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• Jacob Adongo 

Atule, aspiring 

National Deputy 

Communications 

Officer, NDC 

•The Training School developed leakages 

and defects almost immediately after 

being handed over to the GSA 

• The 

GSA’s 

Training 

School 

• Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, 

Minister for Fisheries and 

Aquaculture Development 

• Some excited nurses 

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DAILY QUOTE 

Don't forget to tell yourself 

positive things daily! You 

must love yourself internally 

to glow externally. 

— Hannah Bronfman 

CONTENT 

ANNIVERSARIES 

Fri. Sept. 21 — Founders’ Day 

Fri. Dec. 7 — Farmer’s Day 

Tues. Dec. 25 — Christmas 

Wed. Dec. 26 — Boxing Day 

DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 

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Govt has run out of ideas on the economy — Adongo 

• Jacob Adongo Atule, aspiring National 

Deputy Communications Officer, NDC 

BY PHILIP ANTOH 

philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh 

AN ASPIRING Deputy Communications 

Officer of the National Democratic 

Congress (NDC), Mr Jacob 

Adongo Atule, has successfully gone 

through vetting process to contest for 

the post. 

Mr Adongo, who is visually impaired, 

and who proved everyone 

wrong by passing the vetting process, 

said he was ready to become a deputy 

national communications officer of the 

party. 

Sources within the NDC circles revealed 

that Mr Adongo stands a better 

chance to be the next deputy communications 

officer of the party as delegates 

believe he is capable of partnering the 

team to push the party’s agenda. 

Some of the delegates who spoke to 

the paper said they had monitored the 

comments and participation of Mr 

Adongo in party activities and believe 

that despite his inability to see, he is 

present at almost all important party 

functions. 

“Based on this, some of the dele- 

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I need lands for 

devt projects 

BY MUNTALLA INUSAH 

muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

• Krowor MP appeals to 

Nungua traditional leaders 

• Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Krowor Constituency MP, cutting the sod 

THE MEMBER of Parliament 

(MP) for the Krowor 

Constituency (Nungua), 

Mrs Elizabeth Afoley 

Quaye, has appealed to 

the traditional leaders within the 

newly-created Krowor Municipality to 

make lands available for development 

projects. 

According to Mrs Quaye, who is 

also the Minister for Fisheries and 

Aquaculture Development, “we 

should be able to plan and leave some 

of the lands for development of 

schools and public facilities.” 

Mrs Quaye, who made this known 

to the DAILY HERITAGE after 

collaborating with the education directorate 

in the area to perform a 

sod-cutting ceremony for the construction 

of a-two-unit kindergarten 

classroom block in the area, said the 

project ought to have started last year 

but delayed due to the unavailability 

of land. 

“I want to say a special ‘thank you’ 

to the Methodist Church, which allowed 

this project to be built here. We 

went to the Anglican Church, we wrote 

to them, we were expecting that we will 

have the land to build this facility, but unfortunately, 

we couldn’t get the land,” she 

stated. 

‘I need land for projects’ 

“This goes to all Ghanaians, especially 

the people of Krowor --- we cannot sell 

all our lands for private development; we 

should leave some of the lands for public 

use. As an MP, I need land to be able to 

do certain development projects. 

“We are here for the government, the 

NPP government; we are here to bring 

development. The motor of our party is 

‘Development in Freedom’ so it is about 

development and we need the lands for 

the projects,” she stressed. 

Nungua youth chief’s 

response 

Nii Okpleh Djalesane, 

the Nungua Oblantai 

Mantse (Youth Chief), responding 

to the MP’s call, 

said the chiefs were the custodians 

of the lands at Nungua 

and assured her that 

they would do everything 

within their means to make 

lands available for her projects. 

“As far as lands are concerned, 

it is the chiefs who 

are the custodians of the 

land and we will support her 

with the lands because we 

need some of these projects. 

We will play our part to support 

her with lands for the 

development projects,” he 

told the DAILY HER- 

ITAGE.

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GH¢15.2m GSA 

Training Sch leaks 

BY FRANCISCA 

EMEFA ENCHILL 

ACORRUPTION 

Watch (CW) investigation 

has found that 

the Ghana Standards 

Authority (GSA) 

Training School which was constructed 

at a cost of GHc 15.2 million 

has developed leaks and 

defects just two years after being 

handed over the GSA, raising concerns 

about value for money. 

CW findings indicate that the 

defects in the GH¢15.2 million 

worth contract were spotted almost 

immediately after it was handed 

over to GSA but have been left unrepaired. 

Following the noise about a 

$1.2-million kickback alleged to 

have been given to the ex-Director 

General of the GSA, Dr. George 

Crenstil, by the contractor, a controversy 

for which an investigation 

immediately initiated and has still 

not ended, public attention was 

lost on the end product of the contract. 

The training school located on 

the Ring Road, opposite the Ghana 

Broadcasting Corporation busstop, 

and a pesticide laboratory 

constructed on the premises of the 

GSA by the same constructor, 

Lemet Construction Company Ltd, 

have leaks as well as other defects 

in the structures for almost two 

years while the $1.2 million battle 

continues. 

CW gathered that the 5th to the 

8th floors of the eight-storey building 

which was intended to serve as 

residential apartments in the form 

of a hotel has its interior falling 

apart. 

The building, according to the 

GSA, became fully operational in 

January, 2018. 

• Just 2yrs after use, State to 

cough money again for repairs 

Recommendations in 

Committee’s Report gather dust 

Since the findings of a Ministerial Committee 

Report which recommended that the 

GSA investigates the allegation that $1.2 

million kickback was given to the then Executive 

Director of the GSA, Dr. George 

Ben-Crentsil, by the contractor, Management 

of GSA has failed or refused to implement 

or take any punitive action against 

officials found culpable by the Committee. 

The reason for the inaction on the part 

of GSA, CW gathered, was due to the Economic 

and Organized Crime Office’s 

(EOCO’s) ‘interference’ in the investigations. 

CW has gathered that EOCO commenced 

investigations into the matter in 

May 2017, when staff of the Authority, including 

top management and those under 

investigations, were invited for questioning, 

hence management had to rely on EOCO 

to investigate and take the issue to court 

on their behalf, where necessary. 

GSA’s Director of Corporate 

Communications 

When CW spoke to the Director of Corporate 

Communications at GSA, Dr Kofi 

Amponsah-Bediako, he admitted that although 

the 5th to 8th floors were made as 

residential accommodation to serve as a form 

of hotel for guests to generate money for the 

Authority, the floors had not been used for 

the intended purpose due to the dilapidated 

state of the floors. 

He also admitted that prospective customers 

declined using the facility due to the 

deplorable state of the facility and the state 

of the furnishing of the rooms. 

Concerns about value for money 

Dr. Amponsah-Bediako was of the view 

that the work done by the contractor did 

not merit the cost of GH¢15.2 million. “I 

don’t always use the lift when accessing the 

floors because I am scared I can get stuck [inside]. 

I don’t think there has been value for 

money, that money should have done something 

more than this.” 

• The Training School developed leakages 

and defects almost immediately 

after being handed over to the GSA 

According to him, the Authority has to 

spend extra money to put the 5th to 8th 

floors into good shape if it wants to attract 

customers. 

Response from Lemet 

All efforts by CW to speak with Lemet 

Construction concerning CW findings of the 

state of the building failed. CW made attempts 

through phone calls and visits to the 

company, which is located at Achimota, a 

suburb of Accra, but no official was willing 

to speak on the matter. 

Ex GSA Executive Director 

When CW contacted Dr Crentsil, he declined 

speaking on the issue arguing that the 

issue is still under investigation. 

Meanwhile sources close to him informed 

CW that Dr Crenstil never received monetary 

gift from the contractor and that the forensic 

report claiming that Dr Crenstil admitted he 

received money from the contractor but did 

not disclose the amount is completely false. 

Background 

It would be recalled 

that in 2017, a Committee 

Report alleged that the 

former Executive Director 

of the GSA, Dr. Crentsil, 

took $1.2 million kickback 

from Lemet Construction 

Company, the firm that he 

awarded a contract to 

build a new training school 

and hostel facility for the 

GSA during the erstwhile 

National Democratic Congress 

administration. 

Minister’s 

Committee 

This followed allegations 

in the report that the 

former Executive Director 

admitted receiving the cash 

when he appeared before 

the committee set up by 

then Minister of Trade and 

Industry, Mr Ekwow Spio- 

Garbrah. 

The money, according to the committee’s 

report, was said to have been paid in two instalments 

by the contractor, the first being 

$1million and on another occasion, $200,000. 

Part of the report read, “The Executive 

Director admitted taking money from the 

contractor but refused to state how much, 

stating it was a sensitive matter.” 

In July 2012, GSA awarded the GHc15.2 

million contract to Lemet Construction Company 

to build a new training school and hostel 

facility for the GSA. 

Sources at the Authority said the contractor, 

Johnson Teye, failed to meet the deadline 

for completion of the project due to lack of 

funds and the Board asked questions about 

the matter. 

Mr. Spio-Garbrah, then Trade Minister, 

ordered an investigation into the contract 

based on an anonymous letter from a management 

member of the Authority.

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•Former president Lee Myung-bak arriving at court in Seoul in 

September 

Lee Myung-bak, S Korea ex-president, jailed for 15 years 

FORMER SOUTH Korean 

president Lee Myung-bak 

has been jailed for 15 years 

for corruption. 

Lee was sentenced in a 

Seoul court on Friday on 

charges of bribery, embezzlement 

and abuse of 

power, and ordered to pay a 

13 billion won ($11.5m; 

£8.8m) fine. 

The former president 

claims the charges are politically 

motivated. 

He becomes the fourth 

South Korean former 

leader to be jailed, following 

his successor's imprisonment 

in April. 

Park Geun-hye was sentenced 

to 33 years in jail 

after being found guilty of 

abuse of power and coercion. 

The judge at Seoul Central 

District Court said 

"heavy punishment for the 

accused is inevitable" because 

of the serious nature 

of the crimes. 

The court found the 

former leader accepted billions 

of won from major 

electronics firm Samsung in 

return for pardoning its 

chairman, Lee Kun-hee. 

The company denies having 

given the former president 

the money. BBC 


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Nobel Peace Prize for anti-rape 

activists Nadia Murad and 

Denis Mukwege 

World news in 4 stories 

THE 2018 Nobel 

Peace Prize has 

been awarded to 

campaigners against 

rape in warfare 

Nadia Murad and 

Denis Mukwege. 

Ms Murad is an Iraqi Yazidi 

who was tortured and raped by 

Islamic State militants and later 

became the face of a campaign to 

free the Yazidi people. 

Mr Mukwege is a Congolese 

gynaecologist who, along with his 

colleagues, has treated tens of 

thousands of victims. 

Some 331 individuals and organisations 

were nominated for 

the prestigious peace award this 

year. 

The winners announced in the 

Norwegian capital Oslo on Friday 

won the award for their "efforts 

to end the use of sexual violence 

as a weapon of war", Berit Reiss- 

Andersen, the Nobel committee 

chair, said. 

The pair both made a "crucial 

contribution to focusing attention 

on, and combating, such war 

crimes," Ms Reiss-Andersen 

added. 

Ms Murad, 25, endured three 

months as a sex slave at the hands 

of Islamic State (IS) militants. She 

was bought and sold several times 

and subjected to sexual and physical 

abuse during her captivity. 

BBC 

• Ms Murad and Mr Mukwege made a "crucial contribution" to fighting violence against women 

• Daniel Urresti was a government minister and presidential candidate 

Peruvian mayoral candidate 

Daniel Urresti cleared of 

journalist's murder 

A LEADING mayoral candidate 

in the Peruvian capital 

Lima has been cleared of 

murdering a journalist. 

Daniel Urresti, a former 

minister and army general, 

was accused of ordering the 

death in 1988 of Hugo Bustios, 

who had been investigating 

rights abuses. 

Prosecutors had called for 

a 25-year sentence. However, 

Mr Urresti always denied the 

charges, saying they were politically 

motivated. 

The acquittal comes just 

ahead of Sunday's municipal 

elections. 

Two former soldiers were 

convicted of his murder. One 

of them accused Mr Urresti - 

who was then a military intelligence 

chief - of involvement. 

Bustios was a correspondent 

for the national magazine 

Caretas in the highland 

town of Huanta, the centre 

for the guerrilla war between 

government forces and Shining 

Path rebels. 

He was shot and then 

killed by a grenade while investigating 

abuses committed 

by both sides. 

Mr Urresti went on to 

serve as Peru's interior minister 

between 2014 and 2015 

and ran for the presidency a 

year later. BBC 

Swedish PM Lofven ousted in no confidence vote 

China prison break: Public appeal after rare inmate escape 

In China, prison escapes are few 

and far between. So the case of 

two men escaping from a Liaoning 

prison has turned into a nationwide 

hunt. 

In an unusual step, Chinese 

media are appealing for the public's 

help in tracking down the escapees 

and have even publicised a 

reward for information leading to 

their capture of 100,000 yuan 

(£11,185, $14,558). 

The pair, who are still believed 

to be in the province, were serving 

life sentences in northeastern 

Liaoning province. 

It is very unusual for an inmate 

to escape from detention in 

China, and just as unusual for 

media to report it. Chinese media 

usually refrain from publicising incidents 

that might cause public 

alarm and usually only carry reports 

once an incident has been 

resolved or brought under control. 

The two prisoners are 33-yearold 

Wang Lei and 39-year-old 

Zhang Guilin. They were being 

• Zhang Guilin (L) and Wang Lei (R) have escaped a prison in northeastern Liaoning 

province 

held at the Lingyuan Third 

Prison in northeastern Liaoning 

province when they escaped. 

Little has been reported 

about Wang Lei, who was sentenced 

to death for kidnapping 

in 2017. Reports say his 

execution was suspended for 

two years, and that at the end 

of 2017, it was commuted to a 

life sentence for good behaviour. 

BBC



05 

Editorial 

Congrats Nicholas Gborse on being adjudged Best Teacher 

NICHOLAS MAWUNYA 

Gborse, a teacher of Bishop 

Herman College, Kpando in the 

Volta Region, was adjudged the 

National Best Teacher at the 

2018 edition of the World 

Teachers Day. 

The National Best Teacher 

award has been rebranded 

‘Ghana Teacher Prize’ and 

comes with rewards that could 

be enjoyed in a lifetime such as 

a three-bedroom apartment and 

GHc5, 000.00 endowment fund 

for the best teacher. 

This year’s National Best 

Teacher event was held to 

coincide with the World 

Teachers’ Day, which takes place 

every year on October 5. 

The World Teachers’ Day is 

celebrated in over 100 countries 

and spearheaded by the United 

Nations Educational, Scientific 

and Cultural Organisation, a 

specialised agency of the United 

Nations based in Paris. 

In Ghana, the award is held to 

recognise and reward hardworking 

teachers drawn from 

every part of the country. 

It is also held to encourage 

the new generation of teachers 

in whose hands the future of 

the younger generation lies. 

For his hard work, Mr 

Gborse walked away with a 

three-bedroom apartment and 

GHc5,000.00 endowment 

fund. 

The excited best teacher told 

the media that it was his prayer 

that other teachers who are 

struggling to mould the 

country’s future generation 

would be noticed as well. 

“Today might be my turn but 

tomorrow may be their turn,” 

the History, Government and 

English teacher noted. 

The DAILY HERITAGE 

salutes Mr Gborse, the other 

winners and indeed all teachers 

for the yeoman’s job to develop 

the human capital of our dear 

country. 

Govt clears GH¢35m arrears 

of trainee nurses’ allowances 

BY STEPHEN ODOI LARBI 

THE GOVERN- 

MENT has released 

an 

amount of 

GH¢35 million 

to pay the arrears owed 

trainee nurses across the 

country, according to the 

Deputy Minister of Information, 

Mr Pius Enam Hadzide. 

This comes on the back 

of mounting pressure on the 

Ministry of Health to pay arrears 

of nursing trainee allowances. 

In an interview, the Deputy 

Minister of Information confirmed 

that the Controller and 

Accountant General had released 

the said amount out of the almost 

GH¢60 million that is spent quarterly 

on the payment of trainee allowances. 

He assured the public that the 

outstanding GH¢25 million 

would be released in due course, 

explaining further that all final 

year students would be paid the 

three months arrears comprising 

April, May and June, whereas 

trainee nurses currently pursuing 

their programmes would receive 

one month arrears with outstanding 

two months to be cleared 

•Some excited nurses 

shortly. 

“I expect that by next week 

trainees would be smiling to the 

banks or wherever to receive their 

allowances. I am impressed with 

their candor and I ask them to remain 

calm as [the] government is 

moving at jet speed to resolve all 

challenges and to get Ghana 

working again after several years 

of mismanagement,” Mr Hadzide 

said. 

The Deputy Minister added 

that processes were far advanced 

for new trainees admitted to training 

schools recently to receive 

their allowances in due course. 

The Akufo-Addo government, 

in the run-up to the 2016 Presidential 

elections, promised to restore 

the teacher and nurses 

trainee allowances scrapped by 

the government of the day, a 

promise that was fulfilled in September 

2017. 

The delay in the payment of 

the allowances has been mainly 

due to the fact that the allowances 

were treated as a statutory payment, 

which is done quarterly. 

This meant that the payment 

of the allowances was made at the 

beginning of the subsequent 

quarter, a situation which affected 

the timely release of monies to 

the trainees. 

The Government, in an attempt 

to resolve the delay and 

prevent further agitations 

among the 

trainees, has directed 

that the allowance 

be 

migrated from the 

statutory payments 

to the salaries and 

emoluments system. 

This will ensure 

that the allowances 

would now be paid 

monthly through 

the Controller and 

Accountant General. 

This, according 

to Mr Hadzide, 

when fully completed, would put 

to rest the issue of delayed payment. 

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- 

Addo, upon assuming office in 

2017, kept his promise and restored 

the allowances effective 

September 2017 to the joy of the 

trainee nurses who had complained 

about the hardships they 

faced without those funds. 

The Government is optimistic 

the migration of the allowances 

from statutory payments unto the 

salaries and emoluments payment 

system will ensure uninterrupted 

training experience for the trainee 

nurses in the country. 

Govt has run 

out of ideas on 

the economy 

— Adongo 

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gates’ rate him high above all the contestants 

because they say he has travelled 

to all the 10 regions and spoken 

to them about the need to strengthen 

the communications sector of the 

party,” a delegate stated. 

Speaking to this paper in Accra, Mr 

Adongo said all indications point to 

the fact that the ruling New Patriotic 

Party (NPP) is short of ideas on how 

to run the economy and therefore has 

subjected Ghanaians to an unimaginable 

hardship. 

He said currently many Ghanaians 

cannot enjoy three square meals due to 

the bad polices of the government. 

“We were deceived by the NPP because 

of their numerous promises but 

20 months in office the party has 

failed to deliver, ascribing it to the implementation 

of one policy, the Free 

Senior High School; so didn’t they 

know this after they went on promising 

heaven and earth?” he asked. 

Mr Adongo said “my plan to the 

communications sector of the party is 

to develop the skills of presenting the 

party’s agenda and also separate propaganda 

from the truth. 

“We will have regular meetings to 

discuss the coherence and consistency 

on national dialogue. I call on all party 

faithful to support this quest,” he appealed.


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Public agitated over ‘no show’ of 

retrieving alleged stolen monies 

BY NANA BRAM OKAE II 

THE GHANAIAN 

public is openly unhappy 

about the apparent 

‘no show’ by 

the New Patriotic 

Party (NPP) government 

in bringing to book appointees 

who have been fingered 

as having dipped their hands into 

the nation’s kitty and taken huge 

chunks away for their selfish purposes. 

There is no point belabouring 

the point why Nana Addo received 

the massive boost he got at 

Election 2016 simply because 

many voters bought into the Special 

Prosecutor’s concept he 

flaunted during the campaign period. 

Many had thought that enough 

was enough and the time had 

come for the proper thing to do 

with plunderers of our resources. 

Woyome 

The Woyomes were believed to 

have become restless when their 

names were mentioned at political 

rallies; the Dzifa Attivors became 

jittery and all those who knew 

within their heart of hearts that 

they had taken something illegally 

from the state kitty started looking 

for escape routes and alibis. 

Dzifa Attivor for instance, was 

so restless that she told voters of 

Volta origin at different locations 

along the coast not to make the 

mistake of voting for change for 

fear she and her colleagues would 

be dragged to prison if Nana 

Addo won the polls. 

Madam Attivor 

She knew within her that in the 

event of Nana Addo and the NPP 

winning the election, she and several 

of her colleagues would have 

a question or two to answer. She 

had that premonition, as if she 

was a prophetess and lo and behold, 

her fears came to pass. 

Branding 

The outrageous cost of the 

branding of the Metro Mass 

buses, for which she accepted responsibility, 

and so had to resign 

subsequently, as known by everybody, 

may not be the only basis of 

her fears. After all, the company 

that made the outrageous demand 

and was paid for it said it refunded 

the excess money involved 

although we still don’t know this 

as a fact. 

Madam Attivor’s great fears 

may have hinged on something 

that you and I don’t know openly 

but which she does, and feared a 

change of government would 

make things unpalatable for her, 

for as the saying goes, ‘your sins 

shall find you out’. 

Have you forgotten that she 

was in charge when the contract 

for the Tamale airport rehabilitation 

was signed? 

Minister of Transport 

Have you also forgotten that 

she was the minister of Transport 

when the Kumasi airport was ‘enlarged’ 

to accommodate bigger 

planes at an exorbitant cost? 

I am sure though that you 

haven’t forgotten anything about 

Terminal 3 at Kotoka International 

Airport the cost of which 

can build a completely new airport 

and Dzifa Attivor was in 

charge at the time the contract 

was signed. 

Surely, she can explain everything 

when called upon to do so 

at any point in time now and the 

•President Nana Akufo-Addo 

public does not understand why 

the government is sleeping on 

this. 

So, now that everything is settled 

and Nana Addo has been installed 

as the president of Ghana, 

what is preventing him from 

bringing to book all those perceived 

to have dipped their hands 

into the coffers of the state now 

and not at a future date? What is 

preventing Nana Addo from 

doing this? 

We don’t want to hear any excuses 

again; we’ve had enough of 

the excuses already and we may be 

better off with action. 

Public perception 

However, the public perception 

is that many current NPP appointees, 

who are themselves 

neck-deep in corruption practices, 

are making things extremely difficult 

for the prosecutions to start 

for fear of being consumed themselves 

by the fire ultimately and 

are putting spokes in the wheel. 

Whether this is true or not, one 

can’t tell. 

You may even recall the delay 

in laying the bill for the office of 

the Special Prosecutor, in the first 

instance. The bill for it was initially 

laid under so-called certificate 

of urgency but it was shot 

down and withdrawn almost immediately. 

Many well-meaning Ghanaians 

were stunned when they learned 

at the time that the bill for the establishment 

of the office of the 

Special Prosecutor had been shot 

down at the first attempt. Clearly, 

a good job had not been done by 

those who were supposed to do 

that and it was a great pity and a 

huge embarrassment. 

Establishment 

Millions of Ghanaians waited 

impatiently for the establishment 

of this Special Prosecutor’s office 

to try all those who were bold 

enough to steal money or monies 

belonging to the state for their 

selfish ends while holding public 

office. 

For now, many Ghanaians believe 

that if the Special Prosecutor 

is not ready to start prosecutions, 

the ordinary courts are there and 

the government, if it so wishes, 

can try all those known to have 

taken our funds away for private 

use. The Commercial Courts are 

there, use them in the interim. 

What are you waiting for? 

The sleaze, the corruption, the 

dishonesty and the open stealing 

of public funds can no longer be 

tolerated by the general population. 

Talk, talk, talk, 

no action 

There is too much talk by 

President Akufo Addo and his appointees. 

‘We will prosecute 

them’; ‘those who have made the 

banks collapse will not go scotfree’ 

and many such statements 

and yet we don’t see actions being 

taken. 

This inaction has emboldened 

Mr. Asiedu Nketia to even dare 

The Woyomes were believed to have become restless when 

their names were mentioned at political rallies; the Dzifa Attivors 

became jittery and all those who knew within their heart 

of hearts that they had taken something illegally from the state 

kitty started looking for escape routes and alibis. 

For now, many 

Ghanaians believe 

that if the Special 

Prosecutor is not 

ready to start prosecutions, 

the ordinary 

courts are 

there and the government, 

if it so 

wishes, can try all 

those known to 

have taken our 

funds away for private 

use. The Commercial 

Courts are 

there, use them in 

the interim. What 

are you waiting for? 

you at a press conference and say 

that ‘you can’t do foko’ for you 

have no grounds to stand on. 

Followers 

NPP followers are also saying, 

‘stop the talking and take action’. 

You have caused some auditing to 

be undertaken at several state 

agencies recently where huge 

malfeasance has been unearthed. 

You have got some evidence 

that you are looking for. Use it to 

prosecute those involved. Rather, 

you are brandishing the audit reports 

and saying ‘There is malfeasance 

at Ghana Gas; there is 

malfeasance at that place, etc., 

etc’. 

Evidence 

This is not what the people 

want to hear. The people want to 

hear that you have evidence 

against some erring appointees 

and they are in court to answer 

them. 

We hope though that your evidence 

is solid because soon after 

the forensic audit report was issued 

Madam Valerie Sawyerr 

came out in a scathing attack on 

your integrity and dared you. 

So, if you know you have evidence, 

go to court and stop the 

prosecution in the public space. 

We want all stolen moneys retrieved 

without further delay. 

Ghana has the means to stand on 

its feet except that appointees 

steal our moneys for their personal 

use. October is here with us 

and the courts are ready to hear all 

cases. The talking must stop, now.


Importance of breastfeeding on mothers 

• A healthier baby 

The incidences of pneumonia, 

colds and viruses are reduced among 

breastfed babies. Gastrointestinal infections 

like diarrhea which can be 

devastating, especially in developing 

countries are also less common. 

• Long-term protection, too 

Breastfeed your baby and you reduce 

the risk of developing chronic 

conditions such as type I diabetes, 

celiac disease and Crohn's disease. 

• Lower SIDS risk 

Breastfeeding lowers your baby's 

risk of sudden infant death syndrome 

by about half. 

• Fewer problems with 

weight 

It's more likely that neither of you 

will become obese if you breastfeed 

him. 

A calorie incinerator 

You may have heard that nursing 

burns up to 500 calories a day. Breast 

milk contains 20 calories per ounce 

and if you feed your baby 20 ounces a 

day, that's 400 calories you've swept 

out of your body. 



&Env. 

Women believe pastors more than 

doctors’ advice —Nurse 



•Mrs Cindy Ofori-Appiah, founder of 

Lurel Women Health and public health 

nurse 

THE FOUNDER of 

Lurel Women 

Health Foundation 

and public health 

nurse at Adabraka 

Polyclinic, Mrs 

Cindy Ofori-Appiah, has said 

many Ghanaian women do not regard 

medical advice in relation to 

their health but rather turn to believe 

advice from pastors. 

Mrs Ofori-Appiah said at least 

70% of women in the church 

today are praying and fasting as a 

result of infertility, a situation she 

said may have been avoided if they 

had earlier listened to medical advice. 

She said there are certain diseases 

such as Polycystic Ovarian 

Syndrome (PCOS) and other medical 

conditions, when discovered 

earlier, health professional will advise 

you to have babies at the 

early stage but the women, because 

of church norms, will 

rather wait to have grand weddings 

and social status before. 

“Many times, before they will 

achieve all these things before 

getting marriage, their medical 

condition would have deteriorated 

and resulted in their inability 

to give birth, hence using the 

church as a refuge,” Mrs Ofori- 

Appiah said. 

She made these statements 

last weekend at the Wocom 

Health Conference organised by 

the Graduate Students Association 

of Ghana (GRSAG), University 

of Ghana chapter, where 

Mrs Ofori-Appiah advised the 

young women to always listen to 

medical advice. 

“Even though religious issues 

are important in our lives, we must 

not ignore our health matters for 

religion because there are certain 

issues that are purely health-related,” 

he advised. 

Speaking on the theme ‘Knowing 

Your Reproductive System,’ 

Mrs Ofori-Appiah said many 

women in the country do not 

know their medical record or menstrual 

cycle, hence when something 

is going wrong they cannot 

detect it. 

According to her, Polycystic 

Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a 

condition in which there is an increased 

male hormone in woman, 

which affects the eggs and consequently 

leads to barrenness. 

She said the condition affects 

women at puberty level - that is 

the first period of menstruation to 

the ages of 45-50 years because 

many people are not aware of the 

disease. 

Mrs Ofori-Appiah said the 

World Health Organisation revealed 

in its 2012 report that the 

condition affects 116 million 

women globally, meaning it has increased 

from affecting 9% of 

women in 2012 to18% currently 

but added that many Ghanaians 

are dying of the disease unknowingly. 

She encouraged women suffering 

from the disease to boldly 

come out to talk about it because 

the condition is manageable. 

The Women Commissioner of 

GRSAG, Mrs Grace Opare, said 

the programme is aimed at empowering 

women to know their 

health conditions such as PCOS, 

breast cancer and other issues relating 

to women health. 

Mrs Opare advised the women 

to always adopt routine checkups 

to know issues affecting their 

health. 

Speakers at the events included 

Mrs Afua Amoateng, a midwife in 

charge of Maternal and Baby 

Health and lecturer; Ms Grace 

Anim from Breast Cancer International, 

Mrs Cindy Ofori-Appiah, 

founder of Lurel Women Health 

Foundation and the Assemblywoman 

for Legon Electoral Area 

and also PhD student in public 

health. 

Some of the women with 

PCOS expressed their excitement 

for knowing well that there are a 

Foundation out there which are 

seeking their welfare and called on 

others to seek medical attention. 

Over 53,000 abortions recorded in 2017 – Study 

FIGURES FROM the Ghana 

Health Service (GHS) have revealed 

that 53,114 abortions case 

were supervised in public health 

facilities in the country in 2017. 

Unsafe abortion also recorded 

13,918 in the same period as compared 

to 15,325 cases in 2016, Mr 

Raphael Godlove Athena, the 

Chief Executive Officer of 

Global Media Foundation 

(GLOMEF), a health-inclined 

non-governmental organisation, 

has said. 

In an interview with the 

Ghana News Agency in Sunyani 

in commemoration of the 2018 

Safe Abortion Day, Mr Ahenu 

said the provision of safe and 

legal abortion remains essential to 

achieving goals three and seven of 

the Sustainable Development 

Goals (SDGs) of access to sexual 

and reproductive health. 

He said there was the need for 

the government to commit more 

resources -- financial and logistics 

-- to provide comprehensive sexual 

education involving family 

planning counselling, access to 

safe abortion and contraceptives. 

The International Safe Abortion 

Day, which falls on September 

28, every year, was instituted 

by the Women's Global Network 

for Reproductive Rights for action 

towards decriminalisation of 

abortion. 

Mr Ahenu expressed regret 

that unreported cases of unsafe 

abortion were killing many 

women in the country due to the 

laws prohibiting abortion. 

“Many desiring women and 

girls cannot easily access effective 

contraceptives and safe abortion 

services as well as family planning 

services. This is affecting them seriously 

as most of them prepare 

and apply concoctions to terminate 

unintended pregnancies,” he 

said. 

Globally, Mr Ahenu said, 25 

million unsafe abortion cases 

occur every year, according to a 

report by the World Health Organisation. 

He said the Global Gag Rule 

Policy of the United States remained 

the major contributory 

factor. 

The Policy denies US funding 

of family planning and population 

assistance programmes. 

He said his NGO was determined 

to use all available resources 

to intensify advocacy 

campaign on safe abortion and 

easy access to contraceptives to 

help reduce maternal mortality. 

GNA

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News 

DAILY 

Corporate bodies urged 

to support teachers 

MTN GHANA Foundation has 

congratulated all teachers including 

beneficiaries of its Teacher Improvement 

Awards on their contribution to skill 

development in Ghana on the occasion of 

World Teachers Day which fell on 

October 5, 2018. 

The Foundation took the opportunity 

to celebrate teachers for the central role 

they play in providing children with quality 

education and the positive impact of their 

contribution in the society. 

Mr Samuel Koranteng, Corporate 

Services Executive of MTN, said “We 

salute all teachers for the impressive work 

they do, in and outside the classroom. 

Teachers are critical to the right to 

equitable and quality education. 

“They are key to achieving our 

country’s development goals and other 

global development agenda such as the 

sustainable development goals. We are 

always ready to commit resources to train 

and equip teachers with skills needed to 

promote effective education,” he added. 

This year’s World Teachers’ Day was 

celebrated under the theme ‘The right to 

education means the right to a qualified 

teacher.’ 

In line with the theme for this year’s 

celebration, members of the general 

public and corporate bodies are being 

called to support initiatives that help to 

enhance and train qualified teachers for 

the classroom. 

In the bid to help train qualified 

teachers ,MTN Ghana Foundation has 

since 2015awarded scholarship to sixty 

teachers in first and second cycle public 

institutions to pursue First or Master 

degrees through its Teacher Improvement 

Award programme. 

The scholarship is targeted at teachers 

in public institutions who seek to further 

their studies in Science, Mathematics or 

English Language. Twenty seven (27) out 

of this total number of teacher 

beneficiaries have successfully graduated 

and returned to the schools they were 

previously teaching and continue to 

impact knowledge. 

The MTN Ghana Foundation’s support 

for World Teachers’ Day celebrations is an 

initiative to support efforts being made by 

the United Nations Educational, Scientific 

and Cultural Organisation to create 

awareness of the significant role teachers’ 

play in education and human 

development. 

Apart from celebrating World Teachers’ 

Day, MTN Foundation has supported 

members of the teaching profession in 

diverse ways over the past 10 years and 

has taken several initiatives aimed at 

motivating and empowering teachers. 

In 2015, MTN Ghana Foundation 

launched the Teacher Improvement Award 

Programme, a scholarship scheme to 

financially assist teachers who wish to 

upgrade their education at the first Degree 

or Masters Level. 

The Foundation has also supported the 

National Best Teacher Awards scheme in 

the past, providing the prize package for 

the second position from 2007 to 2014. 

World Teachers’ Day takes place every 

year on October 5 and it is celebrated in 

over 100 countries and spearheaded by the 

UNESCO. 

•Flashback: Mr Ebenezer Asante, Vice President of MTN SEAGHA presenting 

scholarships to beneficiaries of MTN Teacher Improvement Award in 2015 

THE UNITERRA 

International Seminar, 

a global international 

event, will this year be 

held in Ghana for the 

fourth time since its 

inception in 1946. 

The event, which is expected to 

commence from October 14-27, 

2018, will bring together 10 

Ghanaian and 10 Canadian 

entrepreneurs, and will focus on 

providing a cross-cultural learning 

experience for female entrepreneurs, 

under the theme ‘Women in 

Entrepreneur’. 

Speaking to the DAILY 

HERITAGE at the media launch 

of the 72nd Uniterra International 

Seminar in Accra, Madam Clara 

Nyarkoah Anim, Country Director, 

Uniterra, expressed the opinion that 

women were the driving force 

behind economic development, 

hence the programme. 

THE CHIEF Justice, 

Sophia Akuffo has 

called on the 

government to put in 

measures and 

mechanisms to ensure 

that the Judiciary is financially 

independent as envisaged by the 

Constitution. 

She said, although the Constitution 

guarantees the judiciary financial 

independence, such was not the case 

in practical terms, hence the need to 

ensure that such becomes a reality. 

The CJ made this call when he was 

addressing the 38th Annual General 

Meeting of the Association of 

Magistrates and Judges (AMJG) held 

in Accra on the theme ‘Independence 

of the Judiciary- The Way forward.’ 

Ms Akuffo explained that the 

judiciary had been subjected to the 

same budgetary constraints as 

Ministries, Departments and Agencies 

(MDA’s) but the judiciary in law, does 

not form part of these MDA’s. 

“The judiciary does not receive all 

its releases even after its budget has 

been approved annually. Payment of 

She added that women have a 

critical role to play in fulfilling the 

government’s ambition of making 

Ghana free from international aid. 

“Women are often marginalised as 

entrepreneurs, globally, so I think it’s 

an excellent opportunity to shine 

some light on some amazing 

these releases also delay 

unreasonably,” she stated. 

Justice Akuffo added that those 

militating factors were negatively 

affecting key projects like the e-Justice 

Project, as well as the smooth 

operation of the Judiciary and the 

Judicial Service as a whole. 

Touching on infrastructure, she 

said any court, which did not befit the 

status of a court, would be closed 

down, and Magistrates and Judges 

from these courts would be given 

new places. 

Digitisation drive 

On her part, Ms Gloria Akuffo, 

Minister of Justice and Attorney 

General said one key way of coping 

with the world is the digitisation drive 

and the justice delivery arm of 

government and the Judiciary could 

not be exempted. 

According to her, the adoption of 

video conferences and filing of 

processes online could cut down cost 

and appealed to the Judges and 

Magistrates to embrace Information 

and Communications Technology. 

There were some fraternal 

messages from the Ghana Bar 

Association and Judicial Service Staff 

Association of Ghana. 

HERITAGE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Ghana to host 72nd Uniterra Intl Seminar 

BY BENJAMIN TANDOH 

entrepreneurs. 

“We aim to work on empowering 

women economically, and we see a 

great value in providing a platform 

for discussions and best practices, 

with cross-cultural twist,” she said. 

According to her, women face 

some unusual challenges at 

CJ pushes for financial 

independence of Judiciary 


muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh 

•Madam Clara Nyarkoah Anim (R), Country Director, Uniterra, and 

some dignitaries at the event 

workplaces, and added that, the 

programme would bring some 

successful women entrepreneurs to 

mentor the participants. 

“Issues facing women in their 

businesses are different from the 

general ones. When it comes to 

operational management, a woman is 

seen to be bossy when she’s vocal 

and very strong [in decisions 

making]. 

“This programme is not the 

normal programme that we have on 

entrepreneurship. There’s some 

continuity with this programme 

where we connect these people 

(participants) to mentors who can 

give them ideas and provide supports 

to their businesses,” she told the 

paper. 

She disclosed to the paper that 

participants were thoroughly 

screened in order to ensure that they 

select the best ones. 

“Participants have already been 

selected and it was a thorough 

process. We just didn’t want it to 

look like the normal thing. We 

•Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo 

advertised and they applied and were 

made to preach their business to our 

outside partners, the NBC Africa,” 

she said. 

The programme, which is funded 

by the Global Affairs Canada and 

the Canadian government seeks to 

draw representatives from the 

Ministries of Gender, Children, and 

Social Protection, as well as Business 

Development. 

About the Uniterra 

programme 

Uniterra is a leading Canadian 

international volunteer corporation 

and development programmes that is 

jointly operated by the World 

University Service of Canada and the 

Centre for International Studies, 

Canada. 

The purpose of the programme is 

to improve the socio-economic 

conditions of the world’s women 

and youth populations through 

better access to employment and 

income generation opportunities. 

Free SHS can’t win 

you a second term 

– AFAG warns NPP 

BY EMMANUEL OHENE GYAN 

PRESSURE GROUP 

Alliance For Accountable 

Governance (AFAG) says the 

rolling out of the Free SHS 

programme by the ruling 

party New Patriotic Party 

(NPP) will not guarantee it 

another term in office. 

Speaking on Radio360 s 

flagship programme ‘Y3nsom 

’ Friday, the acting Chairman 

of AFAG , Arnold Boateng, 

asked the NPP to ensure 

Ghanaians are able to make 

ends meet as economic 

hardship presently in the 

country is being felt by many 

with businesses and 

importers reeling under harsh 

taxes and import duties. 

“Times are really difficult and 

there is need for the 

government to be wary and 

make amends early enough 

before it is too late else 

Ghanaians will rule the NPP 

out which will cost them in 

the next elections, there is no 

doubt about that. 

“AFAG told John Mahama 

that times are hard but he did 

not pay heed and it is the 

same thing ongoing now as 

the President has admitted 

himself that times are hard; I 

can tell you plainly that 

free SHS cannot win the 

NPP the next elections 

because when people are 

going to vote, they will look 

at how they can make ends 

meet at that material moment 

and I hope the President will 

spend more on infrastructure 

and create jobs for people so 

they can earn some money,” 

he added. 

The AFAG acting chair 

debunked claims that the 

group appears quiet with the 

coming into power of the 

NPP, saying they are 

restructuring and organising 

the group. 

AFAG was outspoken during 

the term of the NDC but 

appears to have toned down 

under the NPP government. 

Critics of the group have 

blamed the silence on the 

fact that most of their 

members are loyalists of the 

ruling party. 

“Times are really 

difficult and there 

is need for the 

government to be 

wary and make 

amends early 

enough before it is 

too late else 

Ghanaians will rule 

the NPP out which 

will cost them in 

the next elections, 

there is no doubt 

about that. 

•Students brandishing placards in praise of Free SHS


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2018 

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Vodafone partners SEMGA 



VODAFONE GHANA 

and the Small and 

Medium-sized Enterprise 

Ghana Awards 

(SMEGA) 2018 have rewarded 

local small and 

medium enterprises (SMEs) and certain 

individuals who have been working 

tirelessly to ensure the 

sustainability of the country. 

The event to award the SMEs and 

the individuals took place at the Accra 

International Conference Centre recently. 

The awards scheme, which is in its 

5th year, considered the service, trade, 

industrial and agribusiness sectors for 

the awards. 

Awardees 

In the Agribusiness sector, the 

Agro Commodity Trade Recognition 

Award (SME Community Impact 

Award) went to Nyonkopa Cocoa 

Buying Limited; Agro Processing was 

won by Dream Consult and Supplies; 

and the Recognition Award (Long 

Service Award) was given to Mumuadu 

Rural Bank Limited. The Micro 

Agribusiness award was given to 

Greencesta Ventures. 

In the Trade sector (Food & Water 

Products) the SME Technology Adoption 

award was won by Samba Foods 

with the Micro Light Industry Manufacturing 

(Beverage Products) going to 

Yesli Ice. 

• For 5th award ceremony 

•Ms Angela Mensah-Poku (3rd L), Director of Vodafone Business Solutions, 

presenting an award to management of Digicut Production and Advertising 

Limited 

Other awardees in the Trade sector 

at the night included Jenesus Clothing, 

for Textiles, Apparel and Fashion Accessories; 

and Aide Chemists Limited 

for the Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics 

awards. 

In the Industrial sector – the Food 

Processing award was received by Top 

Creative Industries Limited, SME Researchers 

Award earned by Prof. Ibok 

Oduro, KNUST; and Media Reportage 

taken by Business123, with Micro Industry 

Manufacturing (Leather Works) 

going to Barimah Shoe Industry Limited 

The other awardees in the sector 

were Western Global Technology Limited 

for Manufacturing Water/Beverage; 

and Terling International Limited, 

Manufacturing of Chemical. 

In the Service sector, Ad-Media & 

Print earned media recognitions while 

SME Achievers Award went to Digicut 

Production and Advertising Limited. 

The rest were Transport & Logistics 

won by Modern World Logistics 

Ltd; Industry Manufacturing (Cosmetic 

Product) Yumzaa Anest Enterprise 

Micro; Product Innovation, Zeno 

Yoghurt; Electronics & Electrical, Peg 

Ghana Solar Limited; SME Export 

Excellence Award, Rancis Aluminium 

Company Limited; SME Rising Star, 

Gyenatua Later Micro-Credit; and 

SME Woman Entrepreneur, Dr Mrs 

Naa Asheley Dordor of the Nova 

Wellness Centre. 

Others awards were SME Agency 

Award to Rural Enterprises Programme; 

SMEGA High Impact 

Award, Kwasi Attah-Antwi; SMEGA 

Business Personality Award, Mrs 

Grace Amey-Obeng. 

SMEGA is a national award 

scheme instituted to recognise the 

countless achievements of Ghanaian 

SMEs and individuals for entrepreneurial 

excellence in various categories. 

The award focuses on innovation, 

creativity, productivity, technology application, 

good management practices, 

corporate governance and business 

growth and profitability. It also considers 

product quality, market competitiveness 

among businesses that 

ultimately promote “Made-in-Ghana” 

products on local and global markets. 

It has provided business opportunities 

for companies and individuals 

who have won awards and also alsoran 

participants. 

The award has been expanded to 

cover and award the countless achievements 

of micro-businesses and individuals 

in the micro-sector who have 

performed excellently to support the 

growth of Ghana’s economy. 

Vodafone, which is the head sponsor 

of the awards, said it continued to 

deliver great dividend for both parties 

beyond the glitz, glamour and the 

strutting of stuff on display. The real 

focus should be how the future is 

shaping out to be and how “we can be 

ready to confront it as businesses.” 

Speaking at the awards night, Director 

of Vodafone Business Solutions, 

Ms Angela Mensah-Poku, said it 

was easier the role companies like 

Vodafone play in empowering SMEs 

to grow and transform. 

Ms Mensah-Poku said “we have 

become the nerve-centre in this journey 

of equipping them with technological 

solutions whilst endowing them 

with skills and knowledge to become 

future multinationals and local corporate.” 

“It will soon no longer be enough 

to be called an SME - the real measure 

will be how impactful and scalable a 

company has become. I know some of 

our businesses are going through some 

difficulties as we speak, especially due 

to tighter regulations in accessing finance 

and other services,” she stated. 

The good news is that the government 

has declared its commitment to 

increasing support in maintaining stability 

and consistency in the SME 

space and Vodafone is confident in 

every sense that access to finance in a 

more simplistic way will soon become 

ubiquitous and easy. 

“Currently, our commitments to 

developing SMEs in the country by offering 

them innovative solutions remain 

unchanged. Currently SME’s 

make up 25% of our Enterprise revenue 

portfolio whilst commanding 

about 60% in terms of volumes. 

Ms Mensah-Poku called on the 

multinational companies to partner or 

team up with SMEs to create bigger 

businesses and enhance economies of 

scale. 

“Finally, I want to congratulate all 

the businesses gathered here today. I 

have no favourite award winners 

tonight because we are all winners,” 

she said. 

ASA donates assorted items to Tetteh Ocloo Special School 


ASA SAVINGS and Loans Limited has 

shown benevolence to the Tetteh Ocloo 

State School for the Deaf at Adjei Kojo, a 

suburb of Ashaiman, with lots of items to 

improve the living condition of the children 

in the school. 

The items include five bags of rice, 

bags of gari, a bag of sugar, two big jerrycan 

of oil, tins of tomato pastes, Milo, 

Milk, 20 packs of biscuits, bags of beans, 

toiletries and 20 cartons of assorted drinks 

worth GH¢5000. 

Mr Dennis Amofa Adarkwa, Area Manager 

of ASA Savings and Loans Limited, 

who led a team to present the items, said 

the donation formed part of their Corporate 

Social Responsibility (CSR) to support 

the less-privileged in the community. 

Mr Albert Avemegah, the Branch Manager 

for the Ashaiman Business Centre, 

noted that as a company whose work is 

driven by the passion and love for humanity 

has undertaken such efforts to ensure that 

life becomes more meaningful for the children 

in the special school who have been 

abandoned by their parents. 

The Branch Manager added that similar 

donations had earlier been made to other 

special schools, and indicated that aside the 

soft loans they offered, the company had allocated 

US$35,000 this year for free health 

screening on Hepatitis B, sugar level, 

Malaria, Breast Cancer, Blood Pressure and 

free medicines for clients. 

•Mr Isaac Arthur (L), headmaster of Tetteh Ocloo State 

School for the Death receiving the items from Mr Dennis 

Amofa Adarkwa, Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans 

Limited 

Mr Isaac 

Arthur, the headmaster 

of the Special 

School, while 

receiving the 

items, expressed 

his gratitude to 

management of 

ASA Savings and 

Loans Limited for 

the kind gesture. 

He appealed 

to other corporate 

organizations to 

emulate the examples 

of ASA to 

help them grow. . 

“We are very 

happy that this afternoon 

this financial institution called ASA 

Savings and Loans from Ashaiman has donated 

these items to the school. It is actually 

going to help us. 

“Government is doing well but it cannot 

do it all alone so we are appealing to 

corporate bodies and philanthropists and 

churches to come and complement government 

effort as ASA Savings has done,” he 

added. 

He appealed to parents to ensure that 

they enrol their children at the new boarding 

facility since itis free, saying, “the facility 

has been converted to boarding and we 

have challenge with the parents. They 

should allow their children to come to the 

boarding house. It’s a special school and we 

don’t pay.”



DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 11 

Politics 

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about 

anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for 

yourself —Henry James 

Harruna Attah writes: 

Yankah Vs Yankah 

We read in Alice in 

Wonderland about 

things getting curiouser 

and curiouser… 

BY ALHAJI ABDUL-RAHMAN 

HARRUNA ATTAH, MOV 

IF THE future of my country 

was not involved – education 

– I would just have 

laughed it off as a comedy 

of sorts, involving mistaken 

identities. That it involves 

two individuals at the pinnacle of 

our educational totem is what for 

me turns it into a tragedy – of 

sorts-two professors with teaching 

credentials at two of our leading 

institutions of higher learning, in 

this, well, tragi-comic setting. 

I know a few Yankahs. A common 

name, it would seem, from 

one of our ethnic groups. In 

Ghana, it is typical. One of my 

favourite Yankahs, a former employee 

of the defunct Ghana Airways 

who died a year or so ago, 

had a way of pronouncing one of 

my names, which I loved no end! 

Abdallah, he used to call me. I recall 

this because, “What’s in a 

name”? 

Then there are three Yankah 

brothers I am quite acquainted 

with, regarding them as friends 

•Minister in Charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah 

(unless they disown me). And another 

Yankah I had never heard of 

till a month or so ago. 

“What’s in a name?” 

The protagonists in this drama 

involve one of the three Yankahs I 

know and the one I had never 

heard of till very recently. 

It opens in Cape Coast where 

former President Mahama on his 

campaign rounds for the National 

Democratic Congress (NDC) 

presidential primaries, pronounced 

to his audience that “Free SHS” is 

being badly implemented. He 

would review it, he said, to make it 

better – or words to that effect 

and for which reason he would 

convene a national stakeholders 

meeting, should he return to the 

presidency after the 2020 elections. 

He then makes reference to 

a Professor Yankah who would be 

part of the human resource in the 

review process. 

The scene then shifts to New 

York, where President Mahama’s 

successor, Nana Akufo-Addo, 

steps in with his lines, castigating 

his predecessor, accusing him of 

threatening to abolish the scheme. 

This sets the scene for their 

troops to take to the battlements 

with their weapons to join the battle 

of words. 

The scene shifts to Accra 

where one of my three Yankah 

brothers, Professor Kwesi Yankah, 

Minister responsible for Tertiary 

Education fires off several stinging 

missiles towards Mahama, 

more or less calling Mahama a liar 

because he, Professor Yankah was 

not at the place where the former 

president was addressing his audience 

and anyway, he would have 

nothing to do with Mahama in the 

“unlikely” event that the NDC returned 

to power after the 2020 

elections. He uses very harsh 

words in a statement put out by 

his Public Relations Office (PRO). 

In a rather embarrassing riposte, 

it is pointed out to him that 

it is a different Professor Yankah 

being referred to: Professor Victor 

Yankah of University of Cape 

Coast not Professor Kwesi 

Yankah of Legon and now Minister! 

At this stage, no need to embellish 

or belabour this narration, 

for details are already lodged in 

the public domain. 

Question: Should Mahama 

have raised the issue of Free SHS? 

I leave the answer(s) open… 

Question: Should Nana Akufo- 

Addo have responded the way he 

did? Again, I leave the answer(s) 

open. 

Question: Should Professor 

Kwesi Yankah have reacted the 

way he did? Should I leave that 

one open too? No. 

The Professor Kwesi ‘Kwatrio’ 

Yankah that I know, is more measured 

than what his PRO put out. 

In his many years of writing and 

teaching, his has been a voice of 

moderation. “The Woes of a 

Kwatriot” and other writings have 

been by and large anodyne in nature. 

Any attempts bordering on 

the risqué in his oeuvre have usually 

been couched so as not to 

cause offence. For him, therefore 

to condone the words put out by 

his PRO in this little issue of mistaken 

identity, has come to me as a 

surprise and a shock, giving me 

much cause for concern. 

The bile of extreme partisanship 

must have been so overpowering 

that he could not hold back 

the gag in his throat, and for me, 

what makes me gag is what I 

thought I knew of the man, now 

throwing tantrums, grovelling, 

fawning, and glancing for the approval 

of Big Brother! 

Does this diminish my regard 

for Prof Kwatriot Yankah? No, 

not exactly! Just a little disturbed…A 

fine gentleman, a good 

teacher/academic and an accomplished 

writer. My worry: What 

extreme political partisanship can 

turn the best of us into…This little 

drama of Yankah versus 

Yankah, once again, shows up the 

widening fissures in our polity: 

Cannot be the kind of path that 

leads a nation to greatness… 

Things are indeed getting curiouser 

and curiouser, but without 

the humour, creativity and 

sparkle… 

Foreign Minister receives Letters from Lebanese Ambassador Designate 

THE MINISTER for Foreign 

Affairs and Regional Integration, 

Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey 

received open letters from the 

Ambassador-Designate of the 

Lebanese Republic, His Excellency 

Maher Kheir, on Wednesday, 

September 3, 2018. 

In her welcome remarks, 

Minister recalled that Ghana and 

Lebanon have had long standing 

relations. She added that there is 

a large number of Lebanese nationals 

who have lived in Ghana 

for many years and have well integrated 

into the Ghanaian society. 

She indicated that, over the 

•Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional 

Integration 

years the two countries have cooperated 

for their mutual benefit. 

She intimated that Ghana’s 

Armed Forces has for several 

years contributed to peacekeeping 

in Lebanon. 

She called for stronger economic 

cooperation and increase 

in high profile visits between the 

two countries. She also assured 

the Ambassador- Designate of 

the support of the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration 

during his tenure. 

His Excellency Maher Kheir, 

for his part, recalled the long 

standing relations between the 

two countries which dates back 

to many decades and indicated 

that most Lebanese nationals see 

Ghana as their second homeland. 

He assured that Lebanese 

living in Ghana are prepared to 

contribute towards the country’s 

development. 

H.E, Kheir acknowledged 

that Ghana had helped Lebanon 

in several ways, particularly, in 

contributing to peacekeeping in 

Lebanon. He pledged to continue 

from where his predecessor 

left off to further deepen the 

bilateral relations between 

Ghana and Lebanon.


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DAILY 

News 


HERITAGE MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 

UNPF top official pays courtesy 

call on Foreign Affairs Minister 

THE DEPUTY Executive 

Director of 

the United Nations 

Population Fund 

(UNFPA), Mr 

Dereje Wordofa and 

a delegation from UNFPA paid a 

courtesy call on the Minister for 

Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration 

Hon. Shirley Ayorkor 

Botchwey (MP) on Wednesday, 


The UNFPA delegation is in 

the country to attend the First 

Meeting of African Ministers or 

Senior Government Officials in 

Charge of Population. 

The Conference held on October 

4-5, 2018, in Accra was organised 

by the UNFPA, African 

Union Commission (AUC) and 

African Population Experts Committee 

(APEC). 

The Conference aims at bringing 

to the fore issues relating to 

population and development in 

Africa within the context of 

Agenda 2063, which is a strategic 

framework for the socio-economic 

transformation of the African 

Continent over the next 50 years. 

It seeks to build on and accelerate 

the implementation of past and 

existing continental initiatives for 

growth and sustainable development. 

In her welcome remarks, Hon. 

•Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Foreign Affairs Minister and Dereje 

Wordofa, Executive Director of UNFPA 

Ayorkor Botchwey stated that 

Ghana was happy to host the conference 

and was making efforts toward 

achieving the United Nations 

Sustainable Development Goals 

(SDGs). She indicated that Ghana 

has incorporated the SDGs into 

national policies. 

She also said the majority of 

the world’s population are women 

and girls and added that the female 

child should be allowed to 

have a holistic growth. This, she 

said, would enable the girls to stay 

in school, grow properly and make 

important choices for their families. 

She urged that girls should 

not be denied formal education 

when they get pregnant whiles in 

school but rather encouraged to 

continue their education to enable 

them have a better future. 

The Minister further stated 

that empowering women financially 

is important because it 

would make the economies of 

African countries stronger, 

adding that small scale industries 

in Ghana and Africa as a whole, 

are dominated by women. 

She urged that the necessary 

structures to support the growth 

Africa’s young population be put 

in place. She called on the men to 

help champion the cause of 

women, girls and young people. 

Hon. Botchwey also used the opportunity 

to wish the UNFPA 

team a successful conference. 

On his part, Deputy Executive 

Director of UNFPA, Mr Wordofa, 

thanked the Minister for receiving 

him and his team. 

He said the SDGs would help 

create a better Africa and for that 

reason, multilateral efforts toward 

achieving the goals are being 

strengthened. He added that the 

First Meeting of African Ministers 

or Senior Government Officials in 

Charge of Population which was 

being organised was part of such 

efforts. 

Mr. Wordofa said women 

should have the right to plan their 

reproductive health and have the 

number of children they want to 

have. He stated that the human 

rights of girls, women and young 

people should be respected, and 

the relevant laws and structures 

changed or enhanced to ensure 

that this is achieved. 

He commended Ghana for implementing 

policies on maternal 

healthcare and family planning. He 

also commended President Nana 

Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and 

the First Lady Mrs Rebecca 

Akufo-Addo for their respective 

roles in promoting gender parity 

and socio-economic development 

of women, girls and young people. 

Mr Wordofa assured that the 

UNFPA would give the needed 

technical support to Ghana to enable 

the country’s women, girls 

and young people to grow in dignity. 

He also encouraged the Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs and 

Regional Integration to continue 

to offer support to women, girls 

and young people in achieving 

their aspirations. 

Italian Ambassador pays courtesy call on Foreign Minister 

THE AMBASSADOR of the 

Italian Republic to Ghana, His 

Excellency Giovanni Favilli, paid 

a courtesy call on the Minister for 

Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, 

Hon. Shirley Ayorkor 

Botchwey on Wednesday, October 

3, 2018. 

The main purpose of the 

visit was to inform the Minister 

about the upcoming Second Edition 

of the Italy-Africa Ministerial 

Conference to be held in Italy on 


Hon. Botchwey called for 

closer ties in deepening the long 

standing relations between Ghana 

and Italy, for the mutual benefit 

of both countries. 

Ambassador Giovanni Favilli 

indicated that his country’s bilateral 

relations with Ghana have 

been growing from strength to 

strength. 

He added that Italian companies 

have played a key role in 

Ghana’s development and disclosed 

that there is a significant 

number of Ghanaians 

currently living in Italy who contribute 

towards the development 

of both Italy and Ghana. 

Speaking on the upcoming 

Second Edition of the Italy- 

Africa Ministerial Conference, 

which will be organised by Italy’s 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador 

Giovanni Favilli said the 

Conference is a sign of Italy’s 

commitment towards Africa. 

He intimated that it would 

focus on economic growth, peace 

and security and human development. 

He added that bilateral meetings 

would be held on the sidelines 

of the Conference to give a 

further boost to relations between 

Italy and African Countries. “An 

exhibition of contemporary 

Africa will also be mounted during 

the conference,” he said. 

Speaking on the 

upcoming Second 

Edition of the 

Italy-Africa Ministerial 

Conference, 

which will be organised 

by Italy’s 

Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs, Ambassador 

Giovanni Favilli 

said the Conference 

is a sign of 

Italy’s commitment 

towards 

Africa. 

•Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and 

Regional Integration

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WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 

BY ERICA ARTHUR 

• Dionne Slash Gavin (R) receiving the citation 

GIJ honours 

Dionne Slash Gavin 

DIONNE SLASH 

Gavin, Chief Executive 

Officer of 

DSG Model Management, 

has received 

an honorary award in the 

form of a citation from the School 

Representative Council (SRC) and 

the Women’s Commissioner of 

Ghana Institute of Journalism. 

According to Slash, who has 

been a pageant coach for almost 

ten (10) years in various schools 

and sole pageants, he deems it an 

honour to be acknowledged, especially 

by the school where he 

started his career as a pageant 

coach. 

Speaking to the DAILY 

HERITAGE, he said, “This, indeed, 

came in as a wonderful surprise 

which gave my heart so much 

warmth. Feels good to be appreciated 

for what you do. I’m thankful 

for this gesture. 

He added that, “This means a 

lot because it came from a place 

where it all started;As a pageant 

coach and CEO of a model agency 

(DSG Model Management), this 

recognition goes a long way to inspire 

what I do. Thank you to 

Women Commissioner of GIJ, 

SRC. ” 

About Dionne Slash Gavin 

Gavin is the founder and CEO 

of DSG Model Management. The 

agency has been in existence for 

seven years and operating for three 

years officially. It has signed more 

than 20 models and taken on over 

10 trainees. It trained top models 

like Maud Fadi, who represented 

Ghana in Philippines for Miss 

Earth World; and Hephie Armah, 

who placed second at Miss Universe 

Ghana. 

DSG is a talent hub for all models 

and is known as the fastest-rising 

Ghanaian agency which picks 

young talents from everywhere in 

the country to groom them into 

top models. 

D Black is the P. Diddy in 

Ghana — Captain Planet 


LEADER OF the award-winning music 

group 4x4, Captain Planet, has said that 

Ghanaian rapper and business mogul, D 

Black, is the P. Diddy in Ghana. 

According to Captain Planet, D 

Black, as an artiste, does not 

solely depend on the 

funds from his craft 

but is involved in 

other businesses 

just like Sean 

John Combs, 

also known 

by his various 

stage 

names Puff 

Daddy, P. 

Diddy, Puffy, 

Diddy, 

Brother Love 

and B. Love, an 

American rapper, 

singer, songwriter, 

actor, record producer, 

and entrepreneur born in 

New York City and raised in 

Mount Vernon, New York. 

Speaking with Regina Van Helvert 

on GH One, he advised that artistes 

should invest their money in other sectors 

rather than waiting to make a hit. 

He said that “I am really proud of 

D Black for what he is doing. To me, 

he is the P.Diddy in Ghana, he does 

more business as his Music.” 

He added that the music group 4x4 

is still strong and that they were yet to 

drop a song with all the three of them. 

Captain Planet has hit songs like 

‘Obi agye obi Girl’, ‘Apeteshi’, ‘Sangelegbe’, 

‘Only your Mother saw me’ 

and ‘Money’ 

About D Black 

In 2011 D-Black was nominated in 

the BET Awards in the USA for Best 

African Act following the release of his 

first studio album ‘Music, Love & Life’ 

that spawned the award-winning hits 

‘Somebody, featuring Kwabena 

Kwabena’ and ‘Get on Da Dancefloor 

ft. Dr. Cryme’. 

His first nationwide tour, ‘The Yes 

Boss Tour’, was a massive success as he 

sold out stadia and auditoriums in 10 

cities in Ghana. D-Black released three 

singles off his 2012 ‘The 

Revelation’ album, ‘My 

Kinda Girl’ featuring 

fellow Ghanaian 

rapper Sarkodie 

and ‘Falling’ 

featuring 

Nigeria’s Mo 

Cheddah. 

In 2012 

his hit single 

‘Vera’ 

made big 

rounds on 

Ghanaian and 

African radio 

and television. 

‘Vera’, featuring 

Joey B, was the number 

1 song on the Ghanaian 

•Captain 

Planet 

urban music charts on over 15 

Ghanaian radio stations 12 weeks after 

its release and was the most popular 

song in Ghana throughout the year. 

In 2014, D-Black began working in 

the studio on his third album. The first 

single off this upcoming album, ‘Personal 

Person’ featuring Ghanaian 

crooner Castro, was released in April 

2014 and received massive airplay on 

Ghanaian and African radio stations. He 

has continued to release banging songs 

every year. 

He currently owns and operates a 

marketing/advertising/events 

firm Black Avenue Works that specializes 

in corporate and social events. 

D Black is also the CEO of Club 

Onyx, a plush nightclub in Cantonments, 

Accra 

•BJ Z 

BJ Z is out with ‘Feelings’ 


YOUNG GHANAIAN doctor, 

model and artiste, Zan Benjamin, 

known in showbiz as BJZ, has released 

a new single, dubbed ‘Feelings’, 

on which he featured 

Kumasi-based YFM host Pap Jay. 

The new single, which was produced 

by Eddiebeatz,, according to 

BJZ, is a love song for starters “and it 

talks about a scenario in a relationship 

where a guy wants to take things 

to the next level so is basically asking 

if it would be possible when he 

shows his feelings.” 

BJZ started his music professionally 

after being encouraged by his 

cousins when they chanced upon a 

music folder on BJZ’s laptop. 

BJZ has five singles, and two features 

which are ‘My Country’ on 

which he was featured by Adalba 

and ‘Broken Crayons Still Colour’ on 

which he featured with Big C. The 

singles are ‘Closer’, ‘Baby’, ‘Llove 

Song’, ‘ Vibes’ produced by Eddiebeatz 

and mastered by Flamebeats, 

and the new one Feelings. 

BJZ is inspired by Mr Eazi, because 

of his hard work and a massive 

fan base of Maleek Berry.

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I do not work for 

accolades — Regina 

Van Helvert 

ALTHOUGH 

TV and radio 

presenter, 

Regina Van 

Helvert, has 

been in the entertainment 

industry for a while, she is 

yet to be a household name 

but the GH One Rhythmz 

host says she is not bothered. 

“I don't live for accolades; 

I live for the impact 

of my work with young 

people. However, I have 

been acknowledged as the 

favourite TV and radio presenter 

on a number of occasions. 

“I have also had some 

nominations for awards in 

the movie industry too. My 

focus is on the impact of 

my work and building society,” 

she told Graphic 

Showbiz recently. 

Regina added,” I don't 

think being a household 

name is the ultimate benchmark 

that one has arrived 

in this industry. The quality 

of engagements and how 

one is perceived in the industry 

is crucial. 

“I want to believe that 

my brand associations on 

TV and radio as well as the 

movie industry are strategically 

placed and this I look 

forward to improving over 

time.” 

Instead of brooding 

over the lack of accolades 

or recognition like some 

nigh do, Regina is channelling 

her energies into 

projects that will fix the 

broken trust in our society. 

“I am passionate about 

fixing the broken trust in 

our society across varied 

areas of engagements, be it 

the place of women, the 

place of marginalized 

groups, youth empowerment, 

amongst others. 

“Due to this, I have a 

foundation that has commenced, 

a #StopJungleJustice 

project, which is aimed 

at repairing the broken 

trust in the judiciary and 

processes of adjudicating 

conflicts which has (sic) led 

to people usurping the 

powers of State, taking 

matters into their own 

hands,” she said. 

On what she thinks can 

be done to make the entertainment 

industry better, 

Regina said, “Well I am not 

particularly sure that I want 

to single-handedly change 

anything. It's an industry 

that is evolving and has its 

own dynamics. 

“It is important that we 

see a gradual improvement 

in content, which is very reflective 

of our evolving dynamics 

as a society and 

where we intend to reach. 

This is a cause that I believe 

I could provide my 

expertise to, going forward.” 

One area she sees a lot 

of improvement is the 

number of women who are 

taking up roles in the industry. 

“Women today are playing 

varied roles in the 

media in Ghana, from 

shaping lifestyles of this 

and subsequent generations 

through to developments in 

the creative arts space. 

“There still exists the 

challenges of objectification 

and sexism, but these 

are issues that will over 

time change drastically. 

Again, more could be done 

in this direction.” 

Regina Van Helvert was 

first runner-up at Miss 

Malaika 2012. She is currently 

the co-host of 

GHOne’s Rhythmz and 

also an actress. 

She is a graduate of the 

Ghana Telecom University 

College, where she earned a 

degree in Business Administration 

(Marketing). 

•Regina Van 

Helvert 

TOP 10 

MOST 

PLAYED 

(WEEK 41) 

LIVE FM, one of the radio 

stations owned by EIB Network, 

monitors songs it plays 

weekly to determine which 

songs enjoyed most airplay during 

a particular week. 

The songs and respective 

artistes are published below 

with the artiste’s name coming 

before the title of the song: 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

DJ Akuaa ft. Bisa K'Dei 

& Joey B — Sing For Me 

Sarkodie ft. King Promise 

— Can't Let You Go 

Kidi - Thunder 

King Promise — Abena 

Yaw Berk — 

Independent Lady 

Stonebwoy - Top Skanka 

E.L — GMN 

A.I - Tiwa 

Tic ft. Kuame Eugene - 

Kwani Kwani 

5 Things guys secretly want from you (but will never tell you) 

ONE KEY difference I’ve observed between 

men and women is that women seem to be much 

more aware of what they want and need in a relationship…and 

aren’t afraid to express it. Men, 

for various reasons, aren’t always so in tune with 

what they really need in order to feel loved and 

fulfilled in a relationship, and the ones who are 

aware will seldom come right out and say it. 

It makes sense from an intellectual standpoint. 

From an early age women learn to cultivate 

close, intimate relationships and they learn 

what makes them feel cared for and understood. 

Male friendships don’t usually have the same 

depth and level of closeness, so men typically 

enter the realm of emotional awareness later in 

life, usually when they form relationships with 

women. 

A guy generally won’t ask for what he needs 

because a lot of the time, he doesn’t even know 

what it is. But then when you give it to him, it 

feels amazing. He feels appreciated and loved, 

and he comes to love you even more. 

And with that, here are the top five things 

guys secretly love and want from you, but will 

seldom ask for. 

1. Compliments 

No man will ever come right out and tell you 

he likes it when you compliment him because it’s 

a weird thing to ask for, and also not very ‘manly,’ 

if you will. But just because he doesn’t ask, doesn’t 

mean he doesn’t crave. 

Men also feel insecure about their physical 

appearance, and they don’t get nearly as much 

validation as we do. Think about it, when a guy 

posts a picture on Facebook or goes out with 

friends he doesn’t have a loyal band of cheerleaders 

commenting on how great he looks. When it 

comes to his physical appearance, you’re really 

his only source of compliments, so load him up! 

Tell him you think that shirt is sexy on him, that 

you can tell he’s been working out hard at the 

gym, that a certain color makes his eyes look 

even more striking, that his hair looks sexy 

pushed back … you get the point! 

2. When you ask for his advice 

You know how amazing it feels when your 

man cherishes and adores you and showers you 

with love? Well he gets the same feeling when 

you ask for his advice. Men have an overwhelming 

need to feel useful, to feel like they have 

something of value to offer. This is true in all 

10 

MzVee ft Kuami Eugene 

— Bend Down 

NEW ENTRY IN RED SQUARE 

areas 

of 

his life and especially so in relationships. He 

wants to feel like he is adding to your life in a 

meaningful way, and you can help him feel this 

way by soliciting his advice and opinions. 

When I get relationship questions from readers 

I love sharing them with my husband just to 

get his take and insights. Usually I already know 

the answer to the problem (I’ve been doing this 

for quite a while now!) but I still love sharing it 

with him and getting his feedback. And he absolutely 

lights up when given the chance to offer 

his input. 

• TO BE CONTINUED

DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH 

Sports 

Inaki Williams snubs Ghana 

• To pledge future with Spain 

FORWARD INAKI Williams has 

said he prefers playing for Spain 

to featuring for Ghana at the international 

level. 

The 24-year-old is very much 

eligible to play for the Black Stars 

despite featuring for Spain albeit 

in a non-competitive match. 

Known for being the fastest 

•Inaki 

Williams 

player in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao, 

many have clamoured for his 

call-up to the Ghana national 

team. 

Ghana FA officials and 

coaches have made moves to have 

the youngster pledge his international 

future with the Black Stars 

with no success. 

Williams, who was born to 

Ghanaian parents, has now 

given the clearest indication of 

his choice to commit fully to 

Spain. 

“My parents have met with 

the Ghana coaching staff and I 

have received calls. I don’t forget 

where my family came 

from. But on a sporting level, 

it would be better to play for 

Spain. And I have to be grateful 

to the place that has given 

me everything,” he said 

The GFA, in the recent 

past, has embarked on a policy 

to rope in players of Ghanaian 

descent who have sprung 

into prominence. Players such 

as Adam Kwarasey, Quincy 

Owusu Abayie and Kevin- 

Prince Boateng have all been 

taken through such processes 

to enable them to play for 

Ghana. 


I sympathise with 'generous' 

Nyantakyi — Neil Armstrong 

FORMER MANAG- 

ING Director of Hearts 

of Oak, Neil Armstrong 

Mortagbe, has expressed 

his sympathy 

for ex-president of the 

Ghana Football Association 

(GFA), Kwesi 

Nyantakyi, following his 

involvement in the Anas 

Number 12 exposé. 

Nyantakyi was 

filmed during an undercover 

investigation by 

controversial Ghanaian 

journalist Anas Aremeyaw 

Anas taking 

$65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover 

reporter pretending to be a 

businessman. 

Following the airing of the 

video, Nyantakyi resigned from the 

posts he had held with football's 

world governing body, FIFA, and 

the Confederation of African 

Football (CAF). 

The 49-year-old left his role on 

the FIFA Council and stepped 

aside from his roles with CAF, including 

being the 1st vice-president, 

the most senior figure at the 

Confederation after its president, 

Ahmad. 

As well as the FIFA suspension, 

Nyantakyi also resigned as president 

of the GFA on June 8 following 

an Executive Committee 

meeting. 

Nyantakyi, who doubles as 

bankroller of Wa All Stars, was initially 

suspended from all footballrelated 

activities for 90 days by the 

adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's 

Ethics Committee before it was extended 

to 45 days. 

"I feel for Kwesi Nyantakyi. I 

am not defending him but I know 

how people have benefited from 

the man, even those who are now 

castigating him. We should know 

•Kwesi 

Nyantakyi 

15 

that nobody is perfect. 

I pray God restores 

him to his 

normal life. He 

should know that 

the downfall of 

man is not the end 

of his life. 

"I contested 

against Nyantakyi 

for the GFA presidency 

and people 

saw what happened 

but who am 

I to judge. I will 

not rejoice over 

somebody's 

plight," he added. 

"Africans are so quick to pull 

down each other rather than supporting 

ourselves. Many Ghanaians 

got appointment at CAF all thanks 

to Kwesi Nyantakyi. 

"I saw him becoming the next 

CAF president and if God wants it 

to happen, it shall come to pass. 

Nobody should say that Nyantakyi 

is gone forever because I believe 

only God can decide that and we're 

not God to determine it. If God 

wants him to be the CAF president, 

it shall happen even after all 

these problems," he concluded. 

Afriyie Ankrah justifies flying 

of cash to Black Stars in Brazil 

AFORMER Minister 

of Youth and Sports, 

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, 

insists flying the 

$3million cash to the 

national team, the Black Stars, was 

the best decision as it averted a 

bigger embarrassment the nation 

would have faced at the 2014 

World Cup in Brazil. 

According to Mr Afriyie 

Ankrah, the level of trust between 

the Stars and the managers had 

dropped so low that the players 

were not ready to have any compromise 

aside receiving their 

bonuses in cash. 

Speaking on ‘Point Blank’ on 

Citi FM’s ‘Eyewitness News’, Mr 

Afriyie Ankrah, who was the Minister 

then, said: "I still believe it 

was the best decision because the 

players would have it no other way, 

so the action was taken to avert a 

worse scenario. 

"The players insisted on receiving 

their agreed appearance bonus 

of $100,000 each even before the 

tournament started and they had 

threatened to boycott the very first 

game if they were not paid the 

money in cash. 

"Under the circumstance, the 

then Vice President, Paa Kwesi 

Amissah Arthur, who was with the 

team, intervened and that is how 

the arrangement was made to send 

the money directly," the former 

Minister explained. 

At the 2014 World Cup, the 

government sent the $3m cash by a 

chartered flight to the Stars in 

Brazil, after the players had threatened 

to boycott their remaining 

group matches over the delay in 

payment of their appearance 

bonuses. 

The Black Stars had refused to 

fly out from their team camp base 

in Maceio to Brasilia for their then 

must-win clash against Portugal. 

While the then energetic Minister 

was unapologetic about that action, 

he nonetheless admitted that 

making that action public as was 

reported by the international media 

was bad press for the country and 

the action was misconstrued. 

Also on the programme, the 

former Sports Minister said he felt 

former Ghana Football Association 

(GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi 

should have bowed out of 

office when the applause was loudest. 

• Elvis Afriyie 

Ankrah 

Afriyie Ankrah, who worked 

with Nyantakyi, said he believed he 

had a lot of positives and made an 

enormous impact on Ghana football 

which should have been his 

legacy. 

“I think that Kwesi Nyantakyi 

should have left when the applaud 

was loudest. If he is being honest 

with himself, he had given clear indications 

that he was going to 

leave,” Afriyie Ankrah said on 

Point Blank on Citi Eyewitness 

News Wednesday night. 

“This should be a lesson to all 

of us, especially politicians who 

hold elective positions. You leave 

when the applause is loudest. All 

these things wouldn’t have gotten 

this bad if he had stuck with his 

decision to leave. 

“That’s the lesson we can all 

draw from this. You leave when 

the applause is loudest. Despite his 

foibles, he had done so much and 

he should have just left,” Afriyie 

Ankrah told host Umaru Sanda 

Amadu. 

Following the showing of 

Anas’s Number 12 documentary 

several Ghana football administrators 

and over 100 referees were implicated 

for tarnishing the 

reputation of the game. 

The exposé led to the resignation 

of GFA president Kwesi 

Nyantakyi, while over 70 referees 

were handed various bans by the 

Confederation of African Football 

and the Referees Association of 

Ghana.

October 8

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