the
theme “Asset over Burden – Education
for Refugee Youth.”
As co-Chair of the 2030 United
Nations Sustainable Development
Goals Advocates Group of Eminent
Personalities, the President
stated that “if the noble goal of the
SDGs is to ensure that no one is
left behind, and, amongst others, to
guarantee education for all, then we
must seek to empower those left
behind as a result of conflict and
war. We should commit ourselves
to building a world where every
child has the opportunity to better
him or herself, and, by so doing,
better the global community.”
Africa must industrialise
With Africa having the world’s
second fastest economic growth
rates, the world's fastest-growing
region for foreign direct investment,
and in possession of nearly
30 percent of the earth's remaining
mineral resources, President
Akufo-Addo said it is disheartening
to find that African youths do not
see a future in their respective
countries, and are willing to cross
the Sahara desert on foot and
drown in the Mediterranean Sea, in
a desperate bid to reach the mirage
of a better life in Europe.
He attributed this situation to
the structure of the majority of
African economies, which are dependent
on the production and export
of raw materials, economies,
he added, cannot produce wealth
and prosperity for the masses on
the continent.
“It, therefore, drives the determination
to seek a much better
standard
of living out
of Africa,
thereby, fuelling
the
refugee crises
and the numerous
counts of illegal
migrations,”
he
said.
“What
the evidence
from history
and the experience
of
many countries
have
• President Nana Akufo-
Addo delivering a speech
at the World Innovators
Summit on Education
shown is that it is not natural resources
that build nations. It is people
who build nations. It is not
gold, cocoa, diamonds, timber or
oil that is going to build Africa. If
it was, it would have done so already.
It is Africans, especially the
youth of today, who are going to
build Africa,” he said.
Premium on education
It is for this reason, he told the
gathering that Ghana, under his administration,
has placed a premium
on education, leading up to the introduction
of the free Senior High
School policy.
“All this is being done, because
we want to throw open the doors
of opportunity and hope to our
young people, and help build a new
African civilisation, governed by
the rule of law, respect for individual
liberties and human rights, and
the principles of democratic accountability,
which will provide the
basis for the new Africa of prosperity
and dignity, no longer dependent
on aid or charity,”
President Akufo-Addo stressed.
• President Robert Mugabe
Mugabe’s
legacy,
dignity must
be protected
– Rawlings
FORMER PRESIDENT
of Ghana, Jerry John
Rawlings has called on
power holders in Zimbabwe
to protect the
legacy of the country’s beleaguered
President Robert Mugabe
as power appear to be transitioning
in the country.
Mugabe, who has been ruling
the country since 1980, is said to
be confined to his home in Harare
while unconfirmed reports say his
wife Grace, who was bidding to
succeed him as president, has fled
to Namibia.
The military’s action followed
the sacking of Vice-President Emmerson
Mnangagwa, a fierce rival
of Mrs Mugabe.
It is believed that negotiations
are ongoing for Mr Mnangagwa to
take over from Mr Mugabe, who is
93.
In a statement on the development,
Mr Rawlings said: “As unavoidable
as the Zimbabwe
situation may be, let us hope that
the transition occurs without destroying
Mugabe’s legacy and dignity
unduly. His African pride,
dignity and audacity were unassailable.
He served and lived for the
dignity of his fellow black in a
manner that so many of us fell
very short of.”
The military’s
action followed
the sacking of
Vice-President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa, a
fierce rival of
Mrs Mugabe.

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Made-in-Ghana
apparel won me
‘Miss Intl Africa’
• Daniella Akorfa
BY RAMSON
ACQUAH-HAYFORD
SECOND
PRINCESS of Miss
Tourism Ghana
2016, Miss Daniella
Akorfa has arrived
in Ghana after participating
in the 2017 Miss International
pageant in Japan.
Ghana’s proud daughter
won the coveted ‘Miss International
Africa’.
Decorated in ‘Miss International
Africa’ sash, Akorfa in
an interview with DAILY
HERITAGE at the Kotoka
International Airport shared
her excitement:
“I’m grateful for the exposure,
I learnt a lot. I did not
win the ultimate, but I’m glad I
represented Ghana and Africa
to the fullest,” she said.
According to Miss Akorfa,
her victory was hugely influenced
by her custom which
was locally made.
” I happened to be the only
African who wore an outfit
made out of locally made fabrics.
My outfit stood out and
the people loved it because of
its originality,” she hinted.
Miss Akorfa further said,
“my eloquence chalked me
success in the competition.”
She stated that the new title
comes with certain responsibilities
that she would have to execute.
She mentioned that she
would have to work with the
other Miss Internationals (winners
from other continents) to
help eradicate poverty, improve
health care and raise the standards
of living around the
world.
Ghana was part of 15
countries selected among the
original 90 to compete for the
final crown and qualified to the
semi-finals stage at the Miss
International.
Miss Akorfa is currently in
Ghana and would be continuing
her role as an Ambassador
for Tourism in Ghana.
•Miss Daniella
Akorfa arrived in
Ghana yesterday
I’ve never ‘dissed’ Shatta
Wale — Koo Ntakra
BY ERICA ARTHUR
THE MANAGER of Koo
Ntakra, an upcoming
artiste, has stated that the
artiste did not insult
dancehall king, Shatta
Wale in his song that
went viral.
According to Ntakra’s
manager, one Paapa, the
artiste’s freestyle that
went viral on social media
weeks ago was just an expression
of creativity and
fans should not take it over
board.
In an interview with the
DAILY HERITAGE, the
manager said "Koo did a free
style at Legon some weeks ago
which was reported to be a
‘diss’ to Shatta and fans of
Shatta descended on my client.”
In a video posted by the
‘Wurewurafo’ hit maker on his
Facebook wall, the artiste used
the opportunity to apologise
and invite all Shatta Movement
fans to his ‘KOK’
album fans meet and
greet signing session
slated for November 23 at Osu.
•Koo Ntakra
Okraku Mantey’s reaction to my stadium request is bogus — Edem
•Edem,
rapper
RAPPER EDEM has described
criticisms by Mark
Okraku Mantey regarding
his request
to the
President
for a stadium
to be
constructed
in the
Volta Region
as
‘bogus’.
In a recent interview
with Lexis Bill on Joy FM,
the rapper opined that he
had been underrated and
marginalised as a musician
because of his geographical
background.
The Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the
Volta Regime Music Group
requested that President
Nana Akufo-Addo builds a
stadium in his region in
that interview.
However, CEO of Slip
Entertainment, Mark
Okraku Mantey reacting to
Edem’s request on Showbiz
A-Z with Naa
Ashorkor quizzed, “why
will Edem ask for a stadium,
is he Asamoah
Gyan?”
This statement did not
go down well with the rapper
who registered his displeasure
to Andy Dosty on
Daybreak Hitz on Hitz
FM.
Edem, born Denning
Edem Hotor, added that
he is a Ghanaian and has
every right to demand a
stadium in his region.
“I don’t have to be a
footballer to ask for a stadium
likewise I don't have
to be a pilot to ask for an
airport. I am a son of the
land,” he said.
He stressed that he does
not necessarily have to
have a particular profession
to ask for some level
of development in Ghana.

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DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Stop rating Nigerian
artistes over us
DANCEHALL
KING Shatta
Wale has lashed
out at Nigerians
and fellow
Ghanaian
artistes for rating Nigerian
musicians over Ghanaian
acts.
The ‘Taking Over’ hit
maker in a twitter post
which has been trending
on most Nigerian
websites, disclosed that
he doesn’t see anything
extraordinary about
Wizkid, and does not
understand why people
hail him.
He added that he does
not consider the Nigerian a
superstar
“We are living a life where upcoming
youth get surprised about
my achievement because they
don’t have the mind to elevate
themselves.
“I don’t see Wizkid to be too
– Shatta Wale
•Shatta Wale,
dancehall artiste
much
for me but
most of my Ghanaian colleagues
see him like that.
“I want Wizkid to see me and
be like ‘wow’ not the other way
round because what is talking is
your pocket, property, investment.
“I don’t see anything extraordinary
about him, even though he
claims to be the best African
artiste,” he said in Pidgin
English.
He further called on
Ghanaian artistes to start
respecting themselves and
stop rating Nigerian artistes
high above them.
The comments by Shatta
Wale have got a lot of Nigerians
raining insults at him.
However, a Nigerian singer,
Dammy Krane came to the rescue
of the Dancehall King after he
showed his massive support for
Shatta Wale in a twitter update directed
at him.
He said “I stand by you my g
@shattawalegh real things we deal
with … no fake hype!!!”
I never dreamt of becoming an actress
•Gloria Sarfo, actress
- Gloria Sarfo
ACTRESS GLORIA
Sarfo has revealed
that though acting
was not her childhood
dream as she
preferred becoming
a newscaster or a TV
presenter, she has
come to love playing
roles in movies.
According to her,
growing up, she was
so obsessed with
news casting that she
used to read news to
her siblings for them
to mark her but she
had to change her
path as she got
older.
She made the revelation
when she appeared
on Yvonne
Okoro’s ‘Dining with
Cooks and Braggarts’
TV Show last week.
Recounting some
of her challenges as
an actress, she revealed
there was a
time she had to let
an actor rinse his
mouth with mouthwash
before they
kissed as part of the
movie.
Explaining how
she managed to let
the colleague do
that, the TV3 ‘Music
Music’ presenter said
she also rinsed her
mouth with the wash
in order to make the
act comfortable.
Gloria Sarfo shot
to fame with her role
as Nana Ama in the
popular Efiewura
TV series.
REGINA VAN Helvert is an
actress, model and a TV and radio
presenter who was born in 1992.
She was the first runner-up at
Miss Malaika beauty pageant in
2012.
In 2014, she was nominated at the
‘Teen Choice Awards’ and received a
citation from Ghana Telecom
University College for her hard work
and contribution to society and for
being a role model to other young
ladies.
Currently, she is the co-host of
GHOne’s Rhythmz and Live FM’s
Young, Wild and Free.

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Sports
DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
• Participants with their certificates
Sports administrators
urged to follow new
trends in mgt
7 athletes to get £5,000 ahead
of Commonwealth Games
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
SEVEN GHANAIAN athletes
are set to get a maximum
of £5,000 as they prepare for
the Commonwealth Games in
2018 slated for Gold Coast,
Australia.
A release signed by Richard
Akpokavie, the General Secretary
of the Ghana Olympic
Committee and copied to the
DAILY HERITAGE said
“as indicated earlier, each athlete
is entitled to the equivalent
of a maximum of GBP
5,000 for preparation towards
the Commonwealth Games in
2018.
“Federation presidents
should kindly apply for release
of the funds indicating in writing
what the funds would be
used for.
“Kindly take note that federations
would be required to
account fully (with receipts)
for any funds released to
them…please be advised that
the money awarded is for the
benefit of the athlete to assist
in qualifying and or preparing
for the Commonwealth
Games.”
According to him, some
athletes have been awarded
scholarships for the Gold
Coast 2018 tournament.
The athletes are Emmanuel
Dasor and Atsu Nyamadi (athletics),
Derek Abrefa, (table
tennis), Mohammed Azumah,
(boxing), Grace Atipaka, (badminton),
Richmond Osarfo,
(weightlifting) and Felix
Acheampong (para sports).
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
THE GHANA
Weightlifting Federation
Deputy General
Secretary, Mr Kenneth
O. Adade has
completed a Sports
Management Course in weightlifting
in Hammamet, Tunisia.
The course, meant for general
secretaries of the sport across
Africa, began on Friday, November
10, 2017 and ended on Thursday,
November 16, 2017.
It was organised by the
Weightlifting Federation of Africa
(WFA) through the International
Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF)
development programme and the
Tunisia Weightlifting Federation
(TWF).
Resource person for the six-day
training course was Prof. Milan
Milhajlovic from Serbia and a
member of the IWF Technical and
Research Commission.
Prof. Milhajlovic advised sports
administrators and managers to be
ready for current changing trends
in sports administration and management
around the world.
They were also urged to read on
their sport to know the changing
rules and technicalities coupled
with managerial issues surrounding
their federation.
Prof. Milhajlovic was addressing
participants at the end of a sports
management course organised by
the WFA in collaboration with the
IWF and TWF.
He took the participants
through courses such as contemporary
sport and sport management
between the 19th and 21st
century, sports network, basic
databases for Weightlifting National
Federation (WNF) and basic
documents for the work of the
WNFs.
He also showed participants
how to work with the IWF’s event
calendar as well as weightlifting
competitions and risk management
in weightlifting and the use of social
media and public relations in
sports, how to organise meetings
as well as decision making and
conflict in sport and application of
IWF development programmes.
Secretary General of WFA, Eshelly
Manareddin thanked the participants
for making it to the first
ever programme by WFA, IWF
and the TWF which formed part
of their developmental plan for
the year 2017.
He said they aim at improving
and equipping member countries
at the managerial level and urged
participants to put in their best in
making the course a success.
He said the WFA has in the past
organised courses on sports injuries,
anti-doping, feeding as well
as coaching and it was time for
them to concentrate on the administrators.
He said the WFA would continue
to work with the IWF and all
other national federations for the
development of the sport on the
continent and beyond.
Participants included Magarajen
Monien (Mauritius), Gardencia Du
Plooy (South Africa), Armand
Pambou (R. Congo), Mohamed
Bourabaa (Tunisia), and
Brown Ngambi (Zambia).
The Rest were Kenneth O.
Adade (Ghana), Abdulmoneim
Riad Sufeljin (Libya), Almois Ben
Esmaiel (Libya), Manareddin Eshelli
(Libya) and Rim Derouich
Chaouachi (Tunisia).
Participants were given a certificate
each in sports management at
the end of the course.
Akunnor joins Celtic
on attachment
FORMER
ASHANTIGOLD coach
C.K. Akunnor has joined
Scottish side Celtic FC on
a knowledge-sharing trip.
Coach Akunnor was at
the training centre of the
club to meet their manager,
Brendan Rodgers
and the entire team on
Thursday.
His time at Celtic
forms part of his selffunded
knowledge sharing
• C.K. Akunnor (L) with Celtic
manager, Brendan Rodgers
trip of European top
clubs to learn current
trends of the game.
He has already had
some stints in Germany
with his former club
Wolfsburg.
The former Ghana
skipper will move to England
for a last knowledge
sharing experience at English
Premier League side
Tottenham Hotspurs.