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Inside Dec 15.qxp_Layout 1 12/14/17 9:59 PM Page 7 14TH DECEMBER 2017 THURSDAY CURRENCY PARIS CODE BUYING SELLING US Dollar USDGHS 4.3608 4.3650 RATES Pound Sterling GBPGHS 5.6621 5.6680 Euro GBPGHS 4.9737 4.9763 10 DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH Omnibank partners Intercity STC to boost operations OMNIBANK HAS signed a partnership agreement to provide total banking solutions to Intercity State Transport Corporation (ISTC). The partnership is expected to boost the transport company’s business to regain its dominance in the long-distance travel industry. One of the key elements of the agreement is the establishment of onsite cash collection centres at designated ISTC terminals. Signing the agreement on behalf of ISTC, the Managing Director, Nana Akomea, commended Omni- Bank for the initiative and noted that “the mandate was given to Omni- Bank with the assurance that cash generated in the terminals will be safe and also help the corporation concentrate on other operations.” •Mr Philip Oti-Mensah (4-L) handing over the document to Nana Akomea, (2-R) Managing Director of ISTC while others look on According to him, Omni- Bank was considered for this role because “they have shown us a certain diligence and interest in STC’s operations which we haven’t found in many banks”. Expressing appreciation to management of STC for giving the Bank the opportunity to roll out this service, the Managing Director of Omni- Bank, Mr Philip Oti-Mensah, stated that “the bank will live up to its mantra of exceptional service and deliver to make sure both parties succeed”. An onsite cash collection is one of the services provided by the bank to run cashiering services for its corporate clients on their premises for convenience and safety. All Nations University adjudged Oil & Gas Institution of the Year BY KOJO ANSAH ALL NATIONS University has been adjudged Oil and Gas Institution of the Year at the just-ended 2017 edition of Ghana Oil & Gas Awards and Exhibition (GOGA). The ceremony was organised by GOGA on December 8, 2017 in Accra to recognise outstanding achievements and contributions from both local and international companies and institutions that are directly or indirectly involved in Ghana’s oil and gas sector. The event focused on the human developments, technologies, financial packages, insurance products, best practices and related issues, while the university was honoured the ‘Oil & Gas Institution of the Year’ 2017 for human development and best practices. Dr Theophilus Oware, Senior Assistant Registrar, Advancement and Technology, and Nana (Dr) Baah Boakye, Dean of School of Engineering, received the award on behalf of the university. The president and founder of All Nations University, Dr Samuel Donkor, expressed his profound gratitude to the entire faculty for their immense contributions to the development of the various departments, especially the oil and gas. Dr Donkor stressed that the university spent over US$300,000 to revamp the oil and gas engineering labs as well as other engineering disciplines. “Notable amount of financial investment went into training and hiring of qualified senior faculty members at the department,” he revealed. He challenged other departments within the university to put their act together to crave for the optimum. According to the university president, the university has maintained academic excellence since its establishment and has perpetually pioneered academic innovations and novelty with fundamentally high moral and educational standard with the sole aim of raising leaders with rectitude to serve society. •Dr Theophilus Oware, Senior Assistant Registrar, Advancement and Technology and Nana (Dr) Baah Boakye, Dean of School of Engineering, receiving the award on behalf of the University. He said, "At All Nations University, we always choose to be leaders, to attest to this we were the first private university in Ghana to be accredited to offer Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electronics and Communications Engineering. Currently, All Nations University is the only university in Ghana to run an Oil & Gas Engineering programme." Dr Donkor said the aim of the programme is to train both local and international engineers to participate in the development of the oil and gas industry. "All Nations University is the only university in Ghana and sub-Sahara Africa to successfully design, build and deploy satellite cubeSat, GHANASAT 1, into orbit by our trained engineers.” “The next mission of the university is to collaborate with the government, and corporate bodies to design and build GhanaSat 2 to address issues such as oil spillage, illegal mining, land and water pollution and other issues facing the Ghanaian society," he said. He added the university would keep aligning its curricula and practices to international standard to help the students in their career wherever they may choose to further their education or work.
Inside Dec 15.qxp_Layout 1 12/14/17 9:59 PM Page 8 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 11 Politics “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 Oye Lithur to contest NDC Women’s Organiser post BY DANIEL KAKU POSTERS OF Mrs Nana Oye Lithur depicting her as contesting the position of the National Women’s Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have gone viral on social media. The posters came with the inscription, 'Endorse Nana Oye as National Women Organiser; Advocate for Women Empowerment'. Although the NDC has not opened nominations yet, some bigwigs and others members of the party have shown their interest in taking the National Women’s Organiser position to lead the women in the party into the 2020 general election. The current National Women’s Organiser of the party is Mrs Haijia Zinabu Mahama and she is yet to declare her intention as to whether she will seek re-election or not. However, it cannot be confirmed if the former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection is aware of the posters and whether she will want to take up the National Women’s Organiser position but till now Mrs Lithur is silent on the circulation. Mrs Lithur is currently receiving overwhelming endorsement on social media and this can influence her decision to contest the position. Meanwhile the NDC is said to have scheduled its 2018 national congress to take place in the Volta Region. Background Mrs Lithur is a Ghanaian barrister and politician and a former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection under the Mahama government. Behind the tough personality is her husband, Mr Tony Lithur, a lawyer in private practice by whom she has four children. She was born to Mr Michael Bampoe Addo, a former Deputy Controller and Accountant General of the Accountant General’s Department and Madam Victoria Duamroh, a former Senior Nursing Officer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, both of blessed memory. Oye Lithur’s family background tells that her life definitely began on a smooth note. Education Mrs Lithur attended Ridge Church School in Accra, where she was imbibed with analytical skills that she continues to put to good use today. At Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, where she studied and obtained her General Certificate of Examination Ordinary and Advanced levels, the spirit of helping others was inculcated in Mrs Lithur. Nana Oye Lithur has a Bachelor of Law from the School of Law, Accra (1992) and obtained a Masters in Law, Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2001. She is currently the Chief Executive Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Centre. For years she worked as the Regional Coordinator, Africa for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. •Nana Oye Lithur Leave and save yourself from impeachment •From (L-R): Mr Amadu Sulley, Director of Operations, Mrs Charlotte Osei, EC boss, and Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwa, Director of Corporate Services THE PEOPLE’S National Convention (PNC) has charged the Commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC) to immediately abdicate their positions to avoid the embarrassment of being impeached. According to the party, the embattled commissioners cannot be trusted to conduct credible elections in 2020 following their public spat. “The conduct, posture and relationship amongst the EC Commissioners and towards political parties prior to and after the 2016 elections could be likened to that of an Iraq-Iran war or better still the recent tension between America and North Korea,”the party said in a statement. “The public acrimony, fights, accusations and insults against each other by the EC Commissioners just after the 2016 polls should be enough for an impeachment! Indeed, if impeachment is too strong in our ears, then we kindly, humbly and respectfully ask the EC Chair and her deputies to step aside to avert an impeachment!” it added. • PNC to EC bosses The EC boss, Mrs Charlotte Osei, and two of her deputies, Mr Amadu Sulley (in charge of Operations), and Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwa (in charge of Corporate Services) on Monday appeared before the Chief Justice over allegations of mismanagement and incompetence at the Commission. The two deputies have accused their boss of financial mismanagement and poor leadership, an accusation she has rejected. Both parties have been given three weeks by the Chief Justice to file their statement of response to the committee after which the hearing will continue. Background Some individuals believed to be staff members of the Commission in July 2017 petitioned the President to remove Mrs Osei over alleged abuse of office, causing financial loss to the state and breaches of Ghana’s procurement laws. The petition was subsequently forwarded to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, as required by law, to establish a prima facie case based on which impeachment proceedings would commence against the EC chair.
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