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• Chief
Superintendent
Baffour
Apenteng
•Prophet Adjei
giving food to one
of the needy
• Joshua Attoh
Quarshie, family
head, Adjumaku
Dewurampong
Royal Family of
Alata Ngleshie,
James Town
•Some of the NDC supporters who besieged
the CID office in Accra
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Police Chief demolishes
structures without court order
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh
•The scene after the demolition exercise
ASENIOR Police officer and lawyer
at the Police Headquarters, Chief
Superintendent Baffour Apenteng,
has been accused of ordering the
destruction of a fence wall, a sixbedroom
house under construction and a chamber
and hall house without any court order.
His accuser, Mr Abdul Razak Yussif, a Ghanaian
based in Oslo-Norway, says he believes the action
of the law enforcement officer is an abuse of
power since there was no court order for the demolition
exercise.
He said there were legal documents covering
that piece of land on which the demolition took
place.
Mr Yussif said on Thursday, February 21,
2018, some residents in the area informed him
C/Supt Apenteng and his men had arrived on the
property with a bulldozer and a pick-up vehicle
with registration number UE 471/17 and razed
the buildings and the fence wall to the ground.
Narrating his ordeal to the DAILY HER-
ITAGE, Mr Yussif said he bought the said plot
of land from the Abbeyman Family in May 18,
2009, after a search conducted proved the land belonged
to the rightful owners and obtained an indenture
on the land.
He said in 2015, he erected a fence wall, fixed a
• Chief Superintendent Baffour Apenteng
gate, put up a chamber and hall building to house
a caretaker.
Mr Yussif said C/Supt Apenteng is a known
neighbour and both of them had been exchanging
greetings until last year when “I received a call
from him in Norway that my land belongs to him
but I ignored him and cut the call.”
He said sometime in 2016, Landline Property, a
company, brought in a lady to claim that the said
land belonged to her and that she bought it from
Landline Properties but “when I showed her my
documents, she went and never came back.”
Mr Yussif added that in 2017, another man
surfaced that he bought the same land from Landline
Property and “when I showed him a judgment
obtained by the Abbeyman Family over the area,
he also ran away.
“Then days later I had a call from my caretaker,
Mr Prosper Amewugah, that someone had put his
chippings in front of my property sometime in
December so I quickly instructed him to get me a
video of what had happened,” he said.
He said “on December 28, 2018, C/Supt
Apenteng, in a Rambo style, arrested my boy and
kept him for one-and-a-half days without food or
water and it took the intervention of my brother,
Mr William Acheampong, to go to the Police
Headquarters to grant him bail.
“My boy was taken to Osu Police Station instead
and so my brother had to pay GH₡200.00
for transporting him back to headquarters for bail.
It infuriated me and I bought myself a ticket to
Ghana.”
Mr Yussif said “when I came I saw my lawyer,
who told me I should rather go and work and that
he will petition the Inspector General of Police
over the matter.
“So I petitioned the Police Intelligence and
Professional Standard (PIPS) unit and began work
on the property. I have finished foundations, fillings;
have used 12 trips of sand and 4,000 blocks,
leaving 2,000 inside the house. Other items destroyed
as a result of the demolition were two
trips of sand and one trip of chippings outside the
property but close to the fence wall,” he stated.
He said while at PIPS on Thursday afternoon,
February 21, 2019, signing the petition, “I got a
call that my property was being demolished by
C/Supt Apenteng and his men.”
He said after the demolition, “I made an official
report to the Greater Accra Regional Police
but no arrest has been made since. My lawyer has
taken up the matter and has instituted a court action
against C/Supt Apenteng.”
Response
When contacted on phone to react to the allegations,
C/Supt Apenteng said, “I don’t know
what you are talking about please; I don’t know
anything about that. Thank you”, and hung up on
the reporter.
Savings and Loans coy, bank in trouble
THE LEADERSHIP of Concerned
Voters Movement (CVM) has petitioned
the Bank of Ghana to close
down the branches of Multi Credit
Savings and Loans and Yaa Asantewaa
Rural Bank at Bantama Race
Course in Kumasi.
According to the CVM, Multi
Credit and Yaa Asantewaa bank are
disrespectfully flouting Section 16
and 25 of the Act 930 (Banks and
Specialised Deposit-taking Institutions
Act, 2016) and other banking
and financial regulations.
The group asserted that the two
companies are using unsafe containers
as their respective branches.
A press statement signed and issued
by the President and Founder
of CVM, Mr Razak Kojo
Opoku, and copied to the DAILY
• As CVM petitions BoG to stop operations
HERITAGE yesterday said the
unsafe containers are a threat to depositors,
funds of depositors, staff,
clients and potential customers of
Multi Credit Savings & Loans and
Yaa Asantewaa Rural Bank.
"According to Section 7 of the
Licensing Requirements for Savings
and Loans and Finance Houses, a
savings and loans company is mandated
to demonstrate its readiness
to commence business by ensuring
that its premises have sufficiency of
title deeds/lease agreements, approval
by relevant authorities, adequacy
of business premises, staff
operating area, ventilation, lighting
and the security of the premises
should be safe and more secured,”
•Razak Kojo Opoku,CVM
Founder and President
Mr Opoku said.
According to the statement, the
premises of Multi Credit Savings &
Loans and Yaa Asantewaa Rural
Bank at Bantama Race Course in
Kumasi are clearly unsuitable for
doing business.
These two financial institutions,
the statement noted, do not have
permit from the Kumasi Metropolitan
Assembly and the premises are
equally unsafe, detrimental to the interests
of depositors, funds of depositors
and the general public.
“The unsafe containers of Multi
Credit Savings and Loans and Yaa
Asantewaa Rural Bank are temporary
structures and could be demolished
by relevant authorities
anytime.
“We are urging the Bank of
Ghana to close down the branches
of Multi Credit Savings & Loans
and Yaa Asantewaa Rural Bank at
Bantama Race Course in order to
protect the interest of depositors,
staff and the general public,” it said.
Meanwhile, DAILY HER-
ITAGE checks with the Central
Bank have revealed that the group
submitted the petition to management
of BoG last Wednesday, February
27, 2019.
A source at BoG told this paper
that the management of the Central
Bank had received the petition and
would immediately commission a
probe into the commercial operations
of the two companies and
make public recommendations.

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NDC supporters
seize CID office
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
THE NATIONAL Chairman
of the National Democratic
Congress (NDC), Mr
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, yesterday
stormed the Criminal
Investigations Department (CID) of
the Ghana Police Service following an
invitation over the controversial leaked
audio tape.
Tens of NDC faithful stormed the
precincts of the CID headquarters yesterday
to support their national chairman,
who has been embroiled in the
explosive tape whose contents include
plans to kidnap innocent Ghanaians.
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo went to the Police
Headquarters in the company of senior
lawyers, some of whom served in the
erstwhile Mahama administration.
• Over Ofosu-Ampofo leaked tape
• NDC Chair formally charged
Charges
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo after failing to honour
two previous invitations to appear before
the CID due to “bereavement”, as he
claims, has formally been charged over the
leaked audio recording.
The NDC chair has been formally
placed under arrest and is facing charges of
threat of harm, conspiracy to commit
harm, rioting and assaulting a public officer.
He categorically denied all the charges,
saying the audio was doctored. He has
since been granted bail of GH¢400,000.00
with two sureties and he is to report back
to the CID headquarters on Thursday.
He was initially expected to be at the
CID head office in Accra on February 28,
2019, but he did not show up. He,
however, showed up Monday (yesterday)
morning.
The NDC, chair in a viral leaked
audio, is heard outlining plans to match up
against groups from the governing New
Patriotic Party ahead of the 2020 elections.
A statement by the Police CID said Mr
Ofosu-Ampofo must report at the CID
Headquarters in Accra on Thursday to help
with investigations.
Comment on leaked tape
However, commenting on the storm
that followed the leak, the former Eastern
regional minister told NDC supporters in
Accra on Saturday that he meant no harm.
“…I want to assure you that I am a man
of peace, and my hands are clean. I have
been in politics for many years. There’s no
evidence I have won my victory through violence
or spoken against anybody. I want
to remain focused; the NDC wants to remain
focused. We will win the election
freely, fairly and clearly.”
NDC angry
Some sympathisers of the NDC expressed
worry earlier when Mr Ofosu-Ampofo
stayed for four hours without being
attended to by the CID after his arrival at
the premises.
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo arrived at the CID
Headquarters with his lawyers and some
NDC executive members around 8:30a.m.
but sat for over four hours without being
attended to by the security heads.
Deputy General Secretary of the NDC,
Peter Boamah Otokonor, expressed great
worry over the situation, adding that executive
might not be able to contain party
members who kept trooping in in their
numbers.
Unnecessary tension
The party's National Women's Organiser,
Dr Hannah Bissiw, expressed similar
sentiments, saying that tension was brewing
among party faithful who were uncomfortable
with the long hours of waiting.
"I had to come out to talk to them. People
went to work believing that this is
something that he will just go and talk because
we, as a party, stand that it (leaked
audio) was doctored. People are out there
and they are calling, saying they don't know
what is happening. Once they start coming,
they start building tension, which is unnecessary."
"I'm not going to ask them to go; we are
all here. We've stepped down every activity
of ours because our head, which is the
Chairman, has been invited. If you cut off
the head of an animal, it's no more an animal.
And so we are still here. Any NDC
who wants to come is free to come," she
said.
She argued that if indeed the interrogation
was that important to the CID, they
could have made the process faster and
then called it a day.
Youth joblessness cause of vigilantism
NEWS DESK REPORT
• Says nonagenarian
THE FAMILY head of the Adjumaku
Dewurampong Royal Family
of Alata Ngleshie, James Town,
Joshua Attoh Quarshie, has lashed
out at politicians who sponsor vigilante
groups to foment trouble in
the country.
According to him, lack of job
opportunities for the teeming youth
has made some youth vulnerable to
be exploited as vigilantes by selfish
politicians to cause mayhem at the
least opportunity.
He urged politicians to desist
from bankrolling vigilante groups
and rather channel their energies
towards creating job opportunities
for the youth.
Speaking at a ceremony to unite
members of the Adjumaku Dewurampong
Royal Family of Alata
Ngleshie over the weekend, the 95-
year-old family head, who said he
had witnessed the turbulent times
under Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah
through Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
to date, called for unity
among the family members irrespective
of their differences.
He pledged to work towards
unity and seek prosperity for the
youth in the entire family.
Mr Quarshie also called for
unity in the country, noting that
“the days of tribal war are over; we
have to come together as one people
to develop the country.”
He said Briton is the same size
as Ghana, but with unity of purpose
and hard work, it is easy for
the youth to secure jobs in that
country, adding “We can do the
same if we unite and work hard.”
Mr Quarshie also
called for unity in
the country, noting
that “the days of
tribal war are over;
we have to come
together as one
people to develop
the country.”
• Joshua Attoh Quarshie, family head, Adjumaku Dewurampong
Royal Family of Alata Ngleshie, James Town

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Abhinandan: Indians emulate pilot's 'hero moustache’
•The fighter pilot has become a
household name in India
INDIAN FIGHTER pilot
Abhinandan Varthaman, who
was recently released by Pakistan,
has become a national
figure, inspiring art, adverts
and perhaps even a trend in facial
hair fashion.
His distinctive handlebar
moustache has become so
popular that many Indian men
want to sport one just like it.
The pilot became a national
hero within hours of his capture
after Pakistani forces shot
down his fighter jet.
He returned home to a
rousing welcome on Friday.
Abhinandan: Villagers recount
dramatic capture of
pilot
The pilot has since gone
viral on social media with
many Indians hailing his facial
hair as a sign of valour.
Amul, the country's most
popular dairy brand which creates
adverts based on social
trends, made a video celebrating
the fighter pilot's moustache.
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Egyptian photojournalist
released after five
years in prison
THE AWARD-WIN-
NING Egyptian photojournalist
Mahmoud Abou
Zeid, who is widely
known as Shawkan,
has been released after five years in
prison.
Shawkan was arrested in 2013
while covering a deadly crackdown
by security forces on a sit-in by supporters
of ousted President Mohammed
Morsi.
Last September he was convicted
in a mass trialand handed a
five-year jail sentence, which he had
already served.
Amnesty International said he
was detained solely for doing his
job.
"Mahmoud Abou Zeid's long
overdue release brings to an end a
painful ordeal for him and his family,"
Najia Bounaim, the human
rights group's Middle East and
North Africa director, said on Monday.
"As a prisoner of conscience, he
should never have been forced to
spend a single minute behind bars -
let alone five-and-a-half years."
Ms Bounaim added that he still
faced "outrageous" probation measures
that would require him to
spend 12 hours of each day at a police
station - from 18:00 to 06:00 -
for the next five years. BBC
World news in 4 stories
•Emperor Tewodros II
UK returns Ethiopian
emperor's hair
•President Uhuru Kenyatta
has repeatedly promised to
curb corruption
• Michael Spavor (L) and Michael
•Michael Flynn has admitted Kovrig have one been count held of since lying to the
• Liberia
FBI
Decembe
is rich in mineral deposits - and full of illicit mines
THE NATIONAL Army
Museum in the UK, has
agreed to return to
Ethiopia a lock of hair belonging
to Emperor
Tewodros II, after more
than 150 years.
Emperor Tewodros
committed suicide rather
than surrender to British
forces at the battle of
Maqdala in 1868.
The British ransacked
the emperor's fortress, deploying
dozens of mules
and camels to carry off
treasure.
Ethiopia has been campaigning
to have the artefacts
returned.
They also want the remains
of Emperor
Tewodros's son, Alemayehu,
returned from
Windsor castle to
Ethiopia. BBC
China accuses detained Canadians of spying
CHINA HAS accused two
Canadians of spying, as tensions
between the nations grow
over the possible extradition of
a Huawei executive to the US.
Michael Kovrig, a former
diplomat, and Michael Spavor,
a businessman, were detained
in December after Meng
Wanzhou was arrested in
Canada on suspicion of fraud
and breaching sanctions on
Iran.
Ms Meng is suing Canada
over her arrest, which was
made at the request of the US.
China has condemned Ms
Meng's arrest.
The diplomatic spat has hurt
Canada-China relations, and
the arrest of the two Canadians
had been seen as Beijing's retaliation
for its detention of Ms
Meng.
Canada officially launched
her extradition process on Friday
but the legal process can be
lengthy and remains in its early
stages.
They were set out for the
first time on Monday.
Mr Kovrig, who now works
for Brussels-based think tank
the International Crisis Group
(ICG), "is suspected of spying
and stealing national secrets for
foreign agents", Chinese state
media reported.
It said that Mr Spavor "had
provided intelligence to Kovrig
and was an important intelligence
contact of [his]". BBC
•Michael Spavor (L) and Michael
Kovrig have been held since
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Editorial
Divorce cases and role of clergy
GHANA is officially a secular
state and is thus neutral in
matters of religion, supporting
neither religion nor irreligion.
What this means is that there
is complete freedom of religion
because many Ghanaians are
deeply religious.
Therefore, the clergy is the
final place for respite for many
congregants when things get
out of hand in their homes.
Ministers of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ serve as servants
of the Almighty God and
intervene for the congregants
in the spiritual realm. They also
offer free counseling services
including marriage to the
congregants in times of
trouble.
However, the Ghana
Statistical Service is reported to
have indicated that about
600,000 marriages contracted
in the country in a year
collapsed. The divorce cases are
prevalent in churches.
The trend is very worrying
and requires increased efforts
by Ministers of the Gospel
who blessed the marriages in
the first place.
Sadly, there is fire in the
church itself. Some criminals
parading themselves as men of
God are muddying the waters
for Christendom.
They have hijacked almost all
the digital channels and are
busily deceiving people while
the National Communications
Authority looks on.
The clergy must urgently rein
in their ministers; else the
country loses its moral
grounding. The resultant
effects of increase in divorce
cases are broken homes and
social vices.
We, therefore, should
collectively assist in protecting
the sanctity of the institution
of marriage and enhance
Christendom.
Lawyer Gyan builds 1,000-seating
capacity c’nity center for Akrofufu
BY KOJO ANSAH
ARENOWNED senior law
lecturer at University Ghana
Law School, lawyer Kwame
Gyan, has handed over a
monumental community center
with seating capacity of over one thousand
for Akrofufu, his birth place in Atewa
West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The facility, which is first of its kind in
the Atewa West area, is expected to be used
to host sanctioned activities that involve
large gatherings.
Commissioning the edifice, Lawyer
Gyan said he decided to give back to his
ancestral home for contributing to his success.
He expressed the belief it will be a
motivation to the youth that regardless of
their geographical disadvantage and eonomic
inequalities, perseverance and commitment
in pursueing higher education
would elevate them to higher social status
out of the quagmire of poverty.
He therefore urged the youth to desist
from illegal mining to rather focus on their
education while advising parents to stop
selling their cocoa farms and rather invest
in their children's education to reap longterm
benefit worth more than the paltry
amounts they would get out of the sale of
their cocoa farms.
"Students present here must take lessons
from what is happening today that because
of education, an individual has been able to
build this facility for the entire community.
So I encourage you to take your education
seriously and desist from engaging in
galamsey. Illegal mining will not help you.
“The last time I spoke here at a durbar,
some people accused me of insulting them
for blatantly saying my cocoa farm is my
academic knowledge. Imagine we have
about 20 persons of my calibre from this
community, the entire Akrofufu community
would have been more developed with
good infrastructure, so I entreat parents
here to invest in your children's education
• The Community Centre
".
The astute Havard-trained Law lecturer,
though refused to disclose the huge
amount spent on the one-storey community
centre facility, said once the entire
community and the district were going to
benefit from it, it was worth investing in it.
Lawyer Gyan weeps
The Akrofufu Traditional Council, having
named the community centre after the
late mother of Lawyer Gyan, Comfort
Buntaa, presented a citation to him for his
unparalleled contribution to the development
of the Community.
The family of the legal luminary also
presented a citation acknowledging his love
for humanity and the family.
The citations triggered tears down the
cheeks of Lawyer Gyan, who explained
that he was sad because despite sacrifices of
his mother in supporting his education, she
died when he was pursuing higher education
abroad, meaning she did not live to
reap from her sweat.
He said he was, however, excited the
monument had been named after her in
memory of her.
Akrofufu Chief& DCE
Osabarima Adugyei Gyamfi I ,Chief of
Akyem –Akrofufu, commended the Law
lecturer for his continuous support to the
community.
He said the Traditional Council had
planned to solicit funds to build a 400-seating
capacity community centre but Lawyer
Gyan decided to build a bigger facility
within a short period of about five months.
The District Chief Executive for Atewa
East, ,Isaac Akomaning Asamoah, stated
that the construction of the facility had
come to ease part the government's vision
to provide a social center in every district to
provide convenient environment for all
large gatherings.
He, therefore, commended Lawyer
Gyan for the foresight, “which is a relief to
the District Assembly”.

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DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019
Asanteman: The way forward
BY BOAKYE-DANKWA BOADI
PERMIT ME to extend
my warmest felicitations
to
Otumfuo Osei Tutu
II, Asantehene,
on the 20th anniversary
of his ascending to The
Golden Stool of Asante.
I pray to the Almighty God,
Tweiduampong Kwame, The
Only One God of the universe,
who made all things and sustains
all things with His radiant energy,
to continue to grant him wisdom
to reign.
On 24th April, 2009, I did a
compilation titled ‘Otumfuo Celebrates
10 Years of Purposeful
• Former President John Kufuor
Leadership’ which was used extensively
in the media. In that
compilation I drew attention to
the great things he had done during
his first 10 years and urged
him to continue in that direction.
This time around, I am writing
about things he should have
done but he has not done.
He should by this time have been
able to stop Asantes from voting
for New Patriotic Party (NPP) en
masse.
My reason is that because Asantes
vote en masse for NPP,
they are taken for granted by
NPP governments.
Just take a look at what the
National Democratic Congress
(NDC) under President John
Dramani Mahama has done to
Kejetia. Can any NPP project in
Asante Region be compared to
that?
The Sofo Line Interchange
Project, that former President
John Agyekum Kufuor started,
and which Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo –Addo should have completed
immediately he assumed
office, has still not been completed.
The dual-carriage road from
Mamponteng to Kejetia, which
President Kufuor promised, remains
a mirage.
While I was in active service
one of my boys told me that he
heard a member of former President
Kufuor's Cabinet complaining
that President Kufuor had
told him "mo nfa mo Asante sem
no nfiri me so nko" to wit "don't
bother me with your Asante matters."
I had no reason to doubt,
what my boy told me.
As I have always maintained, I
am an Asante that is the reason
why I am a Ghanaian and not the
other way round. In fact I was
born an Asante before I became
a Ghanaian in1957. Our forebears
were able to build a kingdom
because they had something
their contemporaries did not
have.
They developed the Asante
war tactics for jungle warfare. I
can state on authority that "Asante
Jungle War Tactics" is taught
at The Royal Military Academy,
Sandhurst, United Kingdom.
Now the mechanism has changed
and I am of the strongest view
that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
should have developed tactics to
suit the current dispensation.
He should have evolved tactics
to ensure that Asante got its
fair share of development projects.
Almost all the money is
being spent on developing Accra.
• Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene
As I have always maintained,
I am an Asante
that is the reason why I
am a Ghanaian and not
the other way round. In
fact I was born an Asante
before I became a
Ghanaian in1957. Our
forebears were able to
build a kingdom because
they had something
their
contemporaries did not
have.
The Venerable Chief broke into laughter. He told me to notice
that the posters were by different windows. He said his
children belonged to different parties and each had pasted
his party's poster by his window. He said that meant that
any party that won, would have one of his children.
Feeder roads in the hinterlands,
where the bulk of the
money is generated, are very bad
while bridges are built over land
in Accra.
I believe that Asante has the
clout to get the government to
give Asante its due share of development.
I don't think that Asante
should vote en bloc for NPP
again, to an extent that NDC
could not get Asante Members of
Parliament to appoint as Ministers.
During the Asante war years,
my Great Grandfather, Aduana
Akura Ameyaw, a obuka benkum
petre (Commander of the extreme
left wing battalion of the
Asante Brigade) had the duty to
move towards the extreme left
hand side of the Asante war formation
and did not join the main
army. His task was to get behind
enemy lines to cut off their supplies.
What strategy has Asante
adopted under this new dispensation?
Our Elders say "obi nnim a,
obi kyere" to wit "the one who
knows should teach the one, who
does not know". Fortunately I
worked in Northern and Upper
East Regions as Regional Correspondent/Manager
of Ghana
News Agency (GNA) for 12
years, from 1986 to 1998. I benefited
from the wisdom of Sandem-Nab
Ayieta Azantilow,
Paramount Chief of Builsa Traditional
Area. "Me koo esrem no,
maa nko we nkatie kwa" to wit
"when I went to the savanna belt,
I didn't go there to chew groundnuts
only".
Flight Lieutenant J.J. Rawlings,
Chairman of Provisional National
Defence Council (PNDC),
was to visit Sandema on his campaign
trail. The Media Team got
there long before he arrived, so I
got the opportunity to converse
with the wise Sandem-Nab, who
happened to be the longest reigning
Chief in Ghana at the time.
I noticed that posters of all
the parties have been posted on
the walls of the palace, so I asked
him why he had allowed that,
since it was the NDC candidate,
who was visiting.
The Venerable Chief broke
into laughter. He told me to notice
that the posters were by different
windows. He said his
children belonged to different
parties and each had pasted his
party's poster by his window. He
said that meant that any party
that won, would have one of his
children.
True to what he said, one of
his sons, Sylvester Azantilow was
appointed as a Deputy Minister
of Sports by President Rawlings.
I wish to suggest that Otumfuo
Osei Tutu II should, as a
matter of urgency, set up a committee
to draw plans to enable
Asante to get its fair share of development
projects.
About the Writer :
Boakye-Dankwa Boadi was
the Supervising Chief Editor
and Acting General Manager
of Ghana News Agency, when
he went on retirement in November
2011.

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How to deal with back ache
• Extension-in-standing
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backward. Your hips should go forward
slightly.
• Abdominal bracing
Lie on your back on a firm surface
with your knees bent, feet flat on
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• Abdominal bridging
Lie on your back with your knees
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your abdominals, push down with
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• Cat/camel
Begin on all fours, with your
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knees beneath your hips. Tighten your
abdominals and round your back, as if
you're rounding over a large exercise
ball.
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Agbogbloshie e-waste causes child
cancer • Authorities admit
THE DIRECTOR-
GENERAL of the
Ghana Health Service,
Dr Anthony
Nisah-Asare, has
confirmed authorities
are aware of babies contracting
cancer as a result of being fed
with metal-infested breast milk by
mothers who inhale smoke from
the Agbogloshie e-waste dumping
site.
The development, according to
Dr Nsiah-Asare, is leading to
childhood cancer and other health
concerns.
He has blamed the Accra Metropolitan
Assembly (AMA), the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and others for a lack of action.
Dr Nsiah-Asare was speaking
on JOY FM in response to recent
research findings by Eunice
Matilda Mends, a holder of Master’s
in Public Health, on “Heavy
Metal Contamination in Breast
Milk and Cow Milk at Agbog-
•Agbogbloshie e-waste causes cancer in children
bloshie”.
Agbogbloshie in Accra has become
a dumping site for locally
generated automobile and electronic
scrap collected from across
Accra. It is alleged that millions of
tons of e-waste from industrialised
nations are also processed
each year at the site.
The effects of smoke from
processing this e-waste on breastfeeding
babies, according to the
research, has damaged central
people’s nervous system
and caused intellectual
and cognitive deficiencies,
characterized by a reduction
in Intelligence Quotient
(IQ), hyperactivity,
cancers, lung disease and
impaired cognitive functions.
Ms Mends and her
team came to this conclusion
after breast milk samples
from this community tested
positive for lead, arsenic, mercury
and nickel in quantities above limits
accepted by the World Health
Organization.
Dr Nsia Asare says if action is
not taken immediately, “the situation
will explode in our faces.”
While promising to partner the
•Agbogbloshie e-waste causes cancer in children
researcher to utilize her findings,
he urged the enforcement of existing
legislation by the Accra
Metropolitan Assembly and the
Environment Protection Agency.
Dr. Asare also argued that if
the government regularises the
trade of the e-waste in a manner
that is healthy, it can become a
source of income for it.
Ghanaian peacekeepers in South Sudan rehabilitates veterinary clinic
THE GHANA Battalion (GHAN-
BATT) currently serving with the
United Nations Mission in South
Sudan (UNMISS) under the Command
of Lt Col Albert Sison
Ogaja has inaugurated a rehabilitated
veterinary clinic in Bentiu,
South Sudan.
This landmark project was undertaken
by the Battalion as part
of its Civil –Military Cooperation
(CIMIC) activities aimed at building
confidence and winning the
hearts and minds of the local population.
In a release to the media, Lt
Col Ogaja said due to the pastoral
nature of farming in South Sudan
and the many challenges faced by
farmers, the Battalion had been
providing veterinary services to
the farming communities within
•The officers at the inauguration (top left and right) of
rehabilitated veterinary clinic
its Area of Responsibilities (AOR).
He said the renovation of the
dilapidated veterinary clinic was a
further step to help the farmers by
boosting their capacity in the
management of livestock with the
ultimate goal of enhancing the
quality of life of the beneficiary
communities.
The Commanding Officer further
stated that as far as UNMISS
mandate is concerned, CIMIC activities
are germane to the
achievement of peacekeeping objectives
as they seek to cement a
bond of goodwill between
GHANBATT and the local population
in South Sudan.
The GHANBATT Veterinary
team, in collaboration with Veterinaries
Sans Frontiers, treated and
vaccinated over 18,100 livestock
against haemorrhagic septicemia,
Borine pleuropneumomia and
other diseases. Thousands of cats
and dogs were also vaccinated
against rabies.
Madam Hiroko Hirahara, the
Head of Field Office in Bentiu,
expressed her appreciation to the
Agriculture Minister, Mr. David
Gai Jiejor and Lt Col Ogaja, CO
GHANBATT 6, for the project
and assured the audience that the
veterinary clinic would alleviate the
various challenges faced by livestock
farmers in Bentiu and surrounding
communities.
She also lauded the GHAN-
BATT for numerous other CIMIC
activities undertaken in Unity
State, including medical outreach
programs, deliveries, children’s parties,
friendly games and generous
donations, the release stated. GNA

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Prez Akufo-Addo presents awards
to 2018 best BECE students
THE PRESIDENT of the Republic, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented
awards to 24 students who emerged as the
overall best students in the 2018 Basic
Education Certificate Examination.
Presenting the awards to the students at
the ‘President’s Independence Day Awards’
ceremony, on Friday, March 1, 2019,
President Akufo-Addo noted that “they have
brought considerable joy and pride to their
families, schools, communities and to
themselves, and it is only appropriate that
they receive the plaudits of the nation.”
Addressing the event at the Accra
International Conference Centre, the
President noted he has been working, over
the course of the last two years, to ensure
that knowledge and skill become the
backbone of the Ghanaian economy.
“That is why I am delighted that two years
of Government’s hard work has ensured that
all of you, including your colleagues and
seniors in senior high schools across the
country, in SHS 1 and SHS 2, are
beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School
policy,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo reiterated the belief
of his Government to ensuring that free
education widens the gates of opportunities
to every child, especially those whose talents
are arrested because of poverty.
“At this point in our history, we are
determined to complete the transformation
of the country into a modern, 21st century
nation that remains distinctly and uniquely
Ghanaian. It is for this reason that
investments in our educational system are a
key priority for my government,” the
President added.
The investments being made, he explained,
also require the usage of a school curriculum
that provides students with an education to
make them competitive on both the national
and global stage.
A new standards-based curriculum is to be
rolled out from kindergarten to Class 6 in
primary schools, a curriculum which has
drawn upon best practices from across the
world, and will focus on making Ghanaian
students confident, innovative, creativethinking,
digitally-literate, well-rounded,
patriotic citizens. Mathematics, Science,
Reading, Writing and Creativity are at the
heart of this new curriculum.
In all of these, Government, according to
President Akufo-Addo, recognises the
important role of the teacher, and that is why
all Colleges of Education are being upgraded
to University colleges affiliated to five of the
nation’s public universities.
“In September last year, we
•The
introduced
cleared
a
site
4-year Bachelor of Education
proposed
(B.Ed) degree
for the
programme to replace the Diploma
SHS
in Basic
Education. Ultimately, this means that a first
degree will be the minimum requirement for
teaching at any level of our education system.
We have also conducted the maiden teacher
licensure examination, to ensure that potential
teachers acquire a professional license and
meet national teaching standards of
knowledge, skills, values and attitudes
required to deliver quality education in our
schools,” he added.
The President continued, “These policies
and programmes we are implementing today,
are geared towards the growth and
development of Ghana. We are preparing you
for the birth of a prosperous society – a
society which creates opportunities for all its
citizens, rewards creativity and enterprise,
honesty and hard work.”
He challenged the award winners to take
advantage of the wide-ranging opportunities
being afforded them in the years ahead,
imploring that “as you accept these awards, I
urge you to remain grounded, honest and
modest, as you strive for excellence. Let the
Almighty be your guide at all times.”
•Eric Nartey
Yeboah and Yussif
Ibrahim Bangsua
• President Nana Akufo-Addo presenting an award to one of the winners
THE BUSINESS
Executive, organisers
of the Ghana Trade
and Commerce Awards
conferred a lifetime
Achievement Award to
the Group Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Angel Group of companies, Dr
Kwaku Oteng at the maiden edition
of the awards held at the Holiday
Inn Hotel in Accra last week Friday.
Dr Oteng was the only person
out of six awardees who received the
lifetime award for his commitment
to job creation, Ghanaian
entrepreneurship and exemplary
contribution to the evolution of
trade in Ghana.
The event which was under the
theme ‘Using Trade to promote
Economic Growth’ saw captains of
industry as well as various traditional
rulers and members of the
Diplomatic corps in attendance.
The plague noted that Dr Oteng
made his mark on Ghana in 2001
with the Angel Herbal Products
Industry which began a
transformational journey for Ghana’s
Herbal medicine terrain, noting the
significant contribution Dr Oteng
has made to Ghana over the past 18
years.
The Minister of Gender, Child
and Social Protection, Hon Cynthia
Morrison who was present at the
event speaking to the DAILY
HERITAGE, said her outfit was
interested in any programme which
would encourage hardworking
entrepreneurs to boost their work,
thus her presence.
She added that young
entrepreneurs should not be
perturbed by the hurdles that come
their way and that entrepreneurship
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Dr Kwaku Oteng wins Lifetime
Achievement Award
• At Ghana Trade & Commerce Awards
BY RAMSON ACQUAH-HAYFORD
•Dr Kwaku Oteng
is for only the determined.
“I know that funding is a major
challenge for growing businesses but
if you have vision and passion you
will defy all odds.”
She then talked about some
projects her ministry is currently
undertaking, notable among them is
mobilising parents who are physically
challenged and setting them up with
small scale businesses.
The awards scheme is designed to
identify and publicly recognise
enterprises engaged in facilitating the
efficient process of getting products
successfully to consumers as well
adherence to regulations.
List of winners:
Human Resource business-
Jobberman
Best in wholesale business-
Nungua Warehouse
Best New Retail brand-Blue Skies
Best in marketing and PR
strategy-Adonko bitters
Best in CSR-Samatex Timber and
Plywood
Product of the year-Givers P
Capsules
Start Up business-Bliss Fares
Hospitality of the year- Accra
City Hotel
Online company of the year-
Supabet
Manufacturing company-
Unilever
Trade Insurance company-
Edwards Mensah Woods and
Associate
Best in Warehousing- Nungua
Warehouse
Best Road Construction company
- Allswell Investment
Best in Electronics and Computer
Solutions - Mericom Solutions GH
Ltd
Best in inventory management-
ECG
Outstanding customer service-
Vaniado
Building construction-Berock
ventures
Best Independent Retailer-Marina
Mall
Best in Sales strategies- Times
Herbal Mixture
Tourism business-Holy Trinity
Medical Centre
Small scale business- Elseana
Auto Fix
Best in value chain management-
ECG
Entrepreneur of the year -
Maxwell Kofi Jumah
About the Business Executive
The Business Executive Limited
is a pan West African media,
communications and events
Management Company
headquartered in Accra.
The company’s activities are
driven by their desire to support the
fulfillment of the long-held dream of
an economically integrated West
Africa that boast of a more than
300million strong single market; and
generating wealth for its citizens
across 16 countries through the
identification and exploitation of
business opportunities all around the
sub-region.
St Joseph R/C Basic School wins maiden debate competition
BY BENJAMIN TANDOH
AS PART of measures to improve
public speaking among Ghanaians,
Community Focus Foundation Ghana
(CFFG), a non-governmental
organization, in partnership with Young
Visionary Leaders Ghana (YVLG), has
held an inter-schools debate
competition for selected schools in the
Ga West Municipality in Accra.
The schools, Sacred Heart Anglican
School, Amasaman M/A Basic School,
St Joseph R/C Basic School, and
Fomwag Islamic Basic School,
participated in the first phase of the
competition and debated on the topic
‘Sex Education is causing more harm
than good to the Ghanaian Student’.
Speaking to the DAILY
HERITAGE at the side line of the
event, Mr Richard Kasu, Executive
Director, CFFG, explained that it was
time for the older generation to raise
and train responsible leaders for the
future, hence the programme.
He added that, the vision of his
outfit is to contribute to the attainment
of the Sustainable Development Goal
four, which talks about quality
education for all.
Mr Kasu further stated that “We
want to focus on the public speaking
educational improvement project and
measure the impact and be able to raise
some leaders.”
He mentioned that the debate was
the first step in developing a good
leaders, adding that, the platform will
shape them to become good leaders.
“We trying to raise leaders through
public speaking and this innovative
program that we’ve designed together
with our partners will help these pupils
to become responsible leaders in the
society,” he told the paper.
On his part, Bishop Nathaniel
Rudolph, Director of Administration,
Ghana United Nations Association,
indicated that the inability to train
people to speak up in our societies has
led to the high rate of corruption cases
on the African continent.
According to Bishop Rudolph, most
Africans have become timid due to
their upbringing; a situation he
•Mr Richard Kasu (Middle), Executive Director, CFFG with
partners and some students at the event
explained has limited more individuals
to speak against corruption in the
society.
He added that, children should be
given the opportunity to express
themselves and speak out against issues,
but insisted that there should be
guidelines and coaching in order not to
make them go to the extreme.
“Somebody’s gift might be speaking
in public. The moment the child starts
to grow that gifts grows and he or she
will start to go towards that time.
“What we [parents] have to do is to
manage the excesses. If someone asks
questions or talk we should allow him
or her but we should try and control
the excesses,” he said.
Also speaking to the paper, Mr
Joseph Afangbe, Executive Director,
YVLG, said the project is meant to
produce quality students with
leadership skills in public speaking
annually in line with their project goal.
“The project objective is to coach
and mentor pupils/students to develop
strong communication skills to become
dynamic, incisive and assertive leaders
in society,” he said.
Some of the partners include
Kamal Educational Centre, Scaleup
Future, and the Community Connect
Network, and was attended by the Mr
Clement Lamphey Wilkinson,
Municipal Chief Executive, Ga West
Municipal Assembly.
•Dr Kwasi Aning
Ashanti Region
entry point for
guns – Aning
BY KOBINA WELSING
A RENOWNED Security
Analyst, Dr Kwesi Aning,
has revealed that the Ashanti
Region has become the
entry and distribution point
for guns in the country and
the sub-region.
Dr Aning made the
comments when he
appeared before the Emile
Short led commission of
Inquiry, probing the
Ayawaso-West-Wuguon byelection
violence.
According to the
Director at the Faculty of
Academic Affairs &
Research with the Kofi
Annan International
Peacekeeping Training
Centre, the trend is
worrying, and one that could
destabilise the region.
“The level of collusion
between those who smuggle
guns into this country and
those who ought to be
preventing or protecting us
is immense. Guns have been
found in this country to
have emanated as far as
from DR Congo.
“French Second War
stocks have been found in
this country, the Ashanti
Region has become the
entry point for the entry and
distribution of guns in this
sub-region.”
He added that during the
Ayawaso by-election, he was
outside of the country but
noted the level of
embarrassment the incident
caused the nation
internationally.
Yesterday was the ninth
day since the commission
began its public hearing and
it has requested members of
the public wishing to submit
information, statements, or
other relevant materials to
do so through their
secretariat.
It has former Dean of
the Faculty of Law of
GIMPA and private legal
practitioner, Mr Ernest Kofi
Abotsi as its Secretary.
Henrietta Mensah Bonsu
and Patrick K. Acheampong
were also appointed as
members of the
Commission.
The commission has
been given one month to
complete its work.

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EBA to honour top 20
African CEOs in UK
THE EUROPE Business
Awards (EBA),
which is slated for
April 12, will honour
top 20 African
Chief Executive Officers
(CEO) in Oxford at the Institute
of Directors, London.
The event, dubbed ‘The Top
100 Achievements Forum -2019’
is a unique platform for the identification
and promotion of the
best regional companies, institutions
and their leaders for their effective
professional activities.
The purpose of the Forum is
to stimulate competitiveness and
expansion of international contacts
of participants, and create an
international register of leading regional
companies and organisations.
The event will engage over 50
speakers from 40 countries.
The Institute of Directors has
long been recognized as an influential
and respected membership
organization in the UK. With
more than 100 years’ success, the
Institute is measured by members
who are most skilled and experienced
business leaders in the
country and abroad, representing serves to recognise, reward and
the full business spectrum, from honour excellence across business
start-up entrepreneurs to directors and economy, science and education,
in the public sector and CEOs of
medicine and healthcare,
multinational organizations. management of cities and territories,
In December 2018, a young
and culture and art.
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Dr
The awards also supports, promotes
William Anarfi Sarpong, popularly
and develops the best re-
called Dr Wask, was appointed gional companies, institutions and
EBA Ambassador to Ghana and personalities in different activity
the West Africa.
spheres by identifying and rewarding
The EBA is a multinational research
excellence and inspiring them
and analytical centre of to continually raise the standards
image technologies, PR projects of their products and services.
and international cooperation pro-
•MTN HR team “Being at the among event the winners is
grammes in various spheres of
human activity.
As part of his ambassadorial
duties, Dr Wask is to identify top
100 companies and managers in
Ghana and West Africa that have
impeccable business reputation.
He explained that the ceremony
for awarding participants in
the project ‘Top-100 Achievements
2019’ will be a public presentation
of their success, and the
premium level of the event and
its representativeness will serve as
an unprecedented tool for PR
communications.
The Achievements awards
•Flashback: past event of EBA
recognition of excellence and
gives you a tangible edge over your
business competitors,” Dr Wask
added.
The forum gives a lot of communication
and presentation opportunities
to its participants.
Its mission is to focus on business
networking, development,
and investment promotion by providing
a multicultural platform for
club members to expand business;
consolidate their efforts for improved
integration across emerging
markets; and introduce
national brands globally.
Vivo Energy, Engen
complete merging
transactions
VIVO ENERGY plc (Vivo Energy)
has announced the completion
of a transaction with
Engen Holdings (Pty) Limited
(Engen or EHL), previously announced
on September 18, 2018.
The transaction adds operations
in eight new countries and
230 Engen-branded service stations
to Vivo Energy’s network,
taking its total presence to over
2,000 service stations across 23
African markets.
The new markets for Vivo
Energy are Gabon, Malawi,
Mozambique, Reunion,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and
Zimbabwe. Engen’s Kenya operations
(where Vivo Energy already
operates) is the ninth
country included in the transaction.
As per previous announcements,
consideration for the
transaction comprises an issue
by Vivo Energy of 63.2 million
new shares and US$62.1 million
in cash. The cash element of the
consideration has been funded
by a draw down on Vivo Energy’s
multi-currency facility.
Following the share issuance,
Engen will hold a circa 5.0%
shareholding in Vivo Energy.
Commenting on the transaction,
Christian Chammas, Chief
Executive Officer (CEO), Vivo
Energy, said “Today’s announcement
opens an important
new chapter for Vivo Energy,
welcoming around 300 new employees,
adding eight new countries
to our network, and
increasing our target market by
almost 160 million to around
36% of the African continent.”
On the basis of information
provided by Engen, Vivo Energy
says it believes that the 2018 financial
performance of the target
Group will be similar to 2017,
adding that increased fuel volumes,
driven by the commercial
segment, are expected to have
been offset by lower margins.
Vivo Energy will provide full
year guidance for 2019, incorporating
the 10 months of contribution
of the new Engen
markets, with its full year results
announcement tomorrow,
March 6, 2019.
•Mr Christian Chammas, CEO, Vivo Energy
Yusa Hassan, Managing Director
and CEO of Engen, commented
that “Engen is excited
to embark on this growth journey
with Vivo Energy, and add
another strong and well respected
brand to the Vivo Energy
Group.”
Following the transaction,
EHL retains its interest in
Engen Petroleum Limited (its
South Africa business and refinery)
and its businesses in Mauritius,
Botswana, Ghana,
Namibia, Swaziland and
Lesotho, which are not part of
the transaction.
Engen’s business in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) remains under evaluation
by Vivo Energy, pending any
agreement between Engen and
the DRC Government regarding
the transfer of the subsidiary
holding Engen’s DRC interests.
Mr Chammas concluded that
“In Vivo Energy’s first seven
years we invested to grow our
business, increasing our service
station network and adding new
and refurbished convenience retail
and quick service restaurant
offers.
“We have an opportunity to
replicate this successful business
model to drive growth and
profitability in our new markets.
We must seize this in order to
benefit all our customers, deliver
value for our shareholders, and
move closer to achieving our
goal of becoming Africa’s most
respected energy business.”

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Politics
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about
anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for
yourself —Henry James
We’ll help disband ‘satanic’ vigilante groups – Pentecostal Council
BY KOJO ANSAH
THE PRESIDENT of Ghana
Pentecostal and Charismatic Council
(GPCC), Rev. Dr Frimpong
Manso has described political vigilantism
as “wicked, evil, satanic
and demonic.”
He said it is a threat to public
peace and has expressed the Council’s
readiness to help eradicate it.
“In fact, the President [Nana
Akufo-Addo] has come out to say
that he gives one-week mandate
for it to be disbanded. We were really
happy and commended him,
the one week has passed, we are
still counting our three months.
“Thank God the flagbearer of
the NDC [National Democratic
Congress] has also spoken. And he
said that he also eschews vigilantism
and he asked that the President
brings in the Christian
Council and eminent clergy to be
part of the body that would oversee
it. We are waiting to be invited
and GPCC promises to be part if
• Party militia has become a menace in the country
we are called to handle this wicked,
evil, satanic and demonic vigilantism
in the 21st century Ghana,”
Rev. Dr. Manso said Sunday during
the launch of the 50th anniversary
of GPCC in Accra.
He added: “On this platform I
want to declare to all that from
now onwards GPCC wants to call
them militia because they are militia
groups using the name vigilantism
and their leaders, I want to say
that we should pronounce them as
warlords. Every vigilante leader is a
warlord who has got nothing good
for our country.”
Rev. Dr. Manso said the Council
will persuade its eight million
members to reject any political
party or politician who harbours
vigilantes.
GPCC was established in 1969
by four Churches – Church of
Pentecost, Apostolic Church International,
Christ Apostolic and Assemblies
of God. The Council has
over 250 Pentecostal and Charismatic
Churches with about eight
million members making it the
largest Christian body in Ghana.
PARLIAMENT OF GHANA
• Former President John Mahama
ANNOUNCEMENT
Pursuant to Order 172 (3) of the Standing Orders of Parliament, the general public is hereby notified that the under-listed persons have been nominated
by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana for Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial appointments. The Appointments Committee of Parliament
would consequently, hold Public Hearings to consider the nominations.
The nominees are as follows:
i) Mrs. Evelyn Arna Kumi-Richardson
ii) Hon. Kofi Amoakohene, MP
iii) Hon. Salifu Adam Braimah, MP
iv) Hon. Solomon Namliit Boar, MP
v) Hon. Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, MP
vi) Hon Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, MP
vii) Mr. Kwasi Owusu Yeboah
viii) Hon.SiakaStevens,MP
ix) Hon. Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, MP
x) Mr. Samuel Yeyu Tika
xi) Mr. Tahiru Tia Ahmed
xii) Hon. John Benam
xiii) Hon. Alex Tetteh, MP
xiv) Mr.JohnsonAvuletey
xv) Hon. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, MP xvi) Dr.HafizBinSalih
xvii) Hon. Naana Eyiah, MP
xviii) Hon. Alex Kodwo Korn Abban, MP xix) Hon.YawAfful,MP
Minister for Bono Region
Minister for Bono East Region Minister for Savannah Region Minister for North
East Region Minister for Western North Region Minister for Western Region
Minister for Oti Region DeputyMinisterforBonoRegion Deputy Minister for
Ahafo Region Deputy Minister for Savannah region
Deputy Minister for North East Region Deputy Minister for Northern Region
Deputy Minister for Western North Region DeputyMinisterforVoltaRegion Minister
for Tourism, Arts &Culture MinisterforUpperWestRegion Deputy Minister
for Lands & Natural Resources
Deputy Minister for Health DeputyMinisterforAviation
The Committee hereby invites written Memoranda on the nominees from the general public. The Memoranda should reach the address below
not later than Wednesday, 13th March, 2019.
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Dear Kwame Nkrumah, your vision is 60
BY EMMANUEL KUMAH
Dear Kwame Nkrumah,
AS CUSTOM demands
let me first
show my gratitude
on behalf of the
student body for
the good memories
and legacies you left us with.
It is that time of the month
when you become busy even in
your tomb reading letters since
Ghana and Africa for that matter
is inching towards March, 6.
Hence, it will be difficult to gain
your undivided attention also because
I may not match the many
fine calligraphies put together by
nationalists for your read. However,
I write as a grandson who
now leads your students. Kindly
spare me two minutes of your
reading time.
Kwame, I extend my warm
greetings from the 32nd Gamer
Abdul Nasser Road specifically the
new cement structure located few
meters from the main building you
left behind (now the Administration
block). A place where there
seem to be a beautiful euphoria
and patriotic gossips about how
exciting you would be in your
grave should you read this letter.
As a great grandson, I think
our list of invitations to this event
wouldn’t be complete without a
special hand extended to you in
the grave. This is not to under-
•Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
• Emmanuel Kumah
mine the potency of the wall
gecko and its ancestral sprits that
patrol my office every day eavesdropping
on conversations and
arrangements pertaining to the celebrations.
I am sure you might
have heard from them already that
the celebration is due October, the
same month your vision was manifested
into a physical edifice. So
beyond this invitation, I shall use
this opportunity to also ask for a
favour from you.
One of your sons, Ibrahim
Mohammed Awal who has risen to
the office of the Business and Development
Minister under the
present government led by another
grandson, Nana Akufo-
Addo is expected to grace the
launch of this pomp on March 1. I
ask that you grant him the wisdom
of a political farther to contribute
meaningfully to a multimillion dollar
fund to be established to herald
the development of our school.
Yes Kwame, the generations
that came after you saw the need
to shape your ideological and
emancipation motives for establishing
the school from being a
mouthpiece of the government; to
a more professional institution
who churn out fine journalists and
public relations practitioners on
whose shoulders the warlords of
our nation go to wage battle in
every sector of the palace, be it
anti-corruption, journalism, leadership
among others. Today, the
entire nation celebrates with us because
as you envisaged that our
beloved country could not have
made such momentous strides
without this building put up in
1959.
The fund is therefore to aid expand
the capacity and infrastructure
of the institute. The
endowment fund shall be committed
towards the building of an
ultra-modern digital media hub. In
this facility will be a well-equipped
studio, an e-library and high tech
audio-visual centre. We seek your
blessings on this fund; and a touch
of your hands in order for donors
to come to our aid. History has it
that, you did it with the Akosombo
dam. Do it with this fund
also!
It has become more pressing
due to that fact that our 60 years
of promoting communication excellence
in Ghana after being used
as a tool for independence hasn’t
been celebrated enough. Indeed,
you conceded in many of your
speeches whilst alive that the
media remains a pivotal tool for
the success of Ghana; the story
hasn’t changed; even more has
been the urgent need for more
freedom of the media to harness
our full potentials as a people.
But Kwame, we are set to meet
up in a ‘consolidation ceremony’
with two like-minded institutions –
the Ghana Institute of Languages
(GIL) and National Institute of
Film and Television hopefully by
I hope I am not leaving anything out but I
am sure your ears and eyes continue to
be with us and to monitor our strides as
the founder of this great land. Least I forget
the one overseeing all these massive
transformation is another patriotic son,
Professor Kwamena Kwansah Aidoo who
took over barely six months ago.
end of this year. And as steps towards
this, a new draft act and
statutes will be produced to accommodate
all three bodies. This
is expected to usher us into the
promise land you foretold of us
located at North Dzorwulu. My
leadership may not benefit from
this new street liaised with loamy
soil but I am excited to have witnessed
and taken part in its
fruition.
Political Father, I don’t know
how you might take this, but these
changes would also reflect in a
new name to be conferred on us.
Whether the Accra Metropolitan
University; University of Journalism,
Social Science and Technology
or the P.V Ansah University, I
am not certain yet ; but one thing
is for sure- it wouldn’t bear your
name.
I hope I am not leaving anything
out but I am sure your ears
and eyes continue to be with us
and to monitor our strides as the
founder of this great land. Least I
forget the one overseeing all these
massive transformation is another
patriotic son, Professor Kwamena
Kwansah Aidoo who took over
barely six months ago.
You must be proud of us sixty
years on. We have practically dominated
in all sectors and even extended
our influence off the shore
of the country. Our products continue
to identify the under-privileged
and sectors with lesser
attention to raise concerns at the
corridors of decision-makers. For
those who decided to pursue to
eradicate corruption are doing well
and every now and then exposing
the dark sides of society for retrospection.
Whilst we enjoy the
praises of our incredible role in
Ghana’s democracy, we are meek
to also say ‘mo ni yor’ (good job)
to you in your grave.
Now to my request Osagyego,
leadership among students has
contributed significantly to this jubilee
success. All student leaders
who have come before me did
their best to ensure stability, accountability
and interest of students.
My tenure has not been
anything different. My prayer is
your spirit guides us and mentors
us. Let us conceive some of your
giant leadership vision. And to all
old students who were leaders,
continue to provide visionary
company even as you touch their
hearts to return home to build an
alma mater.
In one accord, we sing the
lyrics of our anthem that reminds
us of the passion and responsibility
bestowed on us by our society.
In unison we respond to the call to
serve our societies and our nations.
Celebrating our past, inspiring
our future!
Your legacy lives on Kwame ; GIJ is
60!
Yours Faithfully,
Emmanuel Kumah
A great grandson
(GIJ SRC President)
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Pay more
attention to
music content
– Stargo
• Stargo
BY ERICA ARTHUR
GHANAIAN RAPPER,
born Michael Kafui Gamos
but known in showbiz as
Stargo, has cautioned music
lovers to pay more attention
to lyrics before patronizing songs.
Stargo, who recently dropped his
much-anticipated debut album titled
‘Kafui’, said the album has 15 tracks with
features from E.L, Pappy Kojo, D-Black,
Pappy Kojo, Shaker among others, adding
that his mission in the Ghanaian music industry
is to feed music lovers with great
and refreshing content.
He said, “Content. I think, people pay
very little attention to content and that’s
what I’m trying to change by setting an example
with myself.”
The artiste’s current album has production
credit to some personalities like
Peewezel, Gem, Essence Beats, E.L and
Mike Millz.
He says he started his career at an early
age due to influences from his elderly
cousins, brother and friends by playing
hiphop at home every time, he revealed
Stargo, who is widely known for rap,
said it took him three years to put together
his current album [which] has different
genres fused, adding “I do what I’m comfortable
with and it usually depends on my
inspiration and mood”.
He says “I looks up to “Nas a lot. Like
I said earlier, I pay much attention to content
so once the content is good I give a
listening ear, it doesn't really matter who.
“‘Boomerang’, the third song on the
‘Kafui’ album, fuses dancehall and
afrobeat. It’s a party song and a sing-along.
I chose that title because it depicts how
things go and come back around.
Talking about his album, he indicated
that it is a buffet of different genres and
each song has different and inspiring content.
“I don’t have a competition, I’m in my
own lane in my own world. I try to be better
than who I was yesterday.”
Stargo advised young artistes to never
give up on their plans and dreams, but
master their craft and be creative around it.
“Trust God and it will all happen right
before your eyes,” he said.
KvngsOfTheNewSchool featured in Thomas
Naadi's BBC Africa documentary
THE ‘YEAR of Return, Ghana 2019’
is a major landmark campaign targeting
the African – American and Diaspora
Market to mark 400 years since
the first slave vessel docked on our
seas. The Ghana Tourism Authority
(GTA), under the Auspices of the
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture,
is leading the project in collaboration
with the Office of Diaspora
Affairs at the Office of the President,
the Panafest Foundation and the
Adinkra Group of USA.
With regard to that, a number of
event organisers have tailored their
planning to the essentials of the 'Year
of Return' campaign, to promote the
campaign's awareness and influence.
One of these events is Afrochella,
which was held last year, in which the
KvngsOfTheNewSchool trio created a
fashion installation.
Fashion icons Glenn Samm, Mohammed
Black, Tsutsublema and Efo
Kayleb got featured in a documentary
by Thomas Naadi for BBC Africa during
one of their fashion installation at
Afrochella.
The KvngsOfTheNewSchool, with
their antique and proud African style,
attracted many and made a huge impact.
The group, since this event, has
made appearances at other festivals
and events, including Fuse ODG's
'This is New Africa, and Kente Party
early this year in Accra.
• KvngsOfTheNewSchool

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Don’t ever give me
a ‘Dancehall Queen’
title — Akiyana
BY ERICA ARTHUR
GHANAIAN
DANCEHALL
artiste, Akiyana
dropped a
bombshell on
Pluzz 89.9 FM when she said
nobody should bestow a
“Dancehall Queen” title on
her.
“I don’t ever want anyone
to address me with a ‘Dancehall
Queen’ title! I don’t want
it. People seem to misunderstand
that title. When they say
somebody is a Dancehall
Queen it simply means she’s
the hottest female on the
dance floor at a Dancehall
Bashment. I am not that, I’m
simply a Badgyal inna di
Dancehall, I’m the hottest
and the dopest and that’s it”,
Akiyana confidently admits.
The shocking revelation
by the new female dancehall
sensation left the “Area
Gang” show host, Elvis
Crystal, with a dropped jaw!
Akiyana was on Pluzz
89.9 FM last Friday to promote
her new single “Nobody
Bad”, which featured
Kelvyn Boy from BhiM Nation.
The song has been receiving
some good airplay
and positive reviews with
higher scores on YouTube
views for the official video
shot by Director Abass.
She raised eyebrows with
an earlier cut “Pray”, a refix
on Stonebwoy’s “Top
Skanka Riddim”.
Born Angelina Akiyana
Kweku, the saucy Singjay is
very optimistic of pushing
her craft to the highest of
levels.
‘Keteke’ movie makes Ghana proud
at 2019 Fespaco Film Festival
GHANAIAN FILM ‘Keteke’ has been
named among top films on the African
continent.
The Peter Sedufia-directed movie
won the second prize for Best Screenplay
at the 26th edition of Pan-African
Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
(FESPACO) in Burkina
Faso.
Sedufia and Laurene Abdallah
are producers of the movie.
A cash prize of CFA
2,000,000 was awarded to the
producers of the movie.
The film is set in the 1980s,
when pregnant Atswei (Lydia
Forson) and her husband Boi
(Adjetey Anang) are trying to
reach Atswei’s village so she can
give birth. The only source of
transportation is a weekly train
that they miss, forcing them to
seek alternative transportation
and launching them on an impromptu
adventure through
rural Ghana.
The movie also earned a
nomination in the topmost category
– Yennenga Gold Standard - alongside
20 other movies from 16 African
countries.
FESPACO is a film festival in
Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou,
where the organization is
•Akiyana
based. It accepts for competition only
films by African filmmakers and
chiefly produced in Africa.
The festival offers African film professionals
the chance to establish
working relationships, exchange ideas,
and promote their work.
•A scene in the ‘Keteke’ movie
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7 Ways to Overcome
Shyness and
Social Anxiety
IT is estimated that nearly 17 million adults at some point
will meet criteria for social anxiety disorder or social phobia.
The number of adults who struggle with shyness
greatly exceeds that number. Fortunately, there are some effective
strategies to overcome shyness and social anxiety
and gain confidence:
1. Act confidently
Confidence comes through action, learning, practice,
and mastery. Remember when you learned how to ride a
bike? It was terrifying at first, but after you just went for it
and tried it, you got it, and felt confident. Social confidence
works the same way.
Feeling anxious is not the problem; avoiding social interactions
is the problem. Eliminate avoidance and you will
overcome your anxiety.
2. Engage
This means participating in small talk in the checkout
line and talking to strangers at bars, stores, sporting events,
and the gym. Additionally, approach the individuals to
whom you are attracted romantically. Talk to them. Ask
them to dance. Ask them out on dates.
Life is short. Who cares if you get rejected? There are
seven billion people on this planet. You’re not expected to
like or be liked by all of them. Take some chances and put
yourself out there to meet new people.
3. Try new things, even if they make you anxious
Join a club, a sports team, or an improvement class. Pick
up a new project, take on a difficult task at work, or learn a
new skill. Do something to get out of your comfort zone.
Part of overcoming shyness is about developing confidence
in several areas of your life and not letting anxiety,
fear of failure, fear of rejection, or fear of humiliation get
in your way. By practising new activities, you are confronting
your fear of the unknown and learning to handle
that anxiety more effectively.
4. Talk
Start practising giving speeches or presentations and
telling jokes or stories at every opportunity. Be more talkative
and expressive in all areas of your life. Whether you’re
at work, with friends, with strangers, or walking down the
street, you can practise talking more openly. Let your voice
and your ideas be heard.
Confident people are not preoccupied with whether
everyone is going to like what they have to say. They speak
their mind because they want to share, engage, and connect
with others. You can do this too. Anxiety and shyness are
not reasons to stay quiet.
5. Make yourself vulnerable
A fear of being judged contributes to social anxiety and
shyness. The only way to overcome this fear is to make
yourself vulnerable. Practise doing this with the people you
are close to and can trust. You might realize the more you
do it, the closer you feel to others and the more pleasure
and meaning you get out of those relationships. This will
lead to increased confidence in yourself and in social interactions.
Being vulnerable requires a willingness to let others see
the real you. Be proud of who you are. Being genuine and
vulnerable is often the quality that others will appreciate the
most about you.
6. Practise displaying confident body language
Make eye contact when talking to someone. Walk with
your head held high. Project your voice clearly and effectively.
Shake hands. Give hugs. Stay in close proximity to
others.

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Kotoko in second spot
after beating Nkana FC
ASANTE KOTOKO are second
in Group C of the CAF
Confederation Cup competition
after beating Nkana FC
3-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium
on Sunday.
Safiu Abdul Fatawu, Emmanuel Gyamfi
and Martin Antwi, all scored in the first half
to give the Porcupine Warriors all three
points in the matchday four fixtures.
Shafiu got the opening goal with a powerful
free-kick in the 5th minute before Emmanuel
Gyamfi doubled the lead on 23
minutes.
Martin Antwi scored the third goal in
the 27th minute from a free kick to take the
game beyond the Zambians.
•Asante Kotoko team in action
Nkana improved after the half time
break but were unable to trouble Kotoko’s
defence, who were impressive on the day.
In the other group C game, Hilal Omdurman
beat Zambian side Zesco United 3-
1.
Al Hilal are top of the group with seven
points while Kotoko are second on six
points, level with Nkana, who are third due
to goal difference. Zesco are currently bottom
of the group with 4 points.
Shafiu got the opening
goal with a powerful freekick
in the 5th minute
before Emmanuel
Gyamfi doubled the lead
on 23 minutes.
Mourinho: Why I dumped
Salah at Chelsea
JOSE MOURINHO has explained
why Liverpool superstar Mo Salah
did not fit into his plans at Chelsea.
Mourinho brought Salah to Stamford
Bridge from Swiss side Basel
in 2014 during his second spell as
the Blues manager.
The Egyptian, who was 21 at
the time, only managed 19 appearances
for the west London side before
he was shipped out on loan to
Fiorentina and then Roma – where
he eventually moved to permanently.
Salah has gone on to become
one of the world’s greatest players
firstly building his reputation before
becoming a talisman for Liverpool.
He enjoyed a record-breaking
first season at Anfield, netting 44
goals as Jurgen Klopp’s side
reached the Champions League
final, and has already bagged 20
notches this season with the Reds
comfortably in the title race.
But despite letting him go and
watching him flourish, Mourinho
insists Salah needed to move
to Italy for a number of
reasons – including
to toughen up and
to gain an understanding
of
the game.
Mourinho
told beIN
Sports: “He
arrived at
Chelsea, coming
from Basel,
as a lonely boy, a
naive boy, completely
out of context
and physically
fragile.
“Then he goes to Italy. He has
the experience at Fiorentina, he has
the experience at Roma and when
he comes back to England he
comes completely adapted to the
high level of European football.
“He has a higher understanding
of the game, he is physically much
stronger you can see his body and
his fitness is much stronger and
much more confident.”’
Salah has made his name as a
winger but Klopp has been forced
to move him more centrally recently
due to Roberto
Firmino’s injury.
But the goal
machine admits
he
prefers it
out wide.
“I
have
played at
centreforward
a
lot this season
but I still
also play as a
winger and have
scored many goals as
•Jose
Mourinho
a winger,” he told Liverpool’s
official match day programme.
“I don’t like to brand myself a
No.9 because the way I play, it’s
never like I hold the ball and am always
physically strong. Source:
beIN
Botswana referee to officiate
Ghana-Kenya clash in Accra
BOTSWANA REFEREE
Joshua Bondo has been
appointed to handle
Ghana’s final 2019 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifier
against Kenya this month
in Accra.
The 41-year-old will
be assisted on the lines by
countrymen Meshack
Medupi and Moemedi
Godfrey Monakwane.
Tshepo Mokani Gobagoga
from Botswana is
the fourth official for the
match.
The match will be
played at the Accra
Sports Stadium on Saturday,
March 23, 2019,
at 6p.m.
The Black Stars need
a win to avenge the reverse
fixture defeat in
Nairobi last September in order to top
Group F. Ghana and Kenya have qualified
for the finals which will be played
•Joshua
Bondo
in Egypt this June.
Source: CAF
NC special women’s competition begins this weekend
•Some women footballers training
THE NORMALISATION Committee’s
special competition for female clubs will
begin this weekend with Match day one
games scheduled to be played on March
9/10.
The special women’s competition is
being introduced to keep players and female
clubs active and for an official resumption
of competitive female football
activities.
Teams in the northern and southern
sector have been group in four groups of
four with each sector having two groups.
Fabulous Ladies are in Group A of the
Northern sector with Ashtown Ladies, Kumasi
Sports Academy and Supreme Ladies.
In Group B, Ampem Darkoa Ladies will
face Northern Ladies, Pearlpia Ladies and
Prison Ladies in an all play all league format.
Group C also has Lady Strikers, Hasaacas
Ladies, Soccer Intellectuals and Sea
Lions with Immigration Ladies, Samaria
Ladies, Police Ladies and Halifax FC making
up Group D.
Day one promises to be exciting with
interesting duels being thrown up in all
four groups with Fabulous Ladies and Ashtown
Ladies Dey to renew their rivalry at
the Wesley College Park.
Elsewhere, Ampem Darkoa will welcome
Northern Ladies to the Ohene
Ameyaw Park with Hasaacas hosting Sea
Lions.
At the end of the first and second
round of the group stage, the best two
teams in each group will advance to the
quarterfinal stage of the competition.
Winners of the quarterfinal games will
advance to the semifinals before the grand
finale that has been scheduled for April 20.

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• Prophet Emmanuel Adjei
• There were various dresses for the needy to choose from
• Prophet Adjei interacting with the media
Prophet Adjei
organises ‘Feed
3,000’ initiative
• Encourages society to help the needy
• Some volunteers from the Emmanuel Adjei Foundation
PHOTOS & STORY BY
RAMSON ACQUAH-HAYFORD
THE GENERAL
Overseer of the
Prayer Palace
International Church,
Prophet Emmanuel
Adjei, last Sunday fed homeless
and needy people at the Kwame
Nkrumah Circle in Accra as part
of his birthday celebrations.
According to the prophet, the
event, dubbed ‘Feed 3,000’ is an
annual event which is usually held
at different locations in Accra at
which his church prepares to
provide food, drinks and other
goodies for 3,000 people.
However, this year’s event
attracted about 1,500 people due
to its late start.
Prophet Adjei said the initiative
to feed homeless people stems
from his core mandate as a
Christian, who is obligated to show
love and help others and added
that society, particularly Christians,
should see it as a duty to help the
needy.
“It has been
about 12 years
now and we have
visited 26
countries. Each
country we go to,
there is a charity
program we do
there,” he said.
“It is very important because
the Bible teaches us to love and
help the needy, so we at Prayer
Palace decided to extend the love
God has shown us to others,” the
Prophet told the DAILY
HERITAGE in an interview.
He said apart from feeding
them, his foundation, the Prophet
Emmanuel Adjei Foundation, a
non-governmental organization in
the church that seeks to help
people, has been able to assist
people with almost anything they
need on a regular basis.
“It has been about 12 years
now and we have visited 26
countries. Each country we go to,
there is a charity program we do
there,” he said.
The foundation helps people
with their hospital bills, rent,
school fees and other needs, he
says.
“This year alone, about
GH¢50,000 has been used to pay
the rents of some people. We are
helping some students pay their
fees as well. We’ve also helped
some people cover their
hospital bills,” Prophet Adjei said.
The ‘Feed 3000’ initiative saw
homeless people – who either had
to beg or struggle to find work
– fill the grounds for the event at
Kwame Nkrumah Circle to eat
food and get refreshed with drinks.
Some of these homeless people
had the chance to also choose new
clothes provided by the Prayer
Palace International Church.
• Prophet Adjei (Middle and in yellow shirt), and members of the foundation
• Food and drinks were more than the participants in the
events could consumed