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Inside JANUARY 24, 2019.qxp_Layout 1 1/24/19 4:45 PM Page 9 12 DAILY Politics WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH HERITAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 President reopens Obuasi Gold Mine • In fulfilment of campaign pledge PRESIDENT NANA Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of Obuasi on July 15, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 general election. Addressing the chiefs and people of Obuasi, on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that upon his assumption of office, a series of discussions and negotiations took place, the end-result being the redevelopment of the Obuasi mine. “In order to help Anglogold Ashanti secure the needed investment for this project, Government had to provide a number of fiscal incentives, and guarantee the stability of the project against changes in the legal environment, especially in the early years of the mine’s operations,” he said. The President continued, “It is expected that all the agreements reached, including the vigorous implementation of domestic content policy, will be scrupulously honoured and performed. The initial investment in the redevelopment project is $881 million, •President Nana Akufo-Addo cuts the tape for the re-opening of the Obuasi Mine with a total investment of $1.6 billion ment in the living circumstances of its projected for the entire 22-year life of residents. the mine. The whole investment package Additionally, President Akufowas has been approved •President by Parliament.” Nana Akufo-Addo Addo noted Volta that Region the government With an estimated two thousand, five hundred (2,500) jobs to be created, he said he was confident that Obuasi, a once vibrant town, would be brought back to life with the improve- expected to rake in some US$2.16 billion in revenue over the next 22 years, in royalties and corporate and withholding taxes. “I assure management and staff of the mine that the sequence of events that led to the closure of the mine will not recur under the watch of this Government. The days of forceful encroachment on the concession of the company, as witnessed between 2010 and 2016, are over,” he added. Develop Obuasi Touching on the “distressed state” of Obuasi, the President indicated that the time had come for Obuasi to reflect the fact that it hosts the richest gold mine in the country, and one of the richest in the world. Whilst acknowledging that mining companies had, over the last few years, complemented some of the work of government, he said he expected that Anglogold Ashanti would do more this time to help transform Obuasi, and bring it to par with welldeveloped mining communities in other parts of the world. “When Government and mining companies collaborate in an intelligent and sustainable manner, more can be done to transform mining communities. I have no doubt that Anglogold, under its current management, will be a constructive partner in this journey,” President Akufo-Addo added. Concerning the lifting of the ban on small-scale mining, he indicated that with a considerable degree of success, the Government had been able to streamline and regulate the smallscale mining sector. “We are determined to ensure responsible mining, and I appeal to you, Nananom, to help Government in securing for future generations a landscape and vegetation on which they can also survive and thrive. I am happy to say that today, people are fishing again in one of the famous rivers of our country, the Ankobra,” the President said. As captured in the 2019 budget, he told the chiefs and their people that the contract for the construction of the Obuasi-Anhwia-Nkwanta road had been awarded to Joshob Construction Limited, who is already on site working. “Again, Government will soon accept the Assets Relinquishment Plan of Anglogold Ashanti, which will pave the way for the start of the proposed Obuasi Campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,” he added. Parliament of Ghana THIRD SESSION OF PARLIAMENT (COMMENCEMENT) INSTRUMENT, 2019 KNOW YE ALL MEN that in exercise of the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause (1) of Article 112 of the Constitution, I, Rt. Hon. Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament, by this Constitutional Instrument, appoint Parliament House Accra, to be the place, and ten o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, 29th January 2019 to be the time at which the Third Session of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic shall commence. Given under my hand this 15th Day of January, 2019. RT. HON. PROFESSOR AARON MICHAEL OQUAYE (Speak of Parliament)
13 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 Music should go beyond beat — Titan BY ERICA ARTHUR BUDDING GHANAIAN versatile artiste Ernest Adu- Gyamfi, known in showbiz as Titan, is cautioning fellow artistes and music lovers to look out for messages in songs rather than choosing a song based on only the beat. According to the artiste, he is a messenger to the music industry and has been gifted with a voice to touch on delicate issues in the society. In an interview he said, “I am a messenger. I am beyond religion, language and other such barriers. My music is more than just words and melodies on a beat; it’s a message to my people who may be going through some issues at that very moment.” Titan, who started his music in church by playing the keyboard, said he always wanted a platform to express himself and music is the only craft that gives him that space. The artiste said he does take pride in versatility, “I want to treat the music market to good music that goes beyond beats -- music with a message...If we will move on as a people, we need to be cautious about what we consume and condone.” He has worked with producers like Paq, Tbeat of DopeNation, Uglybeat and some other talented producers.Titan looks up to some great acts in Ghana worthy of emulation like Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Samini, Sarkodie and even some rising artistes. He is inspired by nature, daily happenings, saying anything at all can trigger great music depending on his mood. Titan also seems to be the ‘Falz’ in Ghana who wants to address pressing social issues in his songs. Titan has a new song dubbed ‘Over you’, on which he featured two great crew from Ground-up Chale, Quamina MP and Kofi Mole. “This new one paints a more comic side of me. The song is actually an experience I had. The title ‘Over You’ means you can’t handle it as in if you take my woman from me because of her beauty you’ll not be able to handle her flaws.” Darksta donates to school children BY ERICA ARTHUR UK-BASED GHANAIAN Afrobeats artiste, Julian Appiah, known in showbiz as Julian Darksta, on Saturday, January 19, 2019, donated stationery and food to some primary and junior high school students in Dansoman, •Julian Appiah with the school children Accra. According to the artiste-cumbusinessman, this initiative is an annual project organised by the Darksta Foundation and spearheaded and financed by him. He told the DAILY HER- ITAGE that, “Darksta Foundation donates to school children every year in Ghana. We give students stationery and provide a day’s lunch. Our aim is to keep the smiles on the faces of children we touch. We do this yearly in January in most of the schools in Ghana. Last year we were in Akosombo and this year we did it in Dansoman, Shahara, Accra.” The event saw close to 300 school children being given stationery, food and some drinks to take home as gifts. Darksta has released songs like ‘Anytime’, ‘Bad Ronaldo’, ‘Progress’ and ‘Talk Talk’, which are all produced by K’Adu • Titan Kofi Kinaata urges police to rescue missing Takoradi girls MUSICIAN KOFI Kinaata has added his voice to the campaign for the release of the three girls kidnapped in Takoradi. The three are 15-year old Priscilla Mantebea Koranchie, Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21, and Ruth Love Quayson. Sources say a 21-yearold lady at Nkroful Junction in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis was also kidnapped in August last year. This happened two days after another girl, who was kidnapped on August 15, 2018, was found about hundred metres from her house at New Site, near Takoradi. Recently, some residents of Takoradi and relatives of the kidnapped girls hit the streets of Sekondi- Takoradi to put pressure on authorities to bring the perpetrators to book. Kinaata, in his tweet, wrote: “I stand with my sisters who have been kidnapped, the families and my people in #Taadi. I’m confident our girls will be found. I urge the police to do more and speed up their operation to rescue our girls. Stand strong Taadi. We will win this battle.” Kinaata, a native of Takoradi, is known for songs like ‘Susuka’, ‘Sweetie Pie’, ‘Last Show’, and ‘Single and Free,’.
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