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President John 

Dramani Mahama 

and Dr Kwadwo 

Afari Gyan, retired 

EC chair, are in 

Zimbabwe as 

Commonwealth 

Observer Group 

members 

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Corporate Fashion Exposé 

•Hassan Ayariga, 

leader, APC 

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But… Ayariga backs Akufo-Addo 

BY ALEX SEMORDZI 

LEADER OF the All People’s 

Congress (APC), Mr Hassan 

Ayariga, has endorsed the 

President’s nomination of 

Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa as 

chairperson of the Electoral Commission 

(EC). 

President Akufo-Addo on Monday 

nominated the Executive Director of the 

Institute of Economic Affairs for the vacant 

position of the chairperson of the 

EC after Mrs Charlotte Osei and two of 

her deputies were removed by the president. 

The main opposition National Democratic 

Congress (NDC) has contested the 

nomination of Mrs Mensa for the position 

of the new EC chairperson. 

A statement issued by the NDC signed 

by the General Secretary, Mr Johnson 

Asiedu Nketiah, said the party was 

shocked to learn that the President had 

appointed “a known pro-New Patriotic 

Party (NPP) and an avowed anti-NDC 

person” to head the election management 

body despite his earlier assurances given 

to Ghanaians that he would replace the 

dismissed EC chairperson with someone 

whose integrity and political neutrality 

would be above board. 

The NDC, however, said the party 

would shortly tender material evidence 

that shows the open and covert activities 

of Mrs Mensa, which makes her unfit to 

occupy the high position of the chairperson 

of the EC of the Republic of Ghana. 

Speaking to host of ‘Anopa 

• Urges Prez to ignore noisy NDC 

•Hassan Ayariga, leader, APC 

Kasapa’ on Kasapa 102.5 FM, Kwaku 

Owusu Adjei, Mr Ayariga said the choice 

of Mrs Mensa by the President was the 

best and that the APC found nothing 

wrong with her nomination. 

“As at now, from the little thing and 

interactions that I have had with her, I 

think for now, she is the best person for 

the job. She can do the job; we just hope 

that. People have challenges when they 

are given positions; some become arrogant, 

some become complacent and some 

become ‘certain way’ and that’s why I am 

hoping and praying that she doesn’t 

change her attitude,” he said. 

According to him, the position of the 

NDC against her nomination and allegations 

of Mrs Mensa being a pro-NPP is 

• Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa, newly appointed EC 

chairperson 

neither here nor there. 

“I hear people in the NDC campaigning, 

making a whole lot of noise that 

Madam Jean Mensa is from NPP. All that 

does not matter, whether you like it or 

not, put anybody there and somebody 

will have a problem with that person,” he 

stated.

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03 

Mahama wades into 

EC chair brouhaha 

BY MOHAMMED AWAL 

FORMER PRESIDENT 

John Dramani Mahama 

has said the nomination 

of Mrs Jean Adukwei 

Mensa to the vacant position 

of the chairperson of the 

Electoral Commission (EC) is 

“regrettable.” 

He said the nomination has 

the potential to “erode Ghana’s 

democratic credentials” in a 

Facebook post, Tuesday, July 24. 

The post is reproduced below: 

“John Dramani Mahama 3 

hours ago 

In Harare as Head of the 

Commonwealth Observer Group 

to Zimbabwe’s harmonized Elections 

on July 30. Proud to serve 

on the same mission with the 

highly respected former EC 

Chair, Kwadwo Afari Gyan, who 

for almost 2 decades established 

Ghana’s worldwide reputation for 

credible election management. 

Current controversy surrounding 

removal of EC Chair 

and deputies and subsequent appointment 

of new commissioners 

is regrettable and carries a potential 

to erode Ghana's democratic 

credentials.” 

President Nana Addo Dankwa 

Akufo-Addo on July 19 announced 

Mrs Mensa, who is the 

Executive Director of the Institute 

for Economic Affairs, as the 

EC chairperson-nominee. 

• Says Ghana’s democratic 

credentials being eroded 

• Former President John Dramani Mahama and Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan, retired 

EC chair, are in Zimbabwe as Commonwealth Observer Group members 

She is to replace Mrs Charlotte Osei, 

who was removed together with her two 

deputies – Amadu Sulley and Georgina 

Opoku Amankwah – by President Akufo- 

Addo following recommendations by a 

committee set up by the Chief Justice to 

probe a petition against them. 

Mrs Osei reportedly breached procurement 

laws in the award of several contracts, 

prior to the 2016 elections. 

A statement announcing the nominations 

of Mrs Mensa and three others 

dated July 19 and signed by the Chief of 

Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, said the 

President, after seeking the advice of the 

Council of State in accordance with Article 

70 (2) of the Constitution, nominated 

Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa — Chairperson, 

Mr Samuel Tettey — Deputy 

Chairperson, Dr Eric Asare Bossman — 

Deputy Chairperson, Ms Adwoa Asuama 

Abrefa — Member of the Commission. 

According to the letter, “President 

Akufo-Addo is hopeful that the Council 

of State will discharge its constitutional 

duty expeditiously, to enable him to make 

these critical appointments to this very 

important institution of State.” 

Even before the former President, who 

is in Harare as head of the Commonwealth 

Observer Group to monitor Zimbabwe’s 

elections slated for July 30, made 

“We are shocked 

because until this 

appointment the 

President had given 

assurance to the nation 

that the persons to be 

appointed into the 

Commission would be 

persons whose integrity 

and political neutrality 

would be above board,” 

said the largest 

opposition party in a 

statement Monday. 

his pronouncement, the National Democratic 

Congress (NDC) had slammed the 

appointment as “indecent” and “senseless.” 

“We are shocked because until this appointment 

the President had given assurance 

to the nation that the persons to be 

appointed into the Commission would be 

persons whose integrity and political neutrality 

would be above board,” said the 

largest opposition party in a statement 

Monday. 

The statement signed by the General 

Secretary of the NDC, Mr Johnson 

Asiedu Nketia, added that“for President 

Akufo-Addo to proceed contrary to his 

earlier assurances to appoint a known pro- 

NPP and an avowed anti-NDC person 

like Mrs Jean Mensa to chair a commission 

which would organise elections involving 

the NPP and NDC as the main 

contenders defy all senses of decency, fairness 

and justice and amounts to a gross 

abuse of the discretionary powers of appointment 

vested in him by the Constitution 

of the Republic of Ghana.”

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Israel 'shoots down' Syrian fighter near Golan Heights 

•Israel says it fired Patriot missiles at the plane. 

ISRAEL SAYS it has shot down 

a Syrian warplane which entered 

its airspace - a rare incident between 

the two foes. 

Two surface-to-air missiles 

were fired at the Sukhoi fighter 

jet, the Israel Defense Forces 

(IDF) tweeted. 

According to Israeli reports, 

it happened over the Israeli-occupied 

Golan Heights. The 

pilot's fate is not clear. 

Syrian news agency Sana said 

Israel had targeted the jet over 

Syrian airspace, but did not say 

whether it was hit. 

Sana quoted an unnamed 

military source as saying the 

plane was conducting raids 

against "armed terrorist groups" 

near the southern Yarmouk Valley. 

Syria routinely describes 

rebel groups as terrorists. 

Israel's Haaretz news website 

said residents in northern Israel 

saw interceptor missiles fired 

and heard explosions. BBC 

DAILY HERITAGE WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 

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World news in 4 stories 

Zimbabwe election: UN body 

warns of voter intimidation 

ZIMBABWE'S ELEC- 

TION campaign has 

been marred by a growing 

number of reports 

of voter intimidation 

and threats of violence, 

a UN body has said. 

This includes people being forced 

to attend rallies in rural areas, the UN 

human rights office said. 

It did not blame any party, but the 

ruling Zanu-PF has been accused of 

violence in previous elections. 

Monday's elections will be the first 

since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe 

was forced to resign in November. 

A survey published last week predicted 

a tight race between his successor, 

Emmerson Mnangagwa, and main 

opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. 

The survey, by South Africa-based 

Afrobarometer, gave Mr Mnangagwa 

40% of the vote and Mr Chamisa 37%, 

raising the possibility of a run-off. 

In a statement, the UN human 

rights office said it welcomed the 

"widening of the democratic space" in 

Zimbabwe since Mr Mugabe's removal 

from office. 

"We remain concerned, however, at 

the increasing number of reports, particularly 

in some rural areas, of voter 

intimidation, threats of violence, harassment 

and coercion, including people 

being forced to attend political 

rallies," it added. 

Last month, a high court ordered 

Zanu-PF not to force schoolchildren 

and teachers to attend its rallies and to 

wear its regalia. 

The case was brought by the Association 

of Rural BBC 

• President Buhari hopes to run for re-election next year 

•Mmerson •Al-Shabab • Mnangagwa Ethiopian is al-Qaeda-linked Agitu (L) and Idea Nelson Gudeta, group Chamisa 40, fighting follows are to contesting overthrow her goat herd presidential the through UN-backed elections the Somali mountain for government the first time 

Nigeria's PDP 'welcomes' 

new members 

A SPOKESPERSON for 

the main opposition People's 

Democratic Party has welcomed 

the defection of 15 

Nigerian senators from the 

governing All Progressives 

Congress (APC), 

Kola Ologbondiyan called 

the defections a great development 

for Nigerian democracy. 

He said the party could 

now save Nigeria from what 

he termed the “draconian 

policies of the sitting president”. 

The APC conceded this 

was not good news for the 

party, but stressed that 

though the party has lost its 

senate majority it still has a 

majority in the house of representatives. 

This could not come at a 

worse time for President 

Muhammadu Buhari whose 

position has been weakened 

by a potential split in his 

party and multiple security 

challenges. BBC 

Greece wildfires: Dozens dead in Attica region 

AT LEAST 74 people 

have died in wildfires in 

the Attica region 

around Athens, in 

Greece's worst fire disaster 

in more than a 

decade. 

Flames fanned by 

strong winds devastated 

the seaside village of 

Mati, devouring homes 

and cars. 

There rescuers 

found the bodies of 26 

adults and children, 

who had apparently 

hugged each other as 

they died, trapped just 

metres from the sea. 

Many calls have 

been made to the rescue 

services looking for 

missing persons. 

Mati is located in the 

Rafina region which is 

popular with local 

tourists, especially pensioners 

and children attending 

holiday camps. 

Hundreds of firefighters 

have been battling 

the blazes and the 

authorities are seeking 

international assistance. 

A fire brigade official 

confirmed the latest 

death toll. 

Prime Minister 

Alexis Tsipras has declared 

three days of national 

mourning. BBC 

Hundreds of 

firefighters have 

been battling 

the blazes and 

the authorities 

are seeking international 

assistance. 

•Smoke over a suburb of Athens


DAILY HERITAGE WESDNESAY, JULY 25, 2018 

05 

Editorial 

Let’s stop the discrimination against People Living with Vitiligo 

IT HAS become necessary to 

drum home yet again the need 

for people to desist from discriminating 

against Persons 

Living with Vitiligo. 

Vitiligo is a chronic skin condition 

characterised by portions 

of the skin losing their 

pigment. It occurs when skin 

pigment cells die or are unable 

to function. 

Aside cases of contact with 

certain chemicals, the cause of 

Vitiligo is unknown. Research 

suggests Vitiligo may arise 

from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative 

stress, neural, or viral 

causes. 

Vitiligo is typically classified 

into two main categories: segmental 

and non-segmental Vitiligo. 

Half of those affected 

show the disorder before age 

20, though most develop it before 

age 40. 

In fact the perception of a 

segment of society about persons 

with Vitiligo is more traumatising 

especially when the 

cause of it is not contagious 

but heredity. It causes a lot of 

emotional and psychological 

stress if people are abused. 

For instance, there are reported 

cases of some nurses 

who are facing verbal abuses 

because of their skin condition. 

We at the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE are of the view that 

as civilised as we are in the 21st 

Century, there should not be 

any room for discrimination 

against persons with Vitiligo. 

We believe that for society to 

improve and develop, stigmatisation 

is one thing that must be 

eschewed. 

We, therefore, urge all to shy 

away from stigmatising against 

persons with Vitiligo. 

If we want to develop as a 

nation and build a society we all 

love, it is imperative to deal 

with this issue positively. 

GWCL apologises 

for intermittent flow 

THE GHANA Water 

Company Limited 

(GWCL) has apologised 

to customers in 

and around Adabraka 

in Accra over intermittent flow of 

water in the community. 

A statement signed by Mr Stanley 

Martey, Head of Communications 

and Public Relations, GWCL 

and copied to the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE yesterday, said “the management 

of Ghana Water 

Company Limited (GWCL) wishes 

to inform its cherished customers 

in and around Adabraka that it is 

aware of the current intermittent 

flow of water in the community 

and that “we are working around 

the clock to restore regular flow 

with maximum pressures as it 

used to exist.” 

“Management of the GWCL 

apologises to consumers for 

the inconvenience caused by 

the situation and assures the 

general public that, there is no 

reason to panic as the two 

major treatment plants (Weija 

and Kpong Treatment Plants) 

that serve Greater Accra are 

fully operational and that, the 

current challenge is only 

peculiar to the Adabraka area. 

“In the meantime, 

Management has deployed 

over 30 tankers to the 

community to serve consumers 

at vantage points 

to ameliorate the situation.” 

Mr Martey said the 

challenge is as a result of 

construction of unauthorised 

structures on GWCL 

pipe-lines and valves, causing 

blockage and consistent 

burst of the lines, 

thus causing low pressures 

and erratic flow in some 

areas. 

“Please be assured that 

the GWCL engineers are 

in control of the situation 

and are working assiduously 

to restore flow in the 

community. 

“Management of the 

GWCL apologises to consumers 

for the inconvenience 

caused by the situation 

and assures the 

general public that there is 

no reason to panic as the 

two major treatment 

plants (Weija and Kpong 

Treatment plants) that 

serve Greater Accra are 

fully operational and that 

the current challenge is 

only peculiar to the 

Adabraka area. 

“Management wishes 

also to advise the general 

public and prospective developers 

to desist from 

building on pipe-lines, 

GWCL valves and government 

demarcated areas for 

the utilities, to forestall 

similar situation occurring 

in the future. The cooperation 

of the general public 

is greatly appreciated.”


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Travelogue: The ‘Sell Ghana’ 

Diplomatic Mission to Latvia 

BY WILBERFORCE ASARE 

(EIB Network’s Court and 

Presidential correspondent) 

OH WOW, it’s a 

Boeing triple 

seven (777-800), 

KLM flight 

KL590 and time 

check, it is 21:30 

hours GMT and the call for boarding 

is announced by the KLM air 

service staff. Camera bag and backpack 

is grabbed and the seat number 

is K14. The travelogue is opened 

one more time enroute to Riga, the 

capital of Latvia. The mission to be 

accomplished is a four-day working 

visit by the Minister for Foreign Affairs 

and Regional Integration, 

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to the 

Baltic state to “sell Ghana” to the 

Balcs and to strengthen bilateral relations 

between Ghana and Latvia. 

At 22:20 hours GMT, Flight KL 

590, was air borne. Three officials of 

the Foreign Ministry, Mr Samuel 

Yaw Nsiah, Director of the Europe 

Bureau; Ms Tenewa Asamoah, 

Deputy Director of the Economic 

Trade and Investment Bureau; Ms 

Hilaria Mabel Day, Deputy Director 

of the Europe Bureau and yours 

truly, Wilberforce Asare, constituted 

the advance team going ahead of the 

entire delegation on the four day 

mission. 

The person elected by the flight 

schedule officers at the point of 

check in was rather large. I however, 

activated the grace of endurance to 

sustain me for the next six and a half 

hours till Flight KL590 landed at 

Schiphol Airport Amsterdam at 

about 7am local time in the Netherlands. 

The connecting flight 

The connecting flight of the 

team to Riga was scheduled for 

9:30am and that meant that the team 

had to hurriedly disembark from 

Flight KL590, to go through the 

Dutch boarder protection agency 

clearance and locate our next boarding 

gate at the rather complicated 

Schiphol Airport for the two-hour 

flight to Riga, Latvia. 

The riga entry 

In no time, all four of us were 

onboard the flight for the second leg 

of the journey to one of the three 

Baltic republics in Europe. In 1 hour 

45 minutes, our flight touched down 

in Riga, Latvia. Because Latvia is an 

European Union (EU) country just 

as the Netherlands, there was no 

need for any entry clearance since we 

had been cleared by the Dutch in 

Amsterdam already. 

The luggage scare 

The team of four after disembarking 

went on a 15-minute walk to 

recover our luggage in order to catch 

a taxi to our hotel. After an hour of 

waiting at the luggage collection 

point, the conveyor belt stopped. 

Alas, our luggage did not make it 

with us to Riga, except for that of 

Hilaria Mabel Day, Deputy Director 

of the Europe Bureau. The “disappointed 

three” headed to the luggage 

complaint centre which was just a 

three-minute walk from the luggage 

claim point. After registering our 

complaint we were hit with the bad 

news; our luggage could only be delivered 

after 24 hours from the time 

of filing our case. 

Off to the hotel 

With three out of four disappointed, 

we helped the lucky one 

with her luggage through the exit 

doors and stopped a taxi at the entrance 

of the Arrival Hall of the 

Riga International Airport. We 

jumped into the taxi and the conversation 

continued on how we were 

going to survive the first 24 hours of 

our stay without our bags. 

The Kempinski 

Grand Hotel 

Within 15 minutes, the team arrived 

at the Kempinski Grand Hotel, 

located in the heart of Riga. The 

very well trained, bilingual staff of 

the hotel made our arrival a pleasant 

one. After helping us secure our 

rooms, they took custody of the 

transaction reports we were given at 

the airport for our undelivered luggage 

with a promise that they would 

follow up to ensure our bags were 

delivered to us in good time. 

The search for temporal 

clothing 

The team after checking in assembled 

at the hotel lobby so we 

• Arrival of the foreign Affairs Minister 

could hit town and 

get some temporal 

stuff to survive the 

next 24 hours while 

we patiently waited 

for our personal effects 

to be delivered. 

Thankfully, the nearest 

mall was just 5 

minutes’ walk from 

the host hotel. The 

disappointed three 

got a few essentials 

and got back to the 

hotel. The team recessed 

for the day effectively 

bringing day 

one, 17/07/2018, to 

an end. 

The new 

day 

Day two (18/07/2018) of the 

mission started with breakfast at the 

Restaurant of the Kempinski Grand 

Hotel which is served between 7am 

and 10am local time in Riga. The 

team of four thus awaited the arrival 

of the remaining members of the 

delegation for the first mission meeting 

which was scheduled for 1pm. 

The delegation 

The Minister’s fourteen (14) member 

delegation comprised, H.E. Ms 

Gina Ama Blay, Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the Republic 

of Ghana to Germany and the 

Republic of Latvia; Mr Yoofi Grant, 

CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion 

Centre; Mr Edmond Boateng, 

Director of the Office of the Chief of 

Staff; Mr. Samuel Dentu, Deputy CEO 

of the Ghana Export Promotion 

Agency; Mr Samuel Yaw Nsiah, Director 

of the Europe Bureau of the Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs and Regional 

Integration; Ms Sena Siaw-Boateng, 

Director of Office of the Hon. Minister 

of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. 

• The delegation 

The remaining members of the 

delegation were; Mr Louis Kwame 

Obeng, Minister of the Economic Affairs 

of the Embassy of the Republic 

of Ghana in the Federal Republic of 

Germany; Ms Tenewa Asamoah, 

Deputy Director of the Economic 

Trade and Investment Bureau of the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional 

Integration, Ms Hilaria Mabel 

Day, Deputy Director of the Europe 

Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

and Regional Integration; Mr 

Michael Assibi, Counsellor of the Political 

Affairs of the Embassy of the 

Republic of Ghana in the Federal Republic 

of Germany; Ms Kate Djankwei 

Abbeo, Deputy CEO of Corporate 

Affairs of Ghana Free Zones Board; 

Mr Zakari Khalifa Banda Abdallah, 

Deputy Director of the Ghana Export 

Promotion Agency; Ms Megan Elizabeth 

Maclean, Senior Investment Promotion 

Officer of the Ghana 

Investment Promotion Centre; Ms 

Christiana Joyce Palm, an Assistant at 

the Ghana Free Zones. 

The fine tuning meeting 

At exactly 1pm, the entire team, except 

the Minister and the Director of 

the Office of the Minister had arrived. 

The team of the host state (Latvia) and 

the Ghanaian delegation moved into 

the conference room and for an hour, 

they discussed, fine-tuned and completed 

the programme for the working 

visit. The Ghana delegation however 

scheduled another meeting at 7pm to 

adopt the new document after the necessary 

changes, owing to the 1pm 

meeting, had been effected. 

Time to hit town 

The five-hour free period till the 

next meeting offered the team a beautiful 

opportunity to explore the beautiful 

and calm city of Riga and also to grab 

a bite at any of the several local restaurants 

on the streets of Riga. 

Luggage delivered 

Upon return from our expedition 

into the Latvian capital of Riga and 

true to their word, the Hotel had liaised 

with the Airport and our bags 

were delivered to the hotel some 3 

hours ahead of the 24 hours timeline 

given. All was thus set for the ‘Sell 

Ghana’ games too begin. 

The arrival of the Foreign 

Affairs Minister 

At about 13:05 hours on 

19/07/2018, Minister Shirley Ayorkor 

Botchwey arrived in Riga, Latvia on 

board a British Airways flight. The 

Minister was received at the Riga International 

Airport jointly by H.E. Mrs 

Gina Ama Blay, Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the Republic 

of Ghana to Federal Republic 

of Germany and the Republic of 

Latvia and the Deputy Head of State 

Protocol of the Ministry Of Foreign 

Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, 

Msits Briede. The Minister’s motorcade 

promptly left the VIP section 

of the airport to the hotel for a 

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FDA commended for closing 

down Accra shisha shops 

THE VISION for Alternative 

Development 

(VALD), a non-governmental 

organisation 

on tobacco control and 

other health issues, has 

commended the Food and Drugs Authority 

(FDA) for its swift action to 

close down some shisha shops in 

Accra. 

The Programmes Director for 

VALD, Mr Labram Musah, said in a 

statement copied to the DAILY 

HERITAGE that as part of actualising 

its mandate on ensuring surveillance 

and monitoring of the 

implementation of the Tobacco Control 

Measures of the Public Health Act 

(Act 851) and the Tobacco Control 

Regulations (LI 2247), it brought to 

the FDA’s attention the illegal practice 

of shisha smoking in public places. 

The statement said the tobacco 

control laws clearly stated that all tobacco 

products must have health 

warnings approved by the FDA, yet 

many hotels and restaurants had shisha 

lounges/joints opened to the public 

every day without the approved health 

warnings. 

It said: “We are of the opinion that 

there are deliberate attempts to promote 

shisha smoking among the youth 

contrary to what the law says. The influx 

of shisha in the country is having 

damaging health consequences for 

Ghanaian youth who are the target of 

the industry. 

“We all know that smoking is 

banned in all public places in Ghana 

except in Designated Smoking Areas 

(DSAs), yet shisha is found and 

smoked in many communities openly, 

posing serious health problems, especially 

to secondhand smokers, including 

children and pregnant women.” 

The VALD expressed the hope 

that the FDA would step up its surveillance 

work and visit all the shisha 

joints, bars, restaurants, hotels, among 

other places and confiscate all unregistered 

products. 

The statement said shisha, also referred 

to as water-pipe, is a tobacco 

smoking device, which employs an indirect 

heat source (such as lit charcoal) 

to slowly burn tobacco leaves while 

users draw smoke down through a 

water chamber into their mouths 

through hoses. 

It said contrary to the “misconception” 

that shisha was not as harmful as 

cigarette, the British Heart Foundation 

said an hour-long shisha session could 

•The smoking of shisha is gradually gaining grounds in the country 

be the equivalent of smoking more 

than 100 cigarettes in one session. 

“Apart from the known diseases 

such as the heart disease, cancer, respiratory 

disease and problems during 

pregnancy, smokers are at a high risk 

of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis 

and hepatitis, and the World 

Health Organisation (WHO), in a recent 

advisory note to regulators, revealed 

that smoking shisha posed 

grave health risks. 

The VALD expressed the belief 

that most of the Shisha/water-pipe tobacco 

products imported into Ghana 

were illegal and that all tobacco products 

must be registered with the FDA 

before they could be allowed entry 

into the country. 

“Our source indicates that they are 

coming from neighbouring 

countries 

through unapproved 

routes. Some of the 

products have no 

country of origin 

and no one knows 

the actual constituents 

of these 

products being excessively 

used by the 

youth and some 

celebrities,” the statement 

said. 

It urged the FDA 

to remain resolute 

and enforce the laws 

that sought to protect 

present and future 

generations 

from the devastating 

effects of tobacco 

use and tobacco smoke, adding that 

there was enough basis to ban shisha 

in Ghana because it had no known 

benefits but a destruction to mankind 

and a rise in non-communicable diseases, 

which is already a burden on the 

nation. 

“Others such as Kenya, Tanzania 

and Rwanda have all banned shisha so 

can we,” the statement said. 

Laboratory technicians advised to uphold ethics 

THE GHANA Association of 

Medical Laboratory Scientists has 

advised students in the field to uphold 

moral and ethical values as 

they transition into the world of 

work to ensure improved health 

care delivery. 

Mr Patrick Nsobila Asebgu, 

Northern Regional Chairman of 

Ghana Association of Medical 

Laboratory Scientists, who gave 

the advice, said health professionals 

must uphold the principal motivation 

of being a humanitarian, 

somebody who helps people at 

their most vulnerable point. 

Mr Asebgu said “If your motivation 

for venturing into health 

care is for financial gains, you have 

missed the discipline.” 

He said this during the graduation 

of students of Advanced 

Global College in Tamale at the 

weekend, where a total of 93 students 

graduated with certificates in 

the fields of medical laboratory 

technology and pharmacy technicians. 

Mr Asebgu urged professionals 

in the health sector to adhere to 

the code of ethics, as well as become 

innovative by improving 

services for the benefit of all. 

He emphasized that health care 

delivery was based on teamwork 

and the main focus was what was 

Mr Patrick Nsobila Asebgu, Northern 

Regional Chairman of Ghana Association 

of Medical Laboratory Scientists, 

who gave the advice, said 

health professionals must uphold 

the principal motivation of being a 

humanitarian, somebody who helps 

people at their most vulnerable 

point. 

best for the client, adding, “Medical 

laboratory professionals are 

the detectives within the health 

care delivery that supports diagnoses 

and treatment of patients”. 

Alhaji Ahmed Zaruk Nuhu, 

Principal of Advance Global College, 

advised the graduands to persevere 

to achieve success, adding, 

“This is to say that change is 

earned, [so] you need to remain 

resolute to obtain a change. 

Change is not for free; to change 

your life for good. You need to let 

certain things go while you bring 

new values on board.” GNA

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POLICY THINK tank, IMANI Africa, has 

described as needless government’s decision 

to introduce double tracking system in 

Senior High Schools (SHS) to 

accommodate the surge in students’ 

population following the introduction of 

free SHS last year. 

A total of 362,118 first-year students 

from public Senior High Schools across the 

country are currently benefiting from the 

government’s fee-free education policy 

since its inception. Of the above figure, 

117,692 are day students with 244,426 being 

boarders. 

Based on last year’s enrollment, the 

government has projected enrollment 

figures for 2018 to stand at 472,730 against 

available seats of 290, 737 leaving a gap of 

181, 993 to be created in order to 

accommodate the expected number of 

enrollment. 

The double tracking system, according 

to the Ministry of Education will offer 

students more instructional and contact 

hours with teachers. 

“There is nothing emergency about a 

double tracking system. It is a system used 

around the world and it is tested,” Deputy 

Education Minister Dr Adu Twum told 

Francis Abban on Morning Starr Monday, 

July 23, 2018. 

For IMANI, however, the new system is 

needless. 

“It doesn’t make sense,” the President of 

IMANI Africa Franklin Cudjoe stated on 

Morning Starr. 

He continued, “Why don’t you if you 

really insist on doing this…use a voucher 

system so that you give vouchers to parents 

up to a certain amount to choose which 

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DAILY 

Free SHS: double 

tracking system 

needless – IMANI 

BY MOHAMMED AWAL 

schools they [parents] want [their kids] to 

go to. 

“Education is not like vaccination you 

give, you have to prepare the environment. 

So what? People go in and then some 

people sit at home and then what happens? 

Is it a shift system? At IMANI we are just 

fed up.” 

The Deputy Education Minister, 

however, disagreed with the position 

assumed by IMANI, noting that the new 

system is necessary to contain the surge in 

enrollment due to free SHS. 

“It is a time-tested practice used around 

the world whenever there’s a surge in 

enrolment. That’s a stop-gap measure used 

around the world it is time-tested,” said Dr 

Adutwum on Morning Starr. 

Double track system 

Double Track System will be similar to 

the semester mode of learning applicable in 

the universities at the SHS level. With this 

system, each track will be in school for 

specific days for each semester and go on 

vacation and come back for the second 

semester. 

While the first track is in school, the 

second track will be on vacation and vice 

versa. The objectives of the Double-track 

School Calendar are to create room to 

accommodate the increase in enrolment, 

reduce class sizes, increase contact hours 

and to increase the number of holidays. 

The Double-track calendar is an 

intervention that allows schools to 

accommodate more students within the 

same facility and is often motivated by its 

potential to improve overcrowding as well 

as to save costs relative to new school 

construction in the short term. It is very 

popular in Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, 

some schools in the United States and 

Kenya. 

•Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President & CEO, IMANI 

NII OTO Kwame V, 

Pokuase Mantse has 

hinted that plans are 

far advanced to put a 

decent office 

accommodation for 

the Pokuase District Police 

Headquarters. 

He maintained that the Police play a 

key role in society and so there was the 

need for individuals and private 

establishments to support the 

government’s development agenda. 

Nii Oto made this known in an 

interview after he presented two motor 

bicycles to the Pokuase District Police 

valued at GH¢ 25, 000.00 at a short 

ceremony in Pokuase. 

The Pokuase Mantse, who has lived 

in Japan for more than 33 years, is an 

international entrepreneur, and has been 

the Chief Executive Officer of Otofio 

Food Limited, exporter of Made-in- 

Ghana foodstuff to Japan and other 

Asian countries. 

The 61-year-old Chief imported the 

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Pokuase Mantse donates motor 

bicycles to District Police 

BY SAMUEL INNOCENT 

two motor bicycles with two rain coats 

Prez ends 3-day tour of N/R 

THE PRESIDENT of the Republic, 

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on 

Monday, 23rd July, 2018, ended his 

three-day tour of the Northern Region, 

with visits to Tamale, Buipe, and 

Damongo. 

As part of activities climaxing the 

President’s visit to the Northern 

Region, he visited the newly 

refurbished Motorking Assembly Plant 

in Tamale, where he, amongst others, 

commissioned the facility and urged 

private sector actors to invest in the 

country’s manufacturing sector. 

“My presence here, and that of the 

Minister of Trade, is to signal the 

support and commitment of Ghana 

and of the government to investments 

such as these,” he said. 

He continued, “They are 

investments that will impact the 

transformation of our economy, and 

that is the major objective of economic 

policy in our time, that we begin to 

transform the Ghanaian economy from 

being a raw material producing and 

exporting economy to an industrial 

economy that will be able to create jobs 

and generate higher incomes for our 

• Nii Oto Kwame V pledged to provide office accommodation for the Pokuase District 

Police Headquarters 

people.” 

At Buipe, President Akufo-Addo cut 

the sod for the construction of an 80- 

bed District Hospital, which will 

specialise in accident and emergency 

care. 

With the hospital expected to be 

completed in 36 months, the President 

said that hospital will provide access to 

healthcare for the people of Central 

Gonja and its environs, as well as to 

commuters along the Trans-Africa 

highway in the event of accidents and 

emergencies. 

Speaking at the Palace of the 

Overlord of Gonjaland, the 

Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa I, the 

President thanked him, together with 

the other Eminent Chiefs, for the work 

being done to bring finality to the 

Dagbon conflict. 

He stressed that “I am not a 

Dagomba. I cannot be Abudu or 

Andani. I cannot be. I am from 

somewhere a long way away from 

Akyem Abuakwa in Kyebi, so I am not 

Abudu and I am not Andani. All my 

interest is for the two groups to come 

together, restore peace in Dagbon so 

from Japan to 

facilitate effective 

patrolling in the 

communities by the 

Pokuase District 

Police. 

According to 

him, after assuming 

the throne as chief 

of Pokuase some 

three years ago, he 

realised that the 

police lacked 

logistics, and hence, 

his resolve to equip 

them. 

He noted that his 

major concern was 

to ensure that there 

was absolute peace, 

unity and stability, 

saying that this 

would attract 

investors in order to 

enhance 

developmental 

growth within the 

Pokuase Township. 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo with the Buipe Wura, Abdulai Mahama 

Jinapor II 

that there can be peace all over the 

Northern Region and in the northern 

parts of our country.” 

On the creation of the proposed 

Savannah Region, the President told 

the Yagbonwura that on Thursday, 19th 

July, 2018, prior to his week-long tour 

of the Upper East, Upper West and 

Northern Regions, he forwarded the 

recommendations of the Justice 

Brobbey Commission to the Electoral 

Commission, in accordance with the 

teachings of the Constitution. 

The President reiterated that, as per 

Receiving the items, the Amasaman 

Divisional Police Commander, Chief 

Supt. (Mr) Francis Yiribaa recommended 

Nii Oto Kwame for the kind gesture. 

He said that policing is a shared 

responsibility between members of the 

service and the general public, saying 

that “since the police cannot fight crime 

alone, there should be a collaborative 

effort between members of the service 

and the public, to expose criminals in the 

community.” 

Mr Yiribaare contended that the 

traffic situation in Pokuase was very 

terrible, and so with the receipt of the 

motor bicycles, it would go a long way to 

enhance their activities, and for that 

matter, could respond swiftly to 

emergencies within the catchment areas. 

The Divisional Commander therefore 

called on the public to identify their 

problems together with the Police so 

that collectively there could be lasting 

solutions to them. 

The occasion was also used to 

commission a mechanised borehole built 

by a citizen of Pokuase, Hajj Yussif 

Saeed Ankomah. 

the requirements of the 

Constitution, at least, 50% of the 

persons entitled to vote must vote 

in each of the different referenda, 

and, of the votes cast, at least 80% 

must be cast in favour of the 

creation of the Savannah region 

for the demand to succeed. 

With the Programme for Food 

and Jobs in its second year of 

implementation, the President 

indicated that the number of 

beneficiary farmers, who have been 

given improved seedligs, subsidized 

fertilizer, and access to extension 

officers, has been increased from 

two hundred thousand farmers in 

2017 to five hundred thousand in 

2018. 

The 1-village-1-dam policy, he 

added, is being implemented in the 

three Northern Regions to ensure 

all-year round farming. This, he 

said, has resulted in the ongoing 

construction of 570 dams in the three 

Northern Regions in 2018. 

President Akufo-Addo will from 

Tuesday, 24th July, 2018, embark on a 

2-day tour of the Upper West Region. 

Bongo SHS 

battles inadequate 

facilities 

BONGO SENIOR High 

School, located at the 

center of the District 

capital in the Upper East 

Region of Ghana, has 

raised concerns about the 

absence of essential 

educational facilities that 

is negatively affecting 

both students and 

management of the 

school. 

In an interview with 

Deepdril, the Assistant 

Headmaster, Mr Jacob 

Kofi Nsoh indicated that 

the lack of dormitories 

and classrooms had 

affected some of the 

school’s activities, 

hindering the 

effectiveness of the 

institution. 

According to him, the 

school has no option 

than to share classrooms 

with the Bongo primary 

and Junior High School 

located within the 

school’s boundaries. 

“Sometimes, we share 

classrooms with the 

primary and JHS due to 

inadequate learning units. 

We had to talk to the 

District Director of 

Education, who 

requested the JHS 

classroom be given to the 

SHS to have three of its 

former class,” he 

revealed. 

Further, he indicated 

that plans were being 

made to move some of 

the girls to the current 

boys’ dormitory and the 

boys to the almost 

completed dormitory. 

“The girls’ dormitory 

which is supposed to 

house about four 

hundred students is now 

accommodating about 

thousand three hundred 

students. 

“Currently, students 

have no other option 

than to convert the 

bathroom and toilet into 

sleeping places while 

some rent hostel facilities 

due to the issues the 

school have regarding 

inadequate 

accommodation,” he said. 

Credit: Ghana/ 

deepdrill19@gmail.com 

“Sometimes, 

we share 

classrooms with 

the primary and 

JHS due to 

inadequate 

learning units. 

We had to talk 

to the District 

Director of 

Education, who 

requested the 

JHS classroom 

be given to the 

SHS to have 

three of its 

former class,” 

he revealed.


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2018 

TUESDAY 

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Glo hosts business partners in Ghana 

GLO MOBILE 

Ghana has 

hosted its business 

partners to 

a business forum 

and lavish dinner 

at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in 

Accra. 

The event, which was held to 

have Glo’s business partners familiarise 

themselves with new developments 

in the operations of 

the company, attracted the company’s 

partners from all over the 

country. 

The Head of Business of Glo 

Mobile, Mr Uche Ojo, commended 

the perseverance of the 

dealers in weathering the storm of 

the operating business environment. 

He also shared the new incentives 

and benefits packaged by 

Glo for the partners. 

He assured Glo’s business 

partners that the company would 

continue to ensure that the relationship 

with them glows 

brighter and that their operations 

are made better, adding that Glo 

“will always do everything we can 

to encourage you to earn more in 

the course of your transactions.” 

He called on the dealers to 

strengthen the partnership for the 

mutual benefit of two parties. 

He said Glo had done a lot to 

•Mr Uche Ojo, Head of Business, Glo Mobile, flanked by Mr Derek Obuobi, Head of Administration, and Mrs Georgina 

Boakye, Chief Executive of Airtymn Solutions, at the Forum 

boost the network quality and 

service delivery across key markets 

in Ghana. 

“We have more sites up and 

running today. We have a brand 

new network in Takoradi and 

Tarkwa area. Everything about the 

network is brand new in that area 

and is primed to provide our subscriber 

seamless services from 

now on,” he added. 

He also used the meeting as an 

opportunity to update the partners 

on the upcoming Glo Mega 

shows in Accra, which would start 

on August 12, 2018. 

The shows, which he described 

as subscriber-appreciation package, 

are meant for the delight of 

subscribers on the Glo network. 

The rich entertainment 

package will bring some of the 

best comedians and musicians 

across Africa to entertain thousands 

of Glo subscribers at 

the Fantasy Dome, Trade 

Fair Centre, La, Accra. 

In all, five events, made 

up of two comedy shows, 

two music shows, and a 

final event, which combines 

both music and comedy, will 

be held. 

Subscribers only need to 

use up GH¢20.00 for voice 

or GH¢30.00 for both voice 

and data over 30 days before 

each event to qualify to 

enjoy the shows. 

The Chief Executive of 

Sprint N Limited, Alhaji 

Gbademu Adeboyejo, who 

spoke on behalf of the 

business partners, commended 

the company for 

getting the partners together 

to “rub minds with them”. 

According to him, the 

event was a demonstration 

of the fact that Glo Mobile 

“recognised the strategic relationship 

between the company 

and its business 

partners”. He advised the company 

to make such a gathering a 

regular event on the company’s 

calendar. 

Comedian DKB was on hand 

to entertain both the partners and 

Glo staff at the event. 

NPA suspends Excel, Union, other OMCs 

FIVE OIL marketing companies 

have been suspended by the National 

Petroleum Authority (NPA) 

for engaging in activities that led 

to the loss of revenue to the state. 

It is unclear the specific crimes 

of the companies, but a statement 

from the NPA said the firms are 

to remain suspended between a 

period of one and three months 

effective July 18, 2018, for their 

involvement in activities that led 

to loss of tax revenue to the Government 

of Ghana. 

Below are details of the statement 

by the NPA: 

The National Petroleum Authority 

(NPA) wishes to inform 

the general public that the following 

Oil Marketing Companies 

(OMCs) and Bulk Distribution 

Companies (BDCs) have been 

suspended for periods of between 

one month and three months, effective 

18th July 2018, for their involvement 

in activities that led to 

loss of tax revenue to the Government 

of Ghana 

As a result of this, the listed 

companies are to desist from engaging 

in the sale, supply, transportation, 

discharge and receipt 

of petroleum products for the 

duration of their suspension. 

Category I (One-month Suspension) 

Name of Company: 

Union oil Ghana Limited 

Agapet Limited 

Excel Oil Company Limited 

Misyl Energy Company Limited 

Globex Energy Company 

Limited 

It is unclear the specific crimes 

of the companies, but a statement 

from the NPA said the 

firms are to remain suspended 

between a period of one and 

three months effective July 18, 

2018, for their involvement in 

activities that led to loss of tax 

revenue to the Government of 

Ghana. 

Category II (Threemonth 

Suspension) 

Petro Afrique Company 

Limited 

Life Petroleum Company 

Limited 

Unique Company Limited 

The public is therefore 

advised to desist from 

doing business with or report 

any infringement on 

the part of the listed companies 

to the NPA.



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Politics 

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about 

anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for 

yourself —Henry James 

Travelogue: The ‘Sell Ghana’ 

Diplomatic Mission to Latvia 

• Continue from page 6 

breather before work begun. 

The Business Forum 

The first event for the day was the 

Ghana-Latvia Business Forum. Three 

top Ghanaian officials addressed the 

forum which had about fifty potential 

investors and business magnates in attendance. 

Chief Executive Officer of the 

Ghana Investment Promotion Centre 

(GIPC), Yoofi Grant, signaled that 

Ghana is targeting investment inflows 

into Africa by the three Baltic States 

with the aim of positioning Ghana to 

becomes its gateway to West Africa. 

The Baltic States, located in the northeastern 

region of Europe comprises 

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the 

eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. Yoofi 

Grant, stated that the plan of his outfit 

is to ensure that it strategically positions 

Ghana to attract majority of investment 

inflows from Latvia and the 

rest of the Baltic world into Africa, 

particularly, West Africa. 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of 

the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, 

Samuel Dentu, on his part observed 

that the current levels of 

exports from Ghana to Latvia are significantly 

low even though a great deal 

of potential exists particularly in the 

cocoa derivatives sector. Mr Dentu 

said the business community in Latvia 

was shocked about the volume of imports 

that currently exists from Ghana 

to Latvia as compared to the production 

levels of commodities that are of 

interest to the Latvian market, particularly 

cocoa production. He indicated 

that links have been created with the 

investor community in Latvia which 

will lead to greater collaboration with 

Ghanaian exporters. These links, he 

believes, will lead to an increase in exports 

from Ghana to Latvia. 

Mr Dentu added that some Latvian 

business people he interacted with on 

the sidelines of the Business Forum 

have expressed interest in areas such as 

the freight forwarding sector and Information 

and Communication Technology 

(ICT) sector. He was hopeful 

that these interests that have been expressed 

will result in tangible business 

ventures for the mutual benefit of the 

two countries. 

The Ghana Free Zones Authority, a 

body established by an Act of Parliament 

and charged with the responsibility 

of enabling the establishment of 

free zones in Ghana for the promotion 

of economic development, also 

brought its mission to Latvia.The 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the 

•It was all about business 

Authority, Kate Djankwei Abbeo, 

showcased Ghana’s Free Zones regime 

to the Latvian business community at 

the forum. In an interview after her 

presentation, Ms Djankwei Abbeo said 

her interaction with the investor community 

of Latvia has seen several potential 

investors expressing interest in 

investing in the processing and manufacturing 

of goods through the establishment 

of export processing zones 

which will be used as focal points to 

produce goods and services for foreign 

markets. Ms Abbeo added that the 

Free Zones Authority will keenly follow 

up on the contacts it has established 

to ensure that the considerations 

given to the offerings of the Authority 

by the business community in Latvia 

materialize in actual investments. 

The Minister’s schedule 

Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, 

an hour and a half after arriving in 

Riga, commenced her working visit 

with a trip to the Parliament of the Republic 

of Latvia (Saeima) where she 

met with the Deputy Speaker of the 

Saeima, Ms. Inese Libina-Egnere. At 

the meeting, it was proposed that law 

makers in the Republic of Latvia and 

the Republic of Ghana develop a strategy 

to share best practices with each 

other to improve their legislative functions 

as required by their sovereign 

constitutions. 

Possible areas of 

collaboration 

The proposal by the Minister for 

Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, 

herself a member of Parliament, 

was readily accepted by the Deputy 

Speaker. Speaker Libina-Egnere, hinted 

that the Latvian Parliament would be 

glad to share it’s rich experience in the 

areas of ICT-aided law making, the approach 

to constant engagements between 

MPs and their constituents, and 

•The delegation 

processes leading to the passage of 

laws to protect consumers and the development 

of privacy rights with their 

counterparts in Ghana. 

Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey 

pointed out that she would forward the 

content of the discussions to the leadership 

of Parliament for the actual 

processes to initiate the exchange of 

ideas to begin without delay. 

The Latvian Parliament 

The Speaker of the Latvian Parliament 

is one of the top officials of the 

State who represents the Saeima, chairs 

and maintains order during the plenary 

sittings, as well as ensures that the sitting 

is held in accordance with the 

rules of procedure. The work of the 

Saeima is supervised by its Presidium, 

which is elected by each new convocation 

of the Saeima at the beginning of 

its term of office. The Presidium consists 

of five MPs: the Speaker, two 

Deputy Speakers, the Secretary and the 

Deputy Secretary. A member of parliament 

is one of the hundred representatives 

of the people who is elected in 

general, equal, direct elections, by secret 

ballot, and on the basis of proportional 

representation. At least five 

members of the same candidate list 

may form a parliamentary group. 

Members elected from the same candidate 

list may form only one parliamentary 

group and may not join another 

parliamentary group. 

A visit to the National History Museum 

of Latvia was next on the Minister’s 

itinerary. The Minister and her 

delegation were given a guided tour of 

the Museum as well as the Exhibition 

dubbed “Latvia’s Century”. The last 

assignment of the day saw Minister 

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey hosting a 

working dinner for the Business delegation 

of the Republic of Latvia with 

the State Secretary of the Ministry of 

Economics of Latvia, Eriks Eglitis , as 

the Guest of Honour. 

The State Secretary in an address 

before dinner was served said that 

Latvia is very much impressed with the 

economic development of Ghana in 

the last few months and as a result, his 

country is looking forward to widening 

its economic ties with Ghana for the 

mutual benefit of both countries. 

Mr. Eriks Eglitis said his country, 

like Ghana, has been growing steadily 

over the last few years and he saw a lot 

of synergy in that respect. He added 

that his country has identified a few 

touching points that will be the driving 

force behind the move to widen economic 

cooperation between Ghana 

and Latvia. 

Areas of cooperation 

Firstly, the State Secretary was impressed 

with the level of recognition 

given by Ghana to Latvia as a potential 

country for higher education for 

Ghanaians. He indicated that Latvia 

will consider giving more Ghanaians 

the opportunity to study in their country. 

Secondly, the area of Food Processing 

and Agriculture where Latvia 

has a strong record of growth is another 

sector were Ghana stood to benefit 

from cooperation with Latvia. The 

last area of interest according to the 

State Secretary is the Information and 

Communication Technology (ICT) 

sector. Latvia has had significant 

growth in that regard and would therefore 

be willing to assist Ghana to further 

develop her current thriving ICT 

sector. The team drew the curtain 

down to bring the dealings of the day 

to an end. 

The last phase 

Time check and it is 11:20am. 

Every member of the team located 

their car in the convoy, the Police escort 

turned on their sirens, traffic was 

halted on both sides of the highway by 

the hotel. The Minister’s motorcade 

made its way to the National Library 

of Latvia for an official visit and a 

book donation ceremony to the magnificent 

National Library of Latvia. 

The book which captures Ghana in 

its entirety was signed and presented to 

the Director of the library to be added 

to the shelves to serve as a reference 

for all visitors of the library who may 

want to learn and know about Ghana. 

The climax 

From the National Library of 

Latvia, Minister Shirley Ayorkor 

Botchwey climaxed her working mission 

with a visit to the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs of Latvia. The Foreign 

Affairs Minister met with her Latvian 

colleague Foreign Affairs Minister, 

Edgars Rinkēvičs. The two Ministers 

held a private tête-à-tête meeting, attended 

a working luncheon hosted by 

Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and held a 

joint Press Conference. 

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the 

Republic of Latvia, disclosed that as 

part of efforts on the part of the three 

Baltic states to strengthen their links 

with West Africa, their flagship airline, 

will initiate processes leading to the 

signing of an Air Services Agreement 

(ASA) with Ghana. The ASA when 

completed would see the Latvian carrier 

commencing direct flights from 

Latvia to several West African states 

with Ghana as the hub state for the 

various flight schedules. 

Why the Air Service Agreement 

According to the Latvian Foreign 

Minister, citizens of the three Baltic 

States; Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, 

are very interested in visiting Ghana 

and the rest of West Africa. Flight 

connections to and from the Baltic 

states to West Africa as well as cost of 

same have been the major challenge to 

this potential business venture.


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Politics 



EC chair job will be unstable 

– Sylvester Mensah 

BY KOBINA WELSING 

THE FORMER 

Chief Executive 

Officer of the 

National Health 

Insurance Authority 

(NHIA), 

Mr Sylvester Mensah has predicted 

that the position of 

chairperson of the Electoral 

Commission (EC) will be unstable 

for a long time. 

President Nana Addo 

Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday 

nominated the Executive 

Director of the Institute for 

Economic Affairs (IEA), Mrs 

Jean Adukwei Mensa as the next 

EC chairperson after he removed 

Mrs Charlotte Osei. 

Her nomination has been rejected 

by members of the 

largest opposition party the National 

Democratic Congress 

who claim Mrs Mensa is a dyein-the-wool 

New Patriotic Party 

member. 

General Secretary of the National 

Democratic Congress 

(NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu 

Nketia described the nomination 

as “senseless” and “indecent”. 

“We are shocked because 

until this appointment the president 

had given assurance to the 

nation that the persons to be 

appointed into the Commission 

would be persons whose integrity 

and political neutrality 

would be above board,” bemoaned 

the largest opposition 

party in a statement Monday. 

Speaking on Morning Starr, 

the former NHIA boss said the 

action of President Akufo- 

Addo will have severe effects on 

the EC top job, adding that the 

EC will not be breathing well 

for some time to come. 

“To remove an Electoral 

Commissioner on the basis of 

procurement is below the bar. 

With this, we have opened the 

floodgates and that position will 

not become stable…that is a 

worry. For a very long time to 

come, the EC will not be 

breathing well,” the NDC presidential 

hopeful told host Francis 

Abban on Tuesday. 

• Sylvester Mensah, former CEO, NHIA 

Mamprugu water systems construction 

starts in Sept. – Akufo-Addo 

BY STEPHEN ODOI LARBI 

THE PRESIDENT 

of the Republic, 

Nana Addo 

Dankwa Akufo- 

Addo, has revealed 

that construction of 

an improved water system for 

Nalerigu, Gambaga and Walewale, 

all in the Mamprugu District, 

would commence in 

September. 

Speaking at a durbar held in 

his honour at Nalerigu by the 

overlord of Mamprugu, the 

Nayiri, Naa Bohogu Abdulai Mahami 

Sheriga, on Saturday, 

21st July, 2018, President Akufo- 

Addo stated that the commencement 

of construction of the 

water system is in fulfillment of 

the pledge he made to the people 

last year. 

It would be recalled that, in his 

tour, last year, of the Northern 

Region, President Akufo-Addo 

told the Nayiri and the people of 

Mamprugu that his government 

was in the process of procuring a 

$45 million facility from the 

World Bank to provide water in 

rural areas for six regions, of 

which Mamprugu was to be a 

beneficiary. 

“So, I am here today to inform 

you that the improved water system 

in Nalerigu, Gambaga and 

Walewale will start in September 

•President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (in white) surrounded by elders and the good people of Mamprugu 

this year, two months from now. 

35,000 gallons each will be added 

to the system in each and every 

town, and also new boreholes are 

going to be drilled to add more 

water,” the President said. 

He assured that “all the 

pipelines are going to be replaced, 

so that we can bring water 

to all households. And, with the 

beginning of the work in September, 

Mamprugu will definitely get 

an improved water system.” 

Additionally, the President 

stated that the community toilet 

project, which is being rolled out 

by the Ministry of Special Development 

Initiatives, will provide 

some 5,000 household toilets nationwide 

this year. 

“We are determined to fulfill 

the 1-toilet-1-household commitment 

that we made, and the 

Mamprugu area is going to receive 

about 300 toilets each, from 

Nalerigu, Gambaga and Walewale, 

and a total of 1,000 household 

toilets are going to be 

constructed in this area to improve 

sanitation,” he said. 

The President was confident 

that “by the grace of the 

Almighty and our hard work, 

open defecation in Ghana is 

going to be a thing of the past”. 

On the erratic nature of 

power supply in the area, the 

President noted that the transmission 

line that serves Nalerigu 

from Yendi is too long, and results 

in problems that interrupt 

power supply. 

“The decision has been taken 

to remove the line from Nalerigu 

to Garu, and as things will have 

it, poles were brought yesterday 

(Friday) to begin the work. Very 

soon, I think that erratic power 

supply will be a thing of the 

past,” he assured. 

Again, with reference to the 

ongoing electrification projects in 

the Northern Region, the President 

indicated that out of the 434 

projects, East Mamprusi is going 

to receive 80 of such projects. 

Touching on seismic exploration 

being carried out in the 

Voltaian Basin by the Ghana National 

Petroleum Corporation, 

which is affecting areas in the 

Northern Region including Nanton, 

West Mamprusi, Central 

Gonja and Mion districts, President 

Akufo-Addo explained that 

its purpose is to unearth the hydrocarbon 

potential of the basin. 

“It is disturbing and I know it 

will disturb some people in some 

communities. It may even go 

through some farms, but I am 

imploring you, and all the citizenry 

of Mamprugu, to co-operate 

with these activities,” he said. 

The President continued, 

“They are not meant to disturb 

you, they are meant to help all of 

us at the end. So, when they 

come, and they (geologists) are 

doing their work, support them, 

allow them to do their work because, 

at the end of the day, you

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Bola Ray to be honoured 

• By Jack Daniels Nightlife Awards organisers 

Do not ask me 

to stop music 

— Rex Omar 

REX OMAR has asked his 

critics to stop saying he is 

too old and for that reason 

should bow out of the 

music industry. 

According to the 53- 

year-old highlife musician, 

the attitude of old musicians 

retiring must be discouraged 

because 

creativity has nothing to 

do with age. 

In a recent post on 

Facebook, the ‘Abiba’ hit 

maker cited legendary 

African musicians who are 

still active in the music 

business but are older than 

him. 

“1. Salif Keita is 68 and 

still active in music 

2. Alpha Blondy is 65, 

and still very actively performing 

3. Angeluque Kidjo Is 

58 and is very active 

4. Freddie Meiway is 56 

and very actively performing 

5. Baaba Maal is 64 

years and very active. 

6. Ebo Taylor is 82 and 

is actively touring the 

globe. 

•Rex 

Omar 

I, Rex Omar, am 53, so 

please STOP asking me to 

leave the music for the socalled 

kids for creativity 

has nothing to do with 

age,” he posted. 

Rex Omar has for the 

past three months been 

embarking on a campaign 

to help revive highlife. 

As part of the campaign 

dubbed #iHilife, he 

has plans of releasing one 

highlife song every month 

for the next three years. 

About three months 

ago, he came out with 

‘Nhyira,’ followed up with 

‘Hilife Agogo’ last month. 

A few days from now, 

Rex Omar, who is also the 

President of the Musicians 

Right Organisation 

(GHAMRO), will release 

another highlife song titled 

‘Why, Where, Who’. 

For his 35 years in 

music, Rex Omar has 

songs like ‘Konka,’ ‘Paapa,’ 

‘Dada Di Da,’ ‘Come 

Back’ and ‘Lady.’ 

Samini 

rocks 

fans in 

Italy 

AFTER A thrilling 

session with the 

crowd at the Red 

Love inside 

Conegliano, Italy, 

over the weekend, Samini’s 

fans would not let him go. 

The legendary performer, 

who is also a judge for Vodafone 

Icons 2018, is expected to 

rock more stages in Europe 

this season. 

According to a release 

copied to the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE, the show was organized 

by Asaase Ase 

Entertainment and Kuna Entertainment, 

Ghanaian event 

•Bola Ray 

companies based in Europe. 

Samini, who is now signed 

to Africa 1 Media, is said to be 

working on his seventh studio 

album, a strictly Reggae album 

tipped to shoot the multiple 

award-winning superstar into 

different territories across the 

globe. 

‘My Own’, and ‘Obim bra’ 

are singles released from the 

album already, with his latest, 

‘Obaa’, making some huge 

waves on air and on social 

media with over hundred 

thousand views on YouTube 

already within weeks of its release. 

NATHANIEL KWABENA 

Adisi, also known as Bola 

Ray, will be honoured by 

Global liquor brand, Jack 

Daniels, at the Nightlife 

Awards 2018 today, 

Wednesday, July 25, 2018. 

The Chief Executive 

Officer of the EIB Network 

will be honoured with a Lifetime 

Achievement Award for 

his immense contributions to 

the entertainment and 

nightlife 

industry. 

In a 

glittering 

career 

spanning 

over two 

decades, Bola 

Ray has distinguished 

himself 

amongst 

his peers and 

risen to become, 

perhaps, 

the most celebrated 

personality 

in 

the entertainment industry in the 

country. Thus this honour will 

come as no surprise to many. 

Tagged as “the biggest night in 

the nightlife industry,” JDNA 2018 

will be held at the nightlife factory, 

PLOTSEVEN, and will feature 

the likes of KOD, DJ Mensah, 

DJ Vyrusky, DBlack and the creme 

de la creme of the industry vying 

for top honours in this year’s 

awards. 

•Tracy 

The event itself promises to deliver 

on the glitz and edgy 

glamour that is the characteristic 

of the nightlife 

business. 

•Samini

14 DAILY 



Fashion Corporate 

Exposé opens tomorrow 

THE NATIONAL drive to promote 

the patronage of madein-Ghana 

clothing and fashion 

accessories has received a major 

boost with the hosting of the 

first ever event solely dedicated to Afrocentric 

corporate fashion and accessories from 

tomorrow, Thursday, July 26 to Saturday, 28. 

The three-day event, dubbed Corporate 

Fashion Exposé, is on the theme: “Wear It 

Right’ and is being organised by Maria’s 

Fashion House, a unisex clothes production 

centre that specialises in affordable Afrocentric, 

formal, evening and casual outfits and 

has over 15 years’ design and creative experience. 

The extravaganza, which will be held at 

the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra, 

opens tomorrow at 9 a.m. with an exhibition 

of fashion products, followed by a seminar 

on Corporate Style Guide for Men and 

Women on Friday, also at 9:00 a.m. 

The glitzy corporate fashion show and 

awards night will draw the curtains down on 

the programme on Saturday, July 28, 2018. 

According to the organisers, two distinguished 

personalities will be honoured on 

the night for their commitment to the promotion 

of the local fabric through their advocacy 

works and attire. 

The Style Guide seminar will be hosted by Ms 

Nancy, a celebrated style coach, Ivanova Amengor, 

• The organiser of Corporate Fashion Exposé, Maria Adams (2nd left), fashion designer, 

Tetteh Plaha (right) and others at the launch of the event 

an image consultant, and Samuel Duncan, a banker 

and male groomer. 

Some of the designers expected on the runway 

and exhibition grounds are Ghanaian international 

fabric cutting expert, Tetteh Plahar of Tetteh Plahar 

Designs, UK and Ghana; KOD of Nineteen57byKod; 

Abrantee the gentleman; 

Maria’s Fashion House and Dzine Dzakuma. 

The organiser of the event and Executive 

Director of Maria’s Fashion House, 

Maria Adams, noted that, “This vision was 

conceived following governments’ (both 

the NDC and NPP) advocacy for Ghanaians 

to adopt the habit of wearing African 

prints on Fridays for official duties”. 

According to her, the general idea behind 

the event is to lead a movement 

where Ghanaian and African produced 

fabrics will be well tailored for official corporate 

events and not limited only to Fridays 

and weekends. 

Development expert and fashion designer 

Dzine Dzakuma pointed out that 

the show would encourage Ghanaians to 

wear the local fabric, adding that, “it is the 

only way we will boost the fashion industry, 

which, in the long run, will translate 

into the economic growth of the country, 

which we all so desire”. 

The event is being supported by the 

Ministries of Trade and Industry, Tourism, 

Arts and Culture; the National Commission 

on Culture with sponsorship from 

Moneygram, Wuenam Vacation Home, 3E 

Media Services, Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, 

and Sweetness Beauty Palace. 

Nana Ama 

McBrown made 

brand ambassador 

for Royal Drinks 

GHANAIAN ACTRESS, 

entrepreneur and cooking 

show host, Nana Ama 

McBrown, has signed an 

ambassadorial deal with 

Kasapreko Company Limited 

to promote their Royal 

Drinks products. 

The deal was signed yesterday 

at the office of the 

company’s Chief Executive 

Officer and the elated 

McBrown’s Kitchen host 

shared videos of her signing 

the official contract. 

As the ambassador for 

the Royal Drinks brand, 

which includes flavours like 

Royal Apple, Royal Orange, 

Royal Cola, Royal Honey, 

Royal Lemon and Royal 

Cocktail, her job will be to 

promote a massive boost in 

sales of the products 

amongst her very mass following. 

Her career has continuously 

been moving from 

strength to strength, especially 

after her near-fatal accident 

on the N1 (George 

Walker Bush Highway) almost 

a years ago. 

Chinaz out 

with ‘Levels’ 

BY ERICA ARTHUR 

GHANA-BASED Nigerian 

artiste, Chinaz, born Christian 

Chinaza David, is 

out with his new 

single dubbed 

‘Levels’, which 

he features Vt 

and Dewz. 

According 

to the artiste, he 

has worked on 

five albums, 

which will 

soon 

be released, and 17 singles 

with ‘Levels’ as one of them. 

Afro pop artiste and 

songwriter, Chinaz has also 

dropped the much-anticipated 

video to his ‘Levels’. 

The video, which 

was directed by 

KYS Film, stars 

some great dancers 

and has interesting 

scenes. The song is 

available on 

YouTube with this 

link 

•Chinaz

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Sports 


15 

Minigolf preparation for Coca- 

Cola OAMC 2018 intensifiers 

MINIGOLF TRAIN- 

ING has intensified 

at Sports City Arena 

with attendance of 

over 80 minigolfers 

who improved their skills around 

the obstacles of the brand new 18- 

hole Minigolf championship course. 

There was also a meeting with 

Secretary General of Africa 

Minigolf Federation, Mr Talal Fattal, 

with the African players to discuss 

OAMC rules and guidelines, 

which was followed by a Question 

and Answer session on the Minigolf 

championships. 

The schedule for OAMC was 

also released, which indicated that 

the final training ends today, and 

the tournament tees off on Friday, 

July 27. 

Prompt start of each player was 

highlighted as in default, the golfer 

will attract penalties or disqualification. 

The World Minigolf Federation 

•Some of the minigolfers with Francesca B Apeagyei, Secretary General 

and Talal Fatal, President of Africa Minigolf Federation. Inset: Golf course 

teams have arrived in Accra and will 

be represented by Mr Pasi Aho, who 

will be the tournament director and 

who will stand in for WMF president 

at the opening, closing and 

award ceremonies. 

It is worthy to mention that the 

foundation of Minigolf Kidz, represented 

by its ambassador, Mrs. Alice 

Kobisc, has also arrived in Ghana 

and will be launching a completed 

borehole project at Ofankor township 

on Wednesday, July 25, in a 

colourful ribbon cutting ceremony 

with chiefs and elders of the community. 

Testing of the minigolf digital 

mobile scoring Wifi live system is 

ongoing, as it is the first time this 

advanced technology is being used 

in Africa a golf-scoring system. 

Most of the African minigolf 

players have arrived 

and as of now, 90 out 

of the 100 senior 

players are in, with the 

50 youth Ghanaian 

players also gearing up 

for their Coca-Cola 

Knockout Cup competition 

slated for 

Sunday, July 29. 

Rehearsals have 

also been completed 

for the Coca-Cola 

African entertainment 

night variety show of 

music by the Ackah 

Blay Band, dance acrobatics, 

a stand-up comedy 

and exclusive fashion show by 

Elikem ‘The Tailor’. 

The African Minigolf Championships 

is brought to you by GMF, 

Coca Cola, in support with MTN, 

Telefonika and the Major Series of 

Putting (MSOP) USA. 

• Mark Frank 

Noonan, Hearts 

of Oak CEO 

FIVE-TIME BALLON d’Or 

winner Lionel Messi has been 

overlooked as a contender for 

the award by France sensation 

Kylian Mbappe. 

He stared at the World Cup 

and now Paris Saint-Germain 

ace Mbappe has ranked himself 

a stronger Ballon d’Or 

contender than Lionel Messi. 

The 19-year-old France forward 

scooped the FIFA Young 

Player award in Russia as his 

country were crowned champions 

earlier this month. 

The teenager’s exceptional 

run of performances could see 

him come into contention for 

European football’s most coveted 

individual prize, which has 

been shared between Messi 

and Cristiano Ronaldo for the 

last decade. 

Mbappe, however, found 

no place for the former when 

asked by France Football to 

name his favourites for this 

year’s honour. 

Hearts CEO sad over 

current football crisis 

THE CHIEF Executive Officer 

of Hearts of Oak, Mark Frank 

Noonan, is overly worried over 

the current state of affairs of 

football in Ghana emerging 

from the Anas Exposé. 

The American football administrator 

feels worried about 

the level at which the crisis is 

jeopardizing the dreams of footballers 

in the country. 

“A lot of people ask me my 

feeling about what is going and I 

have two feelings - one is profound 

sadness,” the Marketing 

Mbappe nominates self for Ballon D’Or 

Five-time winner Ronaldo, 

Golden Ball recipient Luka 

Modric, fellow France international 

Raphael Varane and 

PSG team-mate Neymar all 

got the nod on his five-man 

shortlist. 

“To complete it, I think I 

would put myself in there 

too,” he added. 

The forward’s recognition 

of Neymar came soon after 

the Brazil star spoke highly of 

the pair’s relationship. 

expert said. 

“Football is so important to 

so many people here and it is in 

crisis.” 

“The circumstances surrounding 

that crisis are really 

sad. I think about the players 

whose dreams have been put on 

hold right now.” 

Ghana football is still yet to 

recover from comma after the 

Anas Exposé revealed alleged 

corrupt practices in the sport in 

Ghana. 

While the attackers are set 

to battle it out for top billing at 

PSG, Mbappe insisted they remain 

on the same wave length. 

“Not much will change in 

our collaboration and cohabitation. 

Things are clear between 

us,” he said. 

Mbappe finished seventh 

in last year’s Ballon d’Or 

count, while Neymar came 

third for the second time. 

Source: Vanguard 

Women's WC: 

Basigi faces 

tough time 

in player 

selection 

BLACK 

PRINCESSES head 

coach Yussif Basigi 

has stated he will have 

a tough time in selecting 

his final 21 to represent 

Ghana at the 

Women under 20 

World Cup in France. 

Twenty-three players 

are currently in 

camp in Ghana 

preparing for the tournament 

but two will be 

dropped before the 

team move to Spain 

for the final preparation. 

Basigi says everyone 

is pulling her 

weight so he has a 

tough task ahead in 

naming his final squad. 

“I have 23 women 

in camp at the moment. 

I will prune the 

squad to 21 in Ghana 

before the team enplanes 

to Spain,” he 

told Aseda FM. 

“It is very difficult 

to decide on the final 

21 squad because we 

have all become like a 

family. All the players 

have been very impressive, 

you look at 

every position and role 

assigned to every 

player, I wish I take 

the two players along 

but it cannot be,” 

Ghana will face 

France on August 5 in 

the tournament 

opener.

July 26

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