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Mr Adjei Kwarteng-Amaning, the Regional
Training Organiser (INSET): Some teachers
going through the training
• Some of the areas without streetlights
From (L-R): Mr Titus Glover, Deputy Minister of Transport
conferring from Mr Kwaku Ofori Assimah, Minister of
Transport followed by Rev Ismaila H. Awudu, Board
Chairman of NRSA and other executives at the high table
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W/Africa needs political
will to control road
safety issues — Minister
BY PHILIP ANTOH
y.antoh@yahoo.com
THE MINISTER of Transport, Mr
Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has stated
that governments in the West
African sub-region need to demonstrate
high level of political will in
order to resolve issues in relation to road safety.
According to him, there is the need for these
countries to adopt measures that would address
common concerns of vehicle safety, road infrastructure
and awareness levels of road users.
This, he said, would
translate into good behaviour
on the roads and improvement
in resource
allocation for sustained actions.
Mr Asiamah made the
call at the ninth West
African Road Safety Organisation
(WARSO) Annual
General Meeting in
Accra held on the theme:
‘Evaluating Road Safety
Performances in West
Africa under the Decade
of Action for Road Safety:
2011-2020’.
The three-day conference
brought together
road safety practitioners
from West Africa to discuss
issues on road safety
and chart a common path
in addressing the emerging challenges.
He said the establishment of the Free Trade
Secretariat in Ghana would bring economic
gains and create positive impact on intra-African
exports of agriculture and industrial products
and as well increase transport systems through
vehicular movements.
The Minister said based on this, the government,
as part of its strategic plans, transformed
the National Road Safety Commission into an
Authority to ensure compliance with road safety
measures, procedures and guidelines and had
also developed policies that had positively impacted
on road safety, including the improvement
of vehicle testing regime, establishment of
• Some awards were presented to individuals who
champion WARSO advancement over the years
emergency along accident posts and incorporation
of road safety into school curriculum.
He said the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa rated Ghana as the first
country to implement the road safety action
plans in Africa. Ghana launched the National
Road Safety Strategy III, aimed at reducing road
traffic deaths by 50% by 2020.
“Road safety is a shared and collective responsibility
and I call on all to marshal effort towards
reducing the menace of road crashes
across the African continent,” he added.
The Board Chairman of theNational Road
Safety Authority (NRSA), Reverend Ismaila H.
Awudu, said the forum would help advance innovative
ways of saving
lives on the roads,
which, according to
the World Health Organisation,
was a
health concern.
He said WARSO
had mapped out a
number of strategies
in promoting and reinforcing
road safety
practices to reduce the
socio-economic effects
of road traffic crashes
in the West African
sub-region.
“One of the projects
successfully undertaken
by WARSO is
the use of Standard
Retro-Reflective Tapes
by vehicles in the subregion
to aid in vehicle visibility,” he stated.
This, he said, had reduced drastically crashes
into break-down long vehicles at night on the
highways as a result of improved visibility,
adding that since 2010 when this project was
implemented in Ghana, crashes among heavy
goods vehicle (HGV) had reduced from 193 in
2009 to 85 in 2017.
He added that the introduction of Passenger
Manifest aimed at collecting information on
both drivers and passengers at bus terminals before
takeoff, to enhance easy identification of
passengers on board in the event of any crash
or hazardous condition, was another idea effected
by the Organisation.
Rev Ismaila said WARSO had embarked on
several programmes and projects in partnership
with relevant stakeholders aimed at addressing
some contemporary issues on road safety management.
He called on member countries in the subregion
to assent to the UN Conventions on
road safety to help in the universal fight against
road carnage, standardisation of reporting and
in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Executive Director of NRSA, Mrs May
Obiri-Yeboah, said the conference deliberated
on key issues in the sector, including the review
of country’s performance, progress report on
harmonisation of road safety and policy on
non-motorised transportation.
She encouraged delegates to prioritise road
safety and play respective roles to make roads in
West Africa the safest in the region.
The President of WARSO, Mr Mamadou
Sidike Konate, said the organisation was created
with a mandate to promote and reinforce road
safety activities and practices in West Africa
through the effective management of road
safety and traffic matters to reduce road traffic
crashes.
He said WARSO, among its achievements,
initiated a regional vehicle administration and information
system project to ensure a uniform
vehicle registration system in the sub-region and
champion the installation of speed limiters in
commercial vehicles.
The organisation was established on May 8,
2008 made up of 15 West African countries
under the Economic Community of West
African States.
Greenhills Stroke Rehab Centre
holds free treatment on Saturday
GREENHILLS STROKE Rehabilitation
Centre, a professional stroke
treatment centre licensed by the
Health Facilities Regulatory Agency
(HeFRA), is embarking on free
treatment of stroke patients.
The exercise is also aimed at educating
the general public on stroke
rehabilitation and treatments, which
comes off on Saturday, September
28, 2019, from 7:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
on the centre’s premises at Sakaman.
A partnership proposal to the
DAILY HERITAGE signed by
Mr Isaac Eshun, Event Coordinator,
says established some five years
ago, “the centre adopts a multi-disciplinary
approach to stroke treatment,
making use of professional
trained health personnel, including
doctors, physiotherapist, dieticians,
nurses, and occupational therapists
in offering total and comprehensive
care to our patients.”
“The centre is located in the Ga
South Municipality, precisely at
Sakaman, near Blue Lagoon.
Greenhills Stroke Rehabilitation
Centre is by this letter seeking to
partner with your media house to
create more awareness of stroke
treatment.
“We are embarking on free treatment
of stroke patients and to educate
the general public on stroke
rehabilitation and treatments. The
main purpose of this partnership is
to create more awareness on stroke
prevention, which is one of the
leading causes of death in Ghana.
“Under the partnership, we
would like your assistance in (airing/
publishing) news stories, announcements,
and live event
interviews that will help promote
the stroke treatment. Greenhill’s
stroke rehabilitation centre, in return,
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03
GES new syllabus
haunts teachers
BY PHILIP ANTOH
y.antoh@yahoo.com
THE GHANA National
Council of Private
Schools (GNACOPS)
has issued a strong
warning to proprietors
of private basic schools in the
country not to allow teachers who
fail to go through the new
curriculum training to be in the
classroom.
According to the council, any
teacher who fails to be trained on
the new school curriculum is not
fit to teach, hence the need for
these schools to assist these
teachers to go through the
training.
Speaking to the DAILY
HERITAGE, the Regional
Training Organiser of GNACOPS,
Mr Adjei Kwarteng-Amaning,
said“we are using this training as a
foundation for the
professionalization of their
teaching. Beyond this training, a
teacher will get the opportunity to
do further training leading to
acquisition of a licence as a
professional teacher.”
Mr Kwarteng-Amaning told the
paper during the just-ended
training offered to some private
school teachers over the weekend
where 270 private teachers who
could not go through the earlier
training sessions got the
opportunity that time.
• Of private schools
He said the weekend event was the
eighth training being offered since the
council started offering training to
private school teachers and that because
schools were in session, the training
would run on weekends to ensure that
every teacher was trained.
Mr Kwarteng-Amaning
said “some of the guys
here today were part of
private school teachers who
received training from
Ghana Education Service
but did not get the concept
and therefore are here for
retraining.”
The organiser said
participating teachers would
be given ID cards and
required certification,
adding that training offered
by GNACOPS was unique
because “we used the
master-class trainers who
• Some teachers going through the training
were trained by National Council for
Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA).”
“Unlike the private sector where the
master-class trainers were used, the
public sector trained the master-class
trainers who went to train regional
trainers
• Mr Adjei Kwarteng-Amaning,
the Regional Training Organiser
Mr Kwarteng-Amaning
told the paper during
the just-ended training
offered to some
private school
teachers over the
weekend where 270
private teachers who
could not go through
the earlier training
sessions got the
opportunity that time.
where the regional ones also offered
training to district trainers before they
also finally offered training to the
teachers, causing some intrusion (sic),”
he stated.
The National Administrator/
Ashanti Regional Coordinator, Mrs
Esther Quist Wood, said the new
curriculum was aimed at helping the
teachers in planning their lessons notes
because of its variety
and scope.
She said the new
curriculum would make
teachers more
practicable and again
help them to be abreast
of whatever they were
teaching because it
required research and
thorough learning.
Mrs Woode urged all
private school teachers
to avail themselves to
the training to equip
them in teaching the
new curriculum with
ease.

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•Protesters call for the removal of President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the capital Cairo on Friday
Egyptians demand 'Sisi get out' in rare anti-government protests
CALLS FOR President Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi to step down over corruption
allegations moved from
social media to the street on Friday
night, marking some of the first
demonstrations Egypt has seen
since Sisi came to power in a military
takeover six years ago.
Protesters, many of them
young people, rallied in the capital
Cairo, as well as several smaller
Egyptian cities, chanting, "Sisi get
out."
Sisi, who ousted the country's
first democratically elected president
in a 2013 coup, has shown
zero tolerance for protest during
his rule. Those who challenge his
ban on unauthorized demonstrations
are sentenced to lengthy
prison sentences and face harsh
punishments.
But Egyptians were spurred to
the streets after calls on social
media from Mohamed Ali, a former
building contractor who
worked with the country's military..
Ali has posted a series of videos on
Facebook accusing Sisi and other
officials of misusing public funds.
On Friday evening, hundreds of
anti-regime protesters gathered in
Cairo, near Tahrir Square -- the epicenter
of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
-- demanding Sisi's
resignation. CNN
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World news in 4 stories
Day of mourning declared in
Liberia after 27 children die in
school fire
ANATIONAl day of
mourning has been
declared in Liberia
after the death of 27
children in a fire at a
religious boarding
school outside the Liberian capital
Monrovia, an official said.
The children were sleeping in a
building attached to a mosque at an
Islamic school in Paynesville City
when it caught fire on Tuesday at
around 11 pm Liberia time, Presidential
Press Secretary Isaac Solo Kelgbeh
said.
The children, some as young as
10, were not able to escape the building
because there was no fire exit and
there were security steel bars on the
windows, Kelgbeh told CNN.
Authorities said the fire broke out
at the main entrance of the building,
leaving its occupants trapped inside.
Two teachers are also among the
dead. While two survivors were taken
to a local hospital and remain in a
critical condition.
Liberia's President George Weah
visited the site Wednesday morning
and said: "I was touched by the terrible
news and decided to rush here to
see for myself the families of the
children and the community leadership
to extend my sympathy."
"It is saddening even when a single
citizen dies; what much more
about 28 children, potential leaders,
who were aspiring for a better and
prosperous future," he added.
The President said he will launch
an investigation into how the fire
started.
The victims were buried on
Wednesday in line with Islamic funeral
rites, which states that a person
must be buried as soon as possible
after they die, often within 24 hours.
CNN
•Victoire Ingabire says members of her FDU-Inkingi party are
being deliberately targeted
Rwanda politician stabbing:
Police make arrests
TWO SUSPECTS have been
arrested in Rwanda in connection
with the killing of a
prominent opposition politician.
Rwanda's Investigation
Bureau, the agency that deals
with crimes, confirmed in a
tweet that Syridio Dusabumuremyi
was stabbed to
death on Monday night.
FDU-Inkingi party leader
Victoire Ingabire told the
BBC that her members were
being deliberately targeted.
There have been a spate of
abduction and murders of
FDU-Inkingi party officials.
Ms Ingabire returned
from exile in 2010 to take
part in presidential elections,
but was arrested and barred
from standing.
She served eight years in
jail for "belittling" the 1994
genocide after questioning
why Rwanda's official genocide
memorial did not remember
any of the Hutus
who were murdered.
Most of the 800,000 people
killed were ethnic Tutsis
but Hutu moderates were
also slaughtered by the Hutu
extremists.
She believes the case
against her was politically
motivated.
The FDU-Inkingi leader
has been out of jail for a year,
but her party has still not
been able to register so it cannot
officially take part in any
elections. BBC
•Rescuers at the scene of the fire on Wednesday
Prince Harry, Meghan, Archie arrive in Cape Town for first leg of Africa tour
PRINCE HARRY and Meghan
concluded their first day in South
Africa with a stop at the District
Six Homecoming Center, where
they were met by a small group of
former residents of the neighborhood.
They joined a cooking activity
and sampled some of the cuisine
before departing.
We're wrapping things up here
too. We'll be back with more from
the royal visit tomorrow.
In the meantime, here are 8
things to watch for on the tourin
the coming days.
Alfonzo Solomon, 37, waited
in District Six all afternoon with
his friend, Joseph Bouman, for a
glimpse of the royal couple.
Hours later, he says his wildest
dreams came true when the Duke
and Duchess came over and
shook his hand.
“It was literally an out of body
experience," Solomon, who works
in the film industry, told CNN.
"We saw them coming out of the
museum, the whole crowd
went crazy and then they
slowly started walking towards
us."
He said Bouman put out his
hand and Prince Harry came
straight over and shook it, then
shook his hand too.
“Meghan gave me a very
nice smile,” said Bouman, 47,
principal at a local high school.
“I’m never going to wash this
hand again!” he added with a
chuckle. CNN

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DAILY HERITAGE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
05
Editorial
Can Ghanaians be described honest and trustworthy?
THERE IS this WhatsApp video
said to have been recorded in
Canada. In this video, one sees
fresh corn displayed for sale by
the roadside. The voice from the
video is in Twi, which obviously
tells that this is a Ghanaian
speaking.
His message? He was amazed
that a Canadian farmer had
displayed the corn, fixed a box to
the structure on which the cobs
had been displayed and left the
scene, having only left
information on the price of the
corn per cob and where to pay
for any quantity bought, the box
fixed close by.
The man’s amazement borders
on the fact that the owner of the
corn has the trust in all Canadians
that they would be honest and
faithful enough to pay for the
corn, so it is better for him to go
and do something else rather than
sit by his farm produce to sell.
Whatever question or
questions you have about this
farmer’s act, the DAILY
HERITAGE deduces that the
farmer is saying “my Canadian
compatriots are honest and
trustworthy”. Can this be said
about us Ghanaians?
Any time issues of trust and
honesty are raised and some
people want to defend others, the
DAILY HERITAGE wonders
if Ghanaians see any value in
honesty and trustworthiness in
national development.
The value of trust and honest
is immeasurable and priceless in
individual, community and
national development, yet we
Ghanaians have ignored this in
our lives and ascribed inglorious
worth to things that harm the
national cause.
Listen to some of the mindboggling
revelations in the
country and you would wonder
why we have churches and
mosques in the country, a country
in which even acclaimed idol
worshippers do not despise going
to the church.
Check our public offices where
corruption is commonplace and
the workers there are both
Christian and Muslims, people
whose religious beliefs enjoin
them to be honest and trustworthy.
The DAILY HERITAGE
wishes to remind all Ghanaians
that it is about time we paused
and considered the place of
honesty and trustworthiness in
our personal and national
progress.
Criminals harass
K’dua residents
BY KOJO ANSAH
CRIMINAL ATTACKS have become
rife in certain communities in
Koforidua, the Eastern Regional
capital which also doubles as the
New Juaben South Metropolis, following
the breakdown of streetlights in the area.
Places without streetlights include the Medical
Village, the Nursing Training College, and the Regional
Medical Stores areas located within Two-
Streams, a community with a population of about
8,000 and in the heart of the capital.
Some of the residents of the capital told the
DAILY HERITAGE that the aesthetic visibility
of street lights upon entering Koforidua deceives
visitors that every part of the city is
illuminated at night but the reality is the opposite
as many subcommunities are without functional
street lights, hence residents of such places are attacked
at night
They said this general sense of insecurity in
the affected communities had forced some few
well-to-do individuals, including the Medical Director
of the Eastern Regional Hospital,
Dr.Kwame Anim Boamah, to fix street lights
close to their houses.
They said doctors, nurses, students, taxi drivers
and others continued to suffer attacks by
criminals who ambushed them in the cover of
darkness.
• Due to breakdown of streetlights
The following are comments made by some of
the affected residents:
“Security in the Medical Village is not the best.
We use to have streetlights but for the past eight
months we haven’t seen light and as such we are
being threatened by armed robbers and other
criminals. We have complained to the Municipal
Assembly and up to now we haven’t heard from
them.
“Just last Thursday (last week), around 4 a.m.
someone came to
cut a cable here.
This place accommodates
doctors,
nurses and students
but we are all not
safe, ” said Mr.Bismark
Sarkodie, the
Eastern Regional
Nutrition Officer
at the Ghana
Health Services.
“They broke
into my car twice,
took away my car
battery and personal
effects and
they trail some of
our students and
snatch away their
bags and laptops so we think we need streetlights
here,” Amos Otua, a tutor at the Koforidua Nursing
Training College.
“Due to the darkness here criminals are all
over in the evening stealing car batteries, attacking
taxi drivers at gunpoint .Just some few weeks ago
armed robbers hijacked a car amidst firing of
gunshots just right here. Most of us here are
workers and because of the darkness by the time
you return from work, they have broken into your
• Some of the areas
without streetlights
room and if you are not lucky they lay ambush in
front of your house and attack you,” Foster Tetteh
Junior, a Staff Nurse at the Regional Hospital,
stated.
For Juan Takyi Amanfo, women staying at
Two-Streams area are the most vulnerable. ” So if
you are a woman you don’t stay long in town,
8p.m. you have to return home because many
have been attacked and their bags snatched from
them”.
Assembly Member Aspirant, Citizen Francis
Tetteh, who took journalists around the community
at night to witness the sorrowful state of
darkness of the area, called on the New Juaben
Municipal Assembly to fix the problem to provide
security for the residents.
“The absence of streetlights in Two-Streams
electoral area is posing serious security challenges,
giving opportunity for criminals, mostly from outside
this community, to attack. There are many instances
these criminals have attacked residents at
night.so we are appealing to the Assembly and the
PDS to intervene to fix the streetlights”.
Street lighting is a social amenity and is an important
benchmark of the relative socio-economic
development status.a country.
A government policy document states that
“existing and new street lighting units shall be
maintained by the Metropolitan, Municipal and
District Assemblies to a standard that ensures, as
far as possible, their safe, economic, effective and
reliable operation”.
The policy also states that there should be
“Maintenance and repair procedures that ensure
expeditious responses to identified defects and
that the technical capacities of MMDAs shall be
developed to ensure sustainable operation and
maintenance of street lighting.”
A verbally arranged meeting with Mr Isaac
Appau Gyasi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive
(MCE) for New Juaben South, for him to speak
to the policy on streetlights and why for eight
months his Assembly had not fixed the streetlight
problem under his jurisdiction could not
come off due to the MCE’s busy schedule.

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Corporate Governance: should one
person serve as chairman and CEO?
I
N THE United States of
America, only about 20% of
Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
1500 companies have a split
leadership between a Chief
Executive Officer (CEO)
and an independent chairman.
“Half of the chairs of the S&P
1500 double as their companies’
chief executive, and the vast majority
of the rest are former
CEOs”.
In 2004, under the chairmanship
of Jay Lorsch and David
Nadler, a blue-ribbon commission
chartered by the National Association
of Corporate Directors and
made up of directors, corporate
executives, academics, advocates
and advisers concluded among
other things that based on their
research and experience, “the separation
of the chair and CEO
roles is not a requirement for effective
board leadership”.
Separation of powers
However, even in the U.S.,
owing to the financial crises of
2000 and later 2008-09, there
have been vociferous calls for
separating the role of the CEO
from the chairman. As a consequence,
“organizations that rate
the quality of pubic company
governance give higher grades to
companies that separate the positions”.
Section 972 of the Dodd-
Frank Act “requires companies to
disclose publicly their board leadership
structure (combined or
separate CEO and chairman) and
explain the reasons why that
structure was chosen”.
Supporters of the split roles
do not advocate a mere split.
They demand that the board
chairman should be an independent
and non-executive (and
preferably uninterested) director.
This true independence is necessary
“to meet the independence
guidelines of Sarbanes-Oxley,
which means that CEOs who
move into the chair position upon
retirement would not be considered
legitimate independent leaders
of the board”.
This call is intended to make a
clean break from the history of
corporate America where boards
tended to be controlled by an
overbearing CEO who gathered
friends, cronies and mostly inside
directors onto boards and even
sometimes referred to the board
as, “my board” in a proprietary
sense. That phenomenon culminated
in the question: “how can a
CEO who sees the board as his
or her “boss” serve as the boss of
that very same board?”
To David Nadler, independent
board leadership helps with managing
the work of the board,
managing the performance of individual
directors, creating a
sounding board for the CEO,
building an early warning system
and enabling the board to act independently
when needed.
To him, the independent chairperson
provides additional advantages
such as increased clarity of
board leadership, greater capacity
for external representation,
greater credibility for internal
communication, easier transition
of authority in the case of a disabled
CEO and greater durability.
Potential risks of
separation
He however warns about the
potential risks that an independent
chair may pose: she may become
a dominating figure that
disempowers the CEO and possibly
the other directors, fosters micromanagement
or inappropriate
interventions and may lack initiative
thereby rendering the whole
idea of independence redundant.
In the end, he opines: “it is the
dynamics, rather than the mechanics,
that are important”. To
achieve the ideal, he advocates
choosing the right person, someone
with business acumen, credibility,
interpersonal skills,
leadership skills, appropriate motivation
and ultimately compatibility
with the CEO.
He also calls for the right
process to be adopted through
role clarity, maintenance of Director-CEO
relationships, effective
collaboration, broad director
participation, appropriate selection
approach and complementary
in-board leadership.
To StanislavShekshnia, “that
division can create another problem:
When the chair is not the
CEO, there’s a real danger that he
or she will start acting as an alternative
chief executive, sowing
conflict and confusion among the
firm’s top managers”.
The lead director
model
It must be pointed out that the
separation of the roles of CEO
and board chair has not received
universal approval and practice.
Indeed “in the early 1990s, as the
first rumblings of board independence
and empowerment
were being heard, Jay Lorsch and
Marty Lipton proposed the idea
of creating a new job – the lead
independent director”. “In doing
so, they identified an alternative
structure – one that created independent
leadership but stopped
short of splitting the CEO and
chair roles”.
Those who prefer the lead director
option, including Raymond
Gilmartin, argue among others
that “a lead or presiding director
can be a more effective leader
than a separate chairman because
the lead director can perform
similar duties to a separate chairman
without becoming a second
power center on the board who
has the potential to dominate not
only the CEO but also the other
directors”.
When the idea was first
mooted however, some experts
observed that “some top managers
reacted negatively to the
idea of a lead director for fear
that this individual, like a separate
•Robert Nii Arday Clegg
Chairman, could attempt to usurp
some of the functions of the
CEO and/or management team”.
As institutional investors, academics
and corporate governance
advocates persisted in their call
for companies to either split the
roles of CEO and board chair or
appoint lead directors, some
opted for the latter option.
According to Gilmartin, although
“there are no guidelines
describing the duties of a lead director”,
allowing room for boards
to define the role differently, lead
directors may perform roles such
as developing board agendas with
the chairman and CEO, advising
the chairman and CEO on quality,
quantity and timeliness of information
from management and
acting as the principal liaison between
the independent directors
Supporters of the split roles do not advocate a mere split. They demand
that the board chairman should be an independent and nonexecutive
(and preferably uninterested) director. This true
independence is necessary “to meet the independence guidelines
of Sarbanes-Oxley, which means that CEOs who move into the
chair position upon retirement would not be considered legitimate
independent leaders of the board”.
and the chairman and CEO. They
may also preside at executive sessions
of the independent directors
at which the chairman and
CEO is not present, communicate
the discussions that occurred
in the executive sessions to the
chairman and CEO and serve as a
spokesperson for the board with
management and the public.
In the last fifteen years or so,
lead directors have become more
accepted in the U.S. and have
“taken on a more complicated
portfolio of responsibilities”. It is
believed that in the future lead directors
will play a more involved
role particularly with respect to
CEO evaluations and succession,
shareholder communication,
major transactions, crisis management
and board development.
Although the choice between
the split roles of CEO and board
chair as against the lead director
has not received universal acclaim,
there seems to be agreement
that the decision “is
situational and a reflection of a
company’s circumstance”.
The Ghanaian situation
This debate has not received
much attention in company law
discourse in Ghana. At the level
of the 1992 Constitution, Article
285 generally separates the role
within the public sector but
makes an exception for the Governor
of the Bank of Ghana
under Article 183(4)(b). As has
been explained, this exception
does not necessarily offend
against the notions of corporate
governance. It is a matter of
choice for a polity.
If Ghana decides to change
this position it must be based on
a reasoned decision to exercise a
national preference not on an
idiosyncratic claim of corporate
governance breach.
In general, company law in
Ghana does not insist upon a separation
although in practice, the
tendency has been to separate the
roles.
Within the banking space
however, drawing on its powers
under the Banks and Specialised
Deposit-Taking Institutions Act
(Act 930), the Bank of Ghana
(BoG) in its Corporate Governance
Directive (2018) provides
categorically that “the positions
of the Board Chair and the Managing
Director/Chief Executive
Officer shall be separate”. It also
provides that “the Chairperson of
the board shall be an independent
non-executive director”.
What is your informed view
regarding the Constitution’s exception
for the Governor of the
BoG?
This is an extract, edited for
newspaper publication purposes,
from the author’s forthcoming
book on cor porate governance.
The author is a lawyer and corporate
governance consultant.
He holds a Master of Laws
(LL.M.) degree in Cor porate
Law, Finance & Governance
Concentration from Harvard
Law School with cross-registration
in Boards of Directors &
Cor porate Governance at Harvard
Business School.

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How to prevent low sperm count
• Exercise regularly
Research has shown exercise helps
balance one’s hormones and help improve
the sperm count.
• Quit smoking
Smoking increases your risk of heart
disease, stroke, cancer and a multiple of
other diseases. In addition to the wellknown
health risks, smoking can also
cause a decreased sperm count and overall
sperm health. Low count and low
sperm quality make it more difficult for
your sperm to fertilize your partner’s
egg.
• Check your medications
Anabolic steroids (not good news
body builders out there), antibiotics and
certain medications used to control conditions
like high blood pressure, attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder and
antidepressants can reduce your fertility.
• De-stress
Extreme and long-term stress can
cause the hormones required for healthy
sperm production to become unbalanced.
Balance your mind and your body
will go in the direction of balance as
well.
• Keep trying
Many couples conceive within the
second year of trying. You can
help maximize your chances of conceiving
by having sex every two or three
days, moderating and stopping smoking,
staying in good shape, exercising regularly
and having a healthy and
balanced diet.
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Give free healthcare to children with
complex health needs - Mother
AMOTHER of a
child with Down
Syndrome, Ms
Deborah Mangortey,
has urged
the government to
develop a healthcare policy, which
would enable children with complex
health needs to access free
care in their first five years.
This would also ensure that
they undergo the necessary assessments,
therapy and intervention
services that would improve the
quality of their lives.
Ms Mangortey explained: “Parents
of children with complex
health needs and disabilities are already
burdened by the huge financial
commitments that come along
with nurturing them; the system
also puts stumbling blocks in the
way of their parents.”
She was addressing the Special
Needs Parenting Summit, which
brought together parents of children
with Special Needs to dialogue
on how they could make
input into national policies related
to the wellbeing and healthy development
of their children.
Ms Mangortey also advised
parents to avail themselves for research
purposes and share their
stories publicly because that
would go a long way to bring
about systemic changes.
“Be interested in research and
data collection, share your stories
and make yourselves visible,” she
emphasised, saying that disability
is part of life, so it was important
for the parents to make themselves
visible.
Mrs Serwaa Quaynor, the
mother of a man with autism;
Mrs Mary Kuffuor, the mother of
a teenager with autism, Mrs
Justina Yiadom Boakye, the
mother of a child with Osteogenesis
Imperfecta; Mrs Lydia Bedwei,
the mother of a woman with
cerebral palsy; and Madam Agnes
Teiko Nyemi-Tei, the mother of a
•Ms Deborah Mangortey, a mother
inset some participants at the event
girl with Down Syndrome, shared
their success stories and called for
unity and collaboration among
parents to enable them to make
the requisite impact on policy decisions.
The Chairperson of the Gender
Committee of the Ghana Federation
of Disability (GFD)
Organisations, Ms Alice Appiah,
who was the Guest Speaker, encouraged
the mothers that some
problems create opportunities for
us”.
Founder and Executive Director
of the Special Mothers Project,
Mrs Hannah Awadzi, said the
communiqué from the Summit
would be sent to the relevant Ministries,
Departments and Agencies
for action to be taken.
The Special Mothers Project
provides an online platform for
parents of children with Special
Needs to share ideas and experiences,
network and engage in peer
counselling.GNA
Health facts: Cholera prevention and control
What do you know about
cholera?
Cholera is a disease caused by a
bacteria called Vibrio Cholera
Cholera causes diarrhoea (frequent
passing of watery faeces) and vomiting
Cholera can cause death from dehydration
(the loss of water and salt
from the body) within hours if not
treated
How can I get cholera?
Cholera germs are found in the
faeces of infected people
Cholera is spread when faeces
from an infected person get into the
water people drink or the food they
eat and from flies that carry the
cholera germs to foods and cooking
surfaces: cooking utensil (pots,
saucepans, etc)
How can I prevent cholera?
Drink and use safe water.
Let your water boil for at least one
minute to make it safe to drink
It is also safe to drink bottled
water and canned drinks with unbroken
seals
Always store your treated water in
a clean covered container
Use safe water to brush your teeth,
wash and prepare food
Clean food preparation areas and
cooking utensils with soap and safe
water
Piped water sources and sachet
water may not be safe and should be
boiled
Wash your hands often with soap
under safe running water after using
the toilet facility or playing before you
eat or prepare food; feed your baby;
serve me
If no soap is available, scrub hands
often with ash and rinse with safe running
water
Use toilet facility or bury your faeces
Do not defaecate in the open
Clean toilet and surfaces contaminated
with faeces with disinfectant
Buy and eat only hot food.
Wash fruits well with safe water
before eating them
Wash vegetables well before
preparing food
Eat food that is served hot and
free from dust, flies and dirt
Cover food always
What do I do if I have diarrhoea?
Start taking Oral Rehydration Solution
(ORS) immediately; it can save
your life
Report immediately to a nearby
health facility
Continue to drink ORS while you
travel to get treatment
If ORS is not available, drink
homemade fluids like mashed kenkey,
mashed TZ, rice water or coconut
water
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DAILY
Jospong’s response to govt’s
illegal takeover of Akwatia mine
THE MANAGEMNET of the Jospong
Group of Companies (JGC) has said a
report going round regarding the abrogation
of the Great Consolidated Diamonds
Ghana Limited (GCDGL) contract by the
Divestiture Implementation Committee
(DIC) due to the GCDGL’s alleged inability
to meet the contract terms is inaccurate.
A statement issued by the
Communications Directorate of JGC stated
that “We wish to state that the facts
contained in the publication are not accurate
and are a misrepresentation of the terms of
the agreement executed between the
parties.”
Below is the full statement
Background
JGC took ownership of GCDGL from
government’s Divestiture Implementation
Committee (DIC) in the year 2011. At the
time of acquisition, the company had been
closed down with its premises in a
dilapidated state with obsolete machinery
and equipment.
Upon the assumption of ownership of
the mine in 2011, and immediately after the
execution of the Agreement between DIC
and GCDGL, substantial investments were
made in an attempt to revive the mine and
make it commercially viable. Subsequently,
GCDGL has also focused on meeting the
necessary regulatory, engineering and
restructuring works necessary to achieve this
objective. We wish to state that all due
processes, guidelines and regulations
provided by DIC to regulate the said
transaction were duly followed.
Consequently, we hereby address
the pertinent issues raised in the
publication as follows:
Abrogation of contract by Government
Following the acquisition of the mine,
GCDGL and the JGC have made several
attempts to make the mine commercially
viable, albeit not yet entirely successful. This
led to series of communication with the
DIC with the aim of reaching a mutually
satisfactory direction on how to proceed
with same.
Despite these attempts, the Government,
acting through DIC by a letter dated 9th
April 2019 purported to abrogate the
agreement between the parties without
following due process. GCDGL through
their lawyers drew the attention of DIC’s
lawyers to the illegality of the intended
action of the DIC, and proceeded to issue a
writ of Summons and an accompanying
Statement of Claim to protect the interest
of the company. It is therefore unfortunate
that Government, after filing a Statement of
Defence in the aforementioned suit,
proceeded to take over the management of
the company without recourse to the law
and tenets of good governance.
Payment of Consideration-
GCDGL, has since the acquisition made
payments on account, and through its
principal shareholder been in dialogue with
Government with the aim of settling the
outstanding liability by way of a set-off
from Government’s liability to the
shareholder. Government is yet to respond
to this proposal despite repeated overtures.
Refurbishment of the Akwatia Mine
and Hospital
Management states that since the
acquisition of the mine, millions of dollars
have been invested into the minewhich had
been completely run down at the time of
acquisition. In the development plan to
revive the mine to full scale operations, we
have undertaken numerous feasibility studies
and development activities amounting to
over 20 million USD. The GCDGL and its
strategic partners have reached an advanced
stage to execute a 50 million USD
investment to operationalize the mine of
which a memorandum of understanding has
been signed.
Illegal and Hostile takeover of
Mine
The action by SIGA is illegal,
unconstitutional and regrettable in a nation
that is governed by the tenets of democracy.
On Thursday 18th of September 2019,
Executives of SIGA assisted by the BNI
and military apparatus illegally entered
GCDGL premises, took over the security of
the mine, closed down all the offices, seized
staff vehicles and mobile phones, threatened
staff, and closed down the only hospital
which serves the community without regard
for the patients who were receiving
treatment. We wish to state that at all times,
due notice was not served on the company.
Their conduct created pandemonium in
the rather peaceful community and deprived
the community of the very livelihood the
facility had given them over these few years.
Consequently, the appointment of the
Interim Management Committee by SIGA is
void and has no legal basis.
We emphasize our position that the
conduct of SIGA amounts to total disregard
for rule of law and good governance. As a
responsible company, we reiterate the fact
that the matter is presently before a court of
competent jurisdiction and we will therefore
wait for the final determination of the
matter.
Management wishes to assure all its
stakeholders including the chiefs and people
of Akwatia and the workers that it is doing
everything possible to resolve this matter
using the appropriate legal remedies.
The Jospong Group of Companies
currently employs over 50,000 people and
remains committed to continued
contribution to national development
through the provision of jobs.
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GHOneTV’s Ridwan Dini-Osman up for another award
GHONE TV’S international
multiple-award winning journalist,
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, has
been shortlisted among 12
journalists across the world for the
seventh Thomson Foundation
young journalist award as part of
the annual prestigious Foreign Press
Association (FPA) Media Awards.
“The Tramadol abuse crisis
spreading across Ghana is the focus
of one of Ridwan’s video reports, as
he takes the viewer on a journey to
Old Fadama, Ghana’s largest slum
where the synthetic opioid drug is
regularly abused and destroying
young lives. Used to treat moderate
to moderately severe pain, Tramadol
has had alarming take-up across
Africa for its anti-fatigue effects, as
well as its ability to improve sexual
stamina and ease the pain of hunger.
Ridwan’s report was followed by a
nationwide campaign demanding
action on smuggling and the sale of
opioids,” Thomson Foundation said
in a statement on Friday, September
20, 2019.
According to the Thomson
Junior Graphic Essay 2019 winners receive prizes
BY PRINCE ESSIEN
JUNIOR GRAPHIC, one of the
newspapers published by the
Graphic Communications Group
Limited, has presented prizes to
winners of the 2019 Junior
Graphic National Essay
competition in Accra.
The Editor of the Junior Graphic,
Mrs Doreen Hammond, in her address,
congratulated the winners and all who
participated in the competition.
She said the competition, which was
in two phases, was organised for upper
primary and junior high school students
throughout the country.
Mrs Hammond encouraged more
children to take part in future
competitions organised by the Junior
Graphic because of the enormous
benefits associated with it, adding that,
“it is for your self-development, whether
you win an award or not.”
Mr Cletus Alengah, the Policy and
Research Analyst with the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGS) Advisory
Unit, Office of the President, stressed
the importance of education,
emphasising that no society had been
able to develop with huge populations
of illiterates.
He added that developing the nation
•Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman is a multiple award winning
broadcast journalist
•Miriam Aniwa (M) of Mizpah International School, the overall winner of the Junior
Graphic National Essay competition, joined by her parents (left), Mrs Doreen
Hammond (2nd right), Editor of Junior Graphic, and others to receive her prize from
Mr Cletus Alengah, Policy and Research analyst of the Office of the President
would require huge investment in
education at all levels and commended
the Junior Graphic and other institutions
for their efforts in improving education.
Awards and winners
In all, 10 students from across the
country made it to the final, including
five from the Greater Accra Region. The
five from Accra were presented with
their prizes at the awards ceremony held
in Accra on Wednesday, September 18,
2019. The five from Accra placed first,
second, third, fourth and the eighth.
Miriam Aniwa of Mizpah
International School emerged the overall
winner and took home GH¢1,500 cash,
a Graidup tablet, pens, pencils and
books from sponsors, namely Graidup,
BIC, Twellium, SDG Unit, Office of the
Foundation, The shortlisted
journalists, hailing from Armenia,
Ghana, Pakistan, Nigeria, South
Africa, India and Sri Lanka, won
over judges at the foundation with
their stories about putting all people
first.
Each of the 12 shortlisted
entrants will receive a certificate
from Thomson Foundation and the
opportunity to participate in its e-
learning programme, Journalism
Now.
Three finalists will be chosen by
an independent panel of
judges chosen by the UK’s Foreign
Press Association and will be
revealed next month. They will be
flown to London to attend the gala
awards ceremony, where the winner
will be announced.
Ridwan is a multiple award
winning broadcast journalist with
half a decade experience.
He began his journalism career
with the JoyNews channel of the
President, UNFPA and
Ghana Library
Authority. She also
received a certificate
from Junior Graphic.
William Nana
Kwame Danso of
Crown Prince Academy
received GH¢1000 cash,
a Graidup tablet,
products from sponsors
and a Junior
Graphic certificate for
taking the second
position.
Michelle Pinaman
Eku of Witsands
International School
placed third and was
given GH¢500, a
Graidup tablet, products
from sponsors and
a Junior
Graphic certificate.
The fourth to 10th winners would
each receive a Graidup tablet, products
from sponsors and a Junior
Graphic certificate.
The prizes for the other five students
from the Upper West, Eastern, Central
and Western regions would be presented
to them in their respective regions
according to the organisers.
Multimedia Group Limited in 2013
as general news reporter. He
currently works at GHOneTV, one
of Ghana’s most watched channels
as a producer, a news anchor, and a
senior reporter.
Ridwan is a recipient of the 2018
Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, a global
prestigious award run by the
European Commission.
In May 2018, he was named as
finalist for the 2018 edition of the
International Centre for Journalists’
prestigious Michael Elliott Award.
He is Ghana’s 2017 Best Reporter in
Development Journalism.
He is also a recipient of the
African Media Initiative award for
Best African Journalist for Peace
and Security Reporting 2017 and
2016 Best Journalist Award in Rural
Reporting from the Ghana
Journalists Association.
Ridwan holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Communication Studies from the
Ghana Institute of Journalism.
Miss Aniwa expressed her joy in
coming up first and urged her fellow
pupils to participate in future
competitions organised by the Junior
Graphic.
Background
Mrs Hammond said the
competition started in 2013 and had
been embraced by children with
enthusiasm ever since.
According to her, the cardinal
objectives of the competition are to
assist children to learn how to write
essays correctly, improve on their
grammar and to build a wide range of
vocabulary and learn to be creative.
Competition process
At the first stage of the
competition, two essay topics are
published in the Junior Graphic for
participants to select one to write on.
“The best 10 essays in each region
are selected and participants are
invited to write another essay at the
Graphic office in the regions where
they reside. This is to ensure that the
contestants write the essays
themselves and are not assisted by
parents, teachers or their siblings,” she
said.
CMA launches
Miss East
Legon 2019
BY PRINCE ESSIEN
CASTLE MODELLING
Agency (CMA) has launched
the maiden edition of Miss
East Legon today at
Casamora Hotel at East
Legon in Accra.
The Chief Executive
Officer of Castle Model
Agency , Mr Derrick Appiah,
said the agency is young but
with a team who collectively
has an industry experience of
over a decade and are
inspired each day to provide
the finest representation of
talents and unbeatable service
to clients with a goal to
exceed expectations.
According to Mr Appiah,
the agency is a great company
to work with, saying, “What
sets us apart is how well we
combine unmatched
professionalism with fresh
perspective to deliver services
to match international
standards. We decided to
bring a fresh perspective to
talent representation, model
management, casting, styling
which enables our clients to
flaunt a distinctive look,
giving their brand and profile
new cutting edge,” he said.
Nana Agyemang (I),
Development Chief of
Akyem Kwae in the
Kwaebibirem District in the
Eastern Region, in his
address, said the core
objective of the contest was
to educate and enlighten the
ladies about the rich
Ghanaian culture and
globalization.
“We hope to use this
pageant to eradicate bad
manners and social vices in
East legon and its environs.
Our community is very
popular (sic) social vices such
as prostitution, the use of
hard drugs and armed
robbery. We want to use this
pageant to eradicate such
manners,” he said.
Nana Agyemang made a
passionate appeal to the
Minister of Gender, Children
and Social Protection,
stakeholders and nongovernmental
organizations
to come on board and
support Castle Modeling
Agency on this initiative.
Awards and Winners
The winner of the pageant
gets an all-expense-paid trip
to Dubai plus a pocket
money, the first runner-up
gets a 55-inch television set, a
fridge and cash, and the
second runner-up gets a
fridge and cash. The other
remaining contestants get
souvenirs and cash.
Present at the launch were
Dr Isaac Mensah from the
Atomic Hospital and Achieva
Evans, an actor.
•Mr Derrick Appiah, (M), CEO of CMA, flanked by Nana
Agyemang 1 (L) and Dr Isaac Mensah ( R)

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2019
WEDNESDAY
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6.6015
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Access Bank acquires ISO, PCIDSS certification
ACCESS BANK Ghana
has acquired certification
for ISO: 27001,
ISO: 22301 and
PCIDSS standards.
The certification, issued upon review
of the bank’s Information Technology,
Risk Management and
Channel Service operations, will guarantee
data protection and transaction
security for customers.
Commenting on the certification,
the Chief Operating Officer of Access
Bank, Mr Ade Ologun, said,
“This is welcome news for us and all
our stakeholders, as it would reassure
them that they can trust our business
and be guaranteed continuous improvement
in the quality of service
delivery. It further shows that the
Board and Management of the bank
are committed to meeting internationally
accepted standards regarding its
banking operations here in Ghana,
particularly on Information Security,
Business Continuity Management and
Card transactions.”
Mr Ologun further noted that besides
improvements in the Bank’s resilience
to cyber-attacks and reduction
in the cost of business interruption insurance,
the new certification would
help create an even better working environment
for employees.
•Officials of Access Bank and Digital Jewels showcase certificates
He said Access Bank employed the
services of reputable IT Governance,
Risk & Compliance consulting firm,
Digital Jewels Limited, to guide it in
obtaining the certification, adding that
the audits and compliance validation
were performed by independent auditors.
Mrs Adedoyin Odunfa, the CEO
of Digital Jewels, stated that attaining
certification for the three globally acclaimed
best Practice Standards in one
exercise was a significant achievement
that required strong commitment
from the management team and hard
work from staff.
She remarked that by attaining the
certification in information security
and business continuity, the Bank had
commenced a continuous improvement
journey to strengthen its resilience
to cyber threats alongside a
wide range of other threats that can
impact its performance, competitiveness
and indeed continuity.
Digital Jewels, a PCIDSS QSA
company with a
strong track
record of providing
end-toend
support in
implementing
and certifying
global best
practice standards,
led the
bank through
an integrated
approach which
ensured it benefitted
from synergies
across
the three standards
whilst still
ensuring adequate
rigour
was applied.
According
to normal practice, the ISO certification,
which is valid for a period of
three years, is subject to satisfactory
surveillance audits and will also be
used as a management measuring tool.
The company explained that tool
would be used to evaluate Access
Bank’s ability to resolve information
security, business continuity and card
transaction issues and prescribe necessary
remedies to ensure that customer
needs and expectations were consistently
met and surpassed.
International Organisation
Standardisation
Founded on February 23, 1947,
ISO (International Organisation for
Standardisation) is an international
standards-setting body composed of
representatives of various national
standards organizations. It develops
and promulgates standards which seek
to ensure desirable characteristics of
products and services such as quality,
environmental friendliness, safety, reliability,
efficiency and interchange ability
all at an economical cost. It has its
headquarters situated in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Access Bank has over the last
decade demonstrated a passion to deliver
excellent services to its customers,
leading it to receive its first
ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2015.
The bank continues to invest in its
digital banking infrastructure to ensure
customer satisfaction.
Information says today, Access
Bank is recognized as one of the
largest retail banks in Ghana based on
its huge customer base and large network
of branches.
The bank is a member of the Access
Bank Group, headquartered in
Nigeria and with presence in seven
African countries, UK, the Middle
East and Far East.
Fix the railway lines to cut cost
BY ROSEMOND BOATENG ADDAI
Rosemond.adjetey@yahoo.com
MINING COMPANIES in the Western
Region are calling on the government
to, as matter of urgency, fix the
Western Railway lines to enable them
to transport heavy equipment and raw
materials to prevent the roads in the
region from further damage.
Mr Benjamin Atsu Quarshie,
Chief Operating Officer (COO) of
the Ghana Manganese Company
(GMC), said the roads were in deteriorated
state because most of the trucks
carrying heavy equipment ply them
every day.
Receiving members of the Ghana
Chamber of Mines and the Parliamentary
Select Committee on Mines and
Energy, who were on a two-day tour
last week to the region, he added that
GMC preferred the railway lines to the
roads because cost per ton to haul
manganese from the mining site to the
port is US$7 while that of the railway
is US$ 5.
“Our mode of haulage is 90 percent
by road; but if the railway line is
improved, it will help us reduce cost
and take away the nuisance caused by
haulage trucks on the road. That is
something we have to look at. If we
are doing 5 to 7 million tonnes per
year that is a lot of extra cost to
haulage,” he said.
Mr Quarshie stated that the company
gave the government US $10
million two years ago to speed up with
the rehabilitation of the railway lines
in the region but unfortunately, till
date, they had not heard of or seen
any concrete work done on the rail
lines.
While confirming that railways
would reduce transportation cost
borne by the mining companies, the
General Manager of Tarkwa Goldfields
Mine disclosed that since the
railway lines could not be used, it had
asphalted the 33-km Tarkwa-Damang
“Our mode of haulage
is 90 percent by road;
but if the railway line
is improved, it will help
us reduce cost and
take away the nuisance
caused by
haulage trucks on the
road. That is something
we have to look
at. If we are doing 5 to
7 million tonnes per
year that is a lot of
extra cost to haulage,”
he said.
• Tarkwa miners to govt
road for used by the company
and the public.
Mr Stephen Osei-Bempah
added that the company was
constructing roads in three
communities in the region at
a cost of US$27million.
The roads, he stated, were
the 0.6km UMaT Basic
School - Nana Angu II bypass,
16km Awudua Junction
– Awudua road, 15km
Samanhu - Pepesa road and
0.8km Post Office - Nana
Angu II road.
Mr Sulemanu Koney,
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the Ghana Chamber
Mines, explained that
looking at the volumes of
products coming the Ghana
Bauxite and Ghana Manganese
companies, it would
be better and cheaper for
them to haul their goods by
railway lines.
According to him, “this will spare
our roads all-year round. Let us expedite
action to complete rehabilitation
of the rail lines. The benefits are enormous,
and so we should look at the
volumes of [products from] Ghana
Manganese and Ghana Bauxite and fix
the rails,” he said.
The CEO also pointed to the
need for the mining companies to inform
the law makers in the country
about the activities of the mines and
challenges they faced in order for
them to be resolved by the policy
makers.
“Out of these deliberations, we
should come out with solutions to the
problems and work hand in hand with
mining firms and district assemblies to
see a lot of development in communities
and security in the mines, so they
can work with peace of mind,” he
added.

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Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about
anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for
yourself —Henry James
Mining companies appeal to Minerals
Commission • To stop imposing fines on imported inputs
BY ROSEMOND BOATENG ADDAI
Rosemond.adjetey@yahoo.com
MINING COMPANIES have
appealed to the Minerals Commission
to stop imposing fines
on imported inputs that are
not available on the Ghanaian
market.
They explained that even though such fines
were meant to discourage import of mining inputs
and promote local manufacturing of such
inputs, some of the inputs are not on the local
market but are very important for effective operations,
hence the need to import them.
They said it was very difficult to avoid such
items which are imported at huge cost and so the
fines increased their cost of production to extreme
levels.
The companies made the appeal during a
two-day tour of the Parliamentary Committee on
Mines and Energy to Tarkwa in the Western Region
to familiarize themselves with the activities
within the mining companies there.
The tour on Monday and Tuesday took the
parliamentary committee to Ghana Manganese
Company (GMC), AngloGold Iduapriem Mines
and Goldfields Tarkwa Mines.
At Goldfields, Mr Stephen Osei-Bempah,
General Manager, complained that when the
Mineral Commission treated the imported mining
items as if they were manufactured locally
and imposed the fines on them, it made it difficult
for the companies to operate as expected.
The companies said the imposition of the
fines was just one of their challenges and mentioned
others as the delay in obtaining Ghana
Revenue Authority letters to administer exemptions;
imposition of a fine for transferring assets
on mining list to their contractors without preapproval;
and high cost of electricity.
Cost of electricity
According to Mr Benjamin Atsu Quashie,
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ghana Manganese
Company, the cost of electricity is a major
factor for which his company wanted to establish
a smelter to process as well as add value to the
manganese.
He explained that “value addition is good and
to do that we need to set up a plan and to do so
there is the need for management to conduct a
feasibility survey to understand whether or not to
go ahead with a smelter in Ghana. I believe a report
will come out and based on that report a
recommendation will be made whether or not to
have a smelter in Ghana.”
He stated that the company had been in existence
for over 100 years but barely two years ago
the Chinese took over from the Ukrainians and
things had been normal from the front operations
until the company had some issues with the
government.
He, however, said they had been able to come
to some kind of understanding as a committee
was set up to investigate a report that was done
on the company’s audit report.
He said “we came up with our findings and
that has been submitted to the sector minister to
discuss during their cabinet meeting so we are
anxiously waiting for the feedback from the minister
regarding the conclusion that is going to be
made at the cabinet meeting.”
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Committee
has commended the three mining
companies for effort to promote linkages
with other sectors of the economy
through local employment opportunities,
in-country spending, procurement of
local goods and services and local participation
through equity and management.
Mr George Mireku Duker, Vice Chairman
for the Parliamentary Committee on
Mines and Energy and Member of Parliament
for Tarkwa Nsueam, said local content
was a concern to the government and
that the Committee had the responsibility
of inviting the Minerals Commission to
investigate further and see how best they
could resolve the issue of the fines.
Mr Sulemanu Koney, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Ghana Chamber of
Mines, said the mining companies were
doing well as afar as the local content was
concerned, explaining that there were various
elements in the local content, including
focus on people and input.
He explained to the DAILY HER-
ITAGE that the Chamber was making
sure that many Ghanaians as much as
possible would play their roles at the top and bottom
managerial levels.
On the tour himself, Mr Koney said, “Practically
the three companies we visited have top
management who are Ghanaians. It just tells you
how well we are doing, making sure the people
who actually run the affairs of the companies are
Ghanaians.”
“We have a long history of mining in the system
and therefore not surprising that we have the
capabilities that the people who have the knowledge,
the competence and skills to be able to
mine our various industries in the country are
Ghanaians.”
The CEO pointed out the need to deepen the
roles by continuing to train people, give them the
capacity and organise refresher courses in order
for these managers to continue to operate at
those higher levels.
He also said “statistics will tell you that less
than two percent of employees in the mining industries
are expatriates. We are talking about 100
percent being employed directly by the mining
industries and more than 98% of them are
Ghanaians."
For input local content, Mr Koney said the industry
could have done much more but unfortunately
they had a situation where legislation had
not been done comprehensively until recently.
“We have a framework through which we actually
measure how well we are doing regarding
inputs going into mining industries. So we are
working closely with the Minerals Commission
with the understanding that we need to collaborate
for us to be able to grow local manufacturing
firms in one of the mining industry so that the
aggregate demand of the mining firms become
an opportunity for local manufacturing companies
to actually produce and supply the mining
industries,” he added.
According to him, it is not only finding challenges
that matters but it is to also find solutions
in order to continue to work with the manufacturing
industries to ensure that these inputs have
the right quality because if the quality is not
good, then it directly affects the quality of work.
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Mad rush for community mining
registration ID cards in Ashanti Region
BY ISAAC BEDIAKO
GOVERNMENT’S
INTER-MINISTERIAL
Committee on Illegal
Mining (IMCIM),
through the Ministry of
Lands and Natural Resources,
has secured two separate mining
concessions in Akrofrom district in the
Ashanti Region to be used for community
mining replacing illegal mining (galamsey).
Over 3,000 illegal small scale miners,
also known as Galamseyers, in the district,
mainly the youth, have so far been registered
with the Community Mining Programme
(CMP) in Akrofrom district
alone.
The Government says the CMP is
aimed at formalizing small-scale mining in
selected communities across the country
because though the government has
halted the activity across the country,
those involved in it continue to do it to
threaten country’s vegetation cover and
river bodies.
The Coordinator for the IMCIM programme,
Mr Kwame Adusei, says he is,
however, satisfied with the cooperation of
the traditional leaders, the miners and
government appointees in the district to
make the programme a success.
“[The] Government in 2017 recognised
the serious effect of irresponsible
mining on the country’s vegetation cover
and river bodies, and banned illegal mining
activities across the country. As you
know, the devil finds job for idle hands so
the government has secured at least 92-
kilometre square land concession at Kotopreso
and Okyerekrom in Akrofrom district
for the community mining
programme.”
“This programme will return all miners
to site to mine as responsible miners under
strict supervision to promote best mining
practice to safeguard water bodies and precious
vegetation over there,” he said.
Mr Adusei added that in the next two
weeks we are here to issue out digital identity
cards to those registered with the programme,
which will contain names, age, date
of birth and date of registeration among
other required information.
“I am highly impressed with the turnout
so far; before 2p.m. we had issued out 120
cards just at the start of the progromme,
which is very impressive,” he said.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for
the area, Mr. Maurice Jonas Woode, commended
the government for the initiative
not just to create employment for his district
but also making sure irresponsible
mining would become a thing of the past.
“While currently majority of the youth
here are jobless because of government
ban on illegal mining, I’m very happy with
the new opportunity to return our miners
to field to work as responsible miners.
“I will like to use this opportunity to
tell all my people who have already been
registered to come in person for their ID
cards, and those who have not registered,
I believe there’s another opportunity for
you as well,” he said.
The registrants commended the government
for the efforts to return them to
business so they could also meet their
daily bread.
“We the small scale miners are dying
from hunger; therefore, we are ready to
comply with whatever the government
want us to do. Once it will give us money
to feed our families and help the society,
why not?
“We will like to urge the government
to speed up the community mining
process to return us to site very soon because
we seriously need money to pay our
creditors,” Kwame Anim, a miner, said.
•Some of the youth queuing for the CMP ID cards

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Elorm Beenie
nominated as ‘Most
Promising Blogger’
BY ERICA ARTHUR
RENOWNED GHANAIAN
Blogger cum publicist, Elorm
Beenie, has been nominated for
the third edition of West
African Citizens Awards.
Beenie got nominated for
“Most Promising Blogger” category
of the awards this year
(2019).
For two years straight, he
has won three ‘Blogger-related’
awards in 2017 and 2018:
• “Blogger of The Year” -
Africa Youth Awards 2017
(Won)
• “Most Influential Blogger”
- West African Bloggers
Award 2018 (Won)
• “Blogger of The Year” -
Youth Event Awards 2018
(Won)
With over 13 years of blogging
experience, the young and
highly respected blogger has
built a very solid and credible
brand for himself, leading him
to directly work with highly
revered musicians and well respected
brands both locally and
internationally.
Beenie is currently the
arrow-head for “Afro Nation
Ghana”, a big international
music festival set for December
27-30 in Ghana — the very
maiden edition.
Beenie has powered the
local PR for Afro Nation
to be loud enough in
Ghana and the West
• Elorm Beenie
African sub-region cum even
Africa and beyond.
He holds an enviable record
in blogging and creating vivid
content across the music circles,
as well as running PR jobs
for very popular musicians, notable
among them being Morgan
Heritage (Grammy
Winners - 2016/2019), Rocky
Dawuni (Grammy Nominee,
2015), Samini (MOBO Winner
- 2006, MTV Awards Africa
Winner - 2009) and Stonebwoy
(BET Best African Act Winner
- 2015).
Beenie has done PR jobs for
other major music icons like
Sizzla Kalonji, Jah Mason, Busy
Signal, Kiprich, Anthony B,
Demarco, Turbulence, Popcaan,
and Jah Vinci, who came
to Ghana for concerts and
other activities.
His passion for the profession
is enormous. Aside his PR
duties, he also stands tall as one
of the few bloggers who break
out firsthand credible information
relating to the arts industry.
He is quite visible in the industry
and very influential on
social media, which has garnered
a massive following for
him on social media as well as
in real life.
He is a strong media and
communication professional
who is very transparent
on issues around the
art industry.
Trigmatic
honours
Ebo Taylor
at Osagyefo’s
Night ‘19
BY ERICA ARTHUR
POPULAR GHANA-
IAN singer and songwriter
Enoch Nana
Yaw Oduro- Agyei,
known by his stage
name Trigmatic, last weekend
dedicated his event to honour
one of Africa’s prolific artistes,
the Great Ebo
Taylor.
According to
his management,
Trigmatic’s concerts
are most
memorable for
the celebratory
sets dedicated to
Africa’s music
greats from
Ackah Blay to
Hugh Masekela
and JA Adofo
and just this
weekend, the
Great Ebo Taylor!
During the
annual well-attended
Osagyefo’s
Night
• Ebo
Taylor
• Trigmatic
Concert, Trigmatic took 10 minutes
to celebrate Ebo Taylor,
calling him on stage and together
with KOD and A.I presented
him with a kente sash and
plaque in honour of his contributions
to music.
Trigmatic, AI, KOD and
Ebo Taylor’s son Henry Taylor
then hit the stage to perform a
single of his new album, Palaver.
Osagyefo’s Night is an annual
concert that seeks to celebrate
Nkrumah’s contributions to
music and the creative arts in
Ghana. The concert, sponsored
by Fan Yogo and Gihoc Distilleries,
is in its second year and is
held on the 21st of September
each year.
It was attended by many
music enthusiasts, Trigmatic’s
fans and Nkrumaists who gathered
to celebrate Ghana’s first
president on his birthday.
Osagyefo’s Night is an
initiative from Trigmatic
which sees him headline
the concert with other
artists gracing the stage as
well.
This year’s edition
starred Epixode, Ancient,
A.I, AJ Nelson & The
Africa Band, KOD, Dela
Botri, and the afro-rock
band ‘Ozzie and The Others’.
Trigmatic performed a
number of his old classics
and included new songs of
his upcoming album ‘The
Eighth Element’, which
comes out on the 8th of
October 2019.

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Fantana out
with ‘Girls
Hate on Girls’
• Fantana
BY ERICA ARTHUR
RUFFTOWN
RECORDS act Fantana is
out with another single
dubbed ‘Girls Hate On
Girls’
Her first single ‘So
What?’, which was released
months ago, has
been a success and solidified
her foundation in the
entertainment industry in
Ghana.
‘Girls Hate On Girls’ is
an Afrobeat vibe with female
talent signing her
heart out. Women in general
go through a lot in life
and there is always lack of
unity amongst them in
every walk of life.
In whatever position,
be it in music, politics or
corporate circles, women
occupy the least portion
or position. The numbers
are never encouraging,
which puts men ahead of
them in key positions
though women can even
do better when given the
necessary support.
This song is a means to
encourage women to
come together and stand
in unity, to show what
women can do to the
world and encourage them
to do it well. The song
comes with a classy and
colourful video which was
shot on location in South
Africa and it was directed
by Yaw Skyface. Production
credit for the song
goes to MOG Beatz.
Simple ways to love yourself again
WHAT WE must realize is that our greatest
task is not about discovering self-love; it’s
about breaking down the walls we have
built against it. When we have the courage
to push through these walls – to know and
embrace ourselves, despite our humanness,
our flaws, and our rejections – we also open
the door to connecting in more caring, empathic
and intimate ways with others who
are truly worth loving.
1. Start telling yourself what you love
about yourself. – In your own life it’s important
to know how spectacular you are.
You really have to look in the mirror and be
kind. Because what we see in the mirror is
often what we see in the world. Our disappointment
in others often reflects our disappointment
in ourselves. Our acceptance
of others often reflects our acceptance of
ourselves. Our ability to see potential in
others often reflects our ability to see potential
in ourselves. Our patience with others
often reflects our patience with
ourselves. You get the idea – you’ve got to
show yourself some love first and foremost.
2. Be one with what is. – Something
that’s really difficult, but totally worth it, is
giving up on being perfect and beginning
the journey of becoming your true self.
The most beautiful part of this journey is
simply returning to the peaceful feeling of
being. This peace is the result of retraining
your mind to process life as it is, rather than
as you think it should be.
3. Focus less on winning the approval
of others. – Remind yourself that you
don’t have to do what everyone else is
doing. And you don’t have to get permission
to do it differently either. Your time
on this planet is precious. As the saying
goes, “What you do today is important, because
you are exchanging a day of your life
for it.” Don’t wait around for someone else
to give you permission to live.
4. Distance yourself from those who
bring you down. – Being in no relationship
is better than being in a wrong one.
Don’t worry too much about folks who
don’t worry about you. Know your worth!
When you give yourself to those who disrespect
you, you lose. Your friends in life
should motivate, inspire and respect you.
Your circle should be well rounded and
supportive. Keep it tight. Quality over
quantity, always.
5. Forgive your past self. – When you
confront the dark parts of yourself, and
work to banish them with the light of your
forgiveness, your willingness to wrestle with
your demons in this way will cause your angels
to sing. It’s just a matter of accepting
that sometimes good people like you make
bad choices. It doesn’t mean you’re bad; it
means you’re human. Get bored with your
past; it’s over. Forgive yourself for what
you think you did or didn’t do, and focus on
what you will do starting now. (Read The
Miracle Morning.)
6. Start making the changes you
know you need to make. – Just because
something made you happy in the past
Our acceptance of
others often reflects
our acceptance of
ourselves. Our ability
to see potential in
others often reflects
our ability to see
potential in ourselves.
doesn’t mean you have to keep it forever. If
you want to see changes in your life today,
you’ll have to do things that you’ve never
done before. Different input = different
output. Move away from the things that
drain you and move toward the thoughts
and activities that empower and fulfill you.
7. Embrace the mistakes you haven’t
even made yet. – To be successful in the
long run, you must fail sometimes. So don’t
let the fear of making the wrong decision
prevent you from making any decision at
all.
8. Show gratitude for who you are
and what you have right now. – No, you
won’t always get what you want. And no,
you won’t always be exactly where you want
to be. But remember this: There are lots of
people who will never have what you have
right now. So use pain, frustration and inconvenience
to motivate you rather than
annoy you. You are in control of the way
you look at life. (Angel and I discuss this in
detail in the “Happiness” chapter of 1,000
Little Things Happy, Successful People Do
Differently.)
9. Do something every day that
makes you happy. – There’s a big difference
between empty fatigue and gratifying
exhaustion. Life is too short. Invest in the
activities you deeply care about. A good life
is about making a good decision every day
to do something that moves you – caring
for yourself by doing things you care about.
It’s a matter of realizing that there’s nothing
selfish about self-care. Because we can’t
give what we don’t have. You have to experience
life on your terms before you can be
life-giving to others.
10. Give yourself a fair chance to explore
new ideas and opportunities. –
Don’t let not knowing how it’ll end keep
you from beginning. When we act, uncertainty
chases us out into the open where
opportunity awaits.
11. Listen to your intuition and be
honest with yourself about everything. –
We cannot speak with integrity about a
lifestyle we are not living. We don’t need
more dazzling storytellers; we need more
genuine ones. Listen to that inner voice.
Confidence comes from knowing that what
you’re doing is right, and that what you’re
doing is right for YOU.

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I’m the Joseph of Ghana football
• George Ankoma Mensah claims
GFA Presidential
hopeful,
George
Ankoma Mensah
Esq. says he
is the "Joseph"
of Ghana Football, sent to reclaim
the sport to its rightful
place.
According to the experienced
lawyer, a revolution is about to
storm Ghana football and no
one can stop it.
Sounding biblical on Sports
World on YFM hosted by Yaw
Ampofo Ankrah, Lawyer
Ankoma likened himself to
Joseph in the bible.
"I am coming with an investment
background and I am saying
if you have a product like
this and you can't sell it, then
there is no product you can sell
because football is the passion of
all the 27 million people in
Ghana," he said.
"Such a product in the hands
of somebody who does know
what to do with it is a disaster
and this why we have come.
"A new phase of football is
about to take place; people who
have interest and have the kind
of knack that I have, join hands
with me. Go there to the delegates
congress and do what you
have to do to uplift the game you
love.
"We are no longer going to
deal with mediocrity the way
football has been dealt with in
this country. I think that without
insulting anybody, I don't want
recriminations. Those who have
done something in the past, they
have done them.
"When the time comes for
change, nobody can stop them
and if you do, your conscience
will judge you. Times come, like
Joseph saved the world from
famine, I am the Joseph of
Ghana football. The revolution is
about to happen," he said.
• Mr. George Afriyie
Revealed: Who Ghana voted
for in the 2019 FIFA Best Awards
ON MONDAY night, Lionel Messi and
Megan Rapinoe were crowned the Best
Men’s and Women’s Players respectively
for their achievements in 2018.
They held off competition from the
likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Morgan
Alex to pick up their awards.
As it is the norm, captains, coaches
and selected media men and women from
all of FIFA’s member countries, including
Ghana, had the chance to cast their votes
in determining the world’s best footballers
and coaches and after the ceremony, FIFA
published the voting results.
The Best FIFA Men’s
Player Award
The votes revealed that for the Men’s
awards for the Best Player and Best
Coach, Black Stars captain Andre Ayew
voted for Cristiano Ronaldo in first place,
Lionel Messi in second and Eden Hazard
in 3rd place while he also went for France
head coach, Didier Deschamps as his top
pick for Best Coach. Jurgen Klopp and
Mauricio Pochettino were his second and
third picks respectively in that category.
Black Stars head coach, James Kwesi
Appiah, went for Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel
Messi and Senegalese forward, Sadio
Mane, as his picks for the Best Player
award. For the Best Coach, Appiah voted
for Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Algeria
head coach, Djamel Belmadi.
With the media votes, William Ezah of
the Ghana News Agency went for Sadio
Mane, Eden Hazard and Virgil Van Dijk
in that order as his picks for the Best
Men’s Player while he went with Jurgen
Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Fernando Santos
in that order for the Best Coach
Award.
And who did Ghana vote for
in the women’s category?
Well, Black Queens captain, Portia
Boakye, ,chose England’s Lucy Bronze as
her top pick for the Best Women’s Player.
She then went for Norway’s Ada
Hegerberg and Wendie Renard of France
as her second and third picks. For the
Best Coach award, she went for Jill Ellis,
Peter Gerdhasson and Phil Neville.
Black Queens head coach, Mercy
Tagoe-Quarcoo, also voted for Lucy
Bronze in top place in terms of the Best
Women’s Player while Ada Hegerberg of
Norway and Rose Lavelle of the USA got
her second and third-placed votes respectively.
For the Best Women’s Coach award,
Tagoe chose Japan’s Ikeda Futoshi and
Pedros Reynald who is ex-Lyon women’s
team head coach in that order.
For the media vote, Ghanaian journalist,
Aristo Dotse, went for Jill Ellis, Sarina
Wiegman and Pedros Reynald in that
• Lionel Messi 2019 FIFA Best Player
order for the Best Women’s Coach award
and Megan Rapinoe, Lucy Bronze, Rose
Lavelle respectively for the Best Women’s
Player award.
So how did the voting go
eventually?
For the Best Men’s Player, Messi had a
total of 46 percent of total votes cast
while Van Dijk and Ronaldo received 38
and 36 percent respectively of the total
votes.
In the Best Women’s player category,
Rapinoe, Morgan and Bronze polled 46
percent, 42 percent and 29 percent respectively
of the total votes.
For the Best Men’s Coach, Jurgen
Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio
Pochettino had 48, 38, and 27 percent of
the total votes while Jills Ellis, Sarina
Wiegman and Phil Neville had 48, 40 and
31 percent respectively of the total votes
cast.
Vetting
Committee for
2019 GFA
elections
inaugurated
THE VETTING Committee for
the upcoming GFA elections has
been duly inaugurated and will
commence work from today-
September 26 till October 1.
Members of the Committee
were sworn in after a meeting
which was held at the GFA Secretariat
on Thursday, September
19.
The chairman of the fivemember
Committee is lawyer
Frank Davies Esq. with corporate
governance consultant and
legal practitioner Mrs Marian
Barnor and lawyer Emmanuel
Darkwah as members.
Other members are Mr.Reginald
Laryea, a Marketing and
Business Executive, and Mr
Richard Akpokavie, a sports Administrator
and legal practitioner.
The Committee will soon
communicate the time and
venue for vetting to respective
candidates.
The GFA elections are slated
for October 25.